Simple Present with Said
John: 'I really like pizza'
John said (that) he really liked pizza
Robert: 'We were at the movies until around 11:00'
Robert said (that) they were/had been at the movies until around 11:00'
Thomas to John: 'I watched a movie last night'
Thomas told John (that) he watched/had watched a movie the night before
Jacob: 'I'm cooking dinner'
Jacob said (that) he was cooking dinner
Leonard: 'I can play the piano'
Leonard said (that) he could play the piano
Thomas: 'I want to go to the show this weekend'
Thomas said (that) he wanted to go to the show that weekend
A man: 'The thief mugged the lady and ran down the street'
The man said that the thief mugged/had mugged the lady and ran/had run down the street
Sam to Tiffany: 'We arrived late to class'
Sam told Tiffany (that) they arrived/had arrived late to class
Tiffany: 'My mom is working at the office'
Tiffany said (that) her mom was working at the office
Kimberly: 'I will buy the concert tickets tomorrow'
Kimberly said (that) she would buy the concert tickets the next day
Sharon: 'We need to speak more English in class'
Sharon said (that) they needed to speak more English in class
Bernard: 'I wasn't at school today'
Bernardo said (that) he wasn't/hadn't been at school
Kimberly to Sharon: 'I went to Brazil two years ago'
Kimberly told Sharon (that) she went/had gone to Brazil two years before
Grace: 'I'm working on a really important project'
Grace said (that) she was working on a really important project
Grace: 'I should study more for my exams'
Grace said (that) she should study more for her exams
Kimberly: 'I am with my brother at the shopping center'
Kimberly said (that) she was with her brother at the shopping center
Gina: 'We didn't drink anything at the show'
Gina said (that) they didn't drink/hadn't drunk anything at the show
Grace to Kelly: 'You were amazing at the party'
Grace told Kelly (that) she was/had been amazing at the party
Bernard: 'My brother is helping me with my homework'
Bernard said (that) his brother was helping him with his homework
Anthony: 'Tim must come to class every day'
Tiffany: 'I work at night every day'
Tiffany said (that) she worked at night every day
Grace: 'I didn't buy the video game'
Grace said (that) she didn't buy/hadn't bought the video game
Gina to Henry: 'I studied really hard for my exams'
Gina told Henry (that) she studied/had studied hard for her exams
Tom: 'Sharon is calling me'
Tom said (that) Sharon was calling him
Tiffany: 'Thomas will visit me tonight'
Tiffany said (that) Thomas would visit her that night