Statements
She said, "I am having a cup of tea".
She said (that) she was having a cup of tea.
"Is it raining?", she said.
She asked if it was raining.
She said, "Could you open the window, please?"
She asked me to open the window.
"Shall we go to the movies?", said Richard.
Richard suggested going to the movies.
"Let's see. I'll have the risotto, please.", he said.
He decided to have the risotto.
"Bill arrived on Saturday", he said.
He said that Bill had arrived on Saturday.
"Did you come by train?", he said.
He wanted to know whether I had come by train.
She said to her children, "You must make the bed before you go to school!"
She told her children to make the bed before they went to school.
“It would be a good idea to see the dentist”, said my mother.
My mother suggested (that) I saw the dentist.
"I'm really sorry I didn't get back to you sooner", he said.
He apologised for not getting back to me sooner.
They said, "We always meet here at 5 o'clock"
They said (that) they always meet there at 5 o'clock.
The policman said to the boy, "Where do you live?"
The policeman asked the boy where he lived.
"Stand straight!", the sergeant said to his men.
The sergeant commanded his men to stand straight.
"Why don't you sleep tonight at my house?", she said.
She suggested that I slept that night at her house.
"It's not a good idea to write your passwords down.", they said.
They advised us not to write our passwords down.
"I had just turned on the light," he explained.
He explained that he had just turned on the light.
"When can we have dinner?" she asked.
She asked when they could have dinner.
The doctor said, "Don't smoke in here!"
The doctor told them not to smoke in there.
"Would you mind coming out for a walk?", I said to my sister.
I suggested that we should go out for a walk.
He said, "I appreciate your help".
He thanked me for my help.
"I will be in Geneva on Monday", he said.
He said that he would be in Geneva on Monday.
'When could you get this project done by?', they said.
They wondered when we could get that project done by.
They said to the architect, "We'd like you to meet us here tomorrow."
They asked the architect to meet them there the following day.
"Would you like to be my friend?", he said.
He suggested that we be friends.
"I'll do the report by Friday, for sure", she said.
She promised to do the report by Friday.