“We are going to hold a fundraising concert this weekend,” said the students. → The students said that ________________________________________________________.

“We are going to hold a fundraising concert this weekend,” said the students.

=> The students said that they were going to hold a fundraising concert that weekend.

Cấu trúc tường thuật dạng câu kể với động từ tường thuật “said” (nói): S + said + S + V (lùi thì).

We => they

Are going to => were going to

This => that