`1.` 'We were driving home at 9.00 last night,' said Irene.

`->` Irene said that they had been driving home at 9:00 the previous night. 

`@` We `->` they

`@` were `->` had been

`@` last `->` previous

`-text{form:}` `S+(said)/(t old)+t h at+V_{(2//ed)}+O`

`1,` Irene said they had been driving home at 9.00 the previous night.

- Câu tường thuật với câu kể : S + said (that) + S + V (lùi thì)

- Quá khứ tiếp diễn `->` Quá khứ hoàn thành tiếp diễn

- last night `->` the night before/ the previous night