direct => reported
Linda: "I haven't seen the news."
=> Linda says
Linda says she hasn't seen the news.
I'll wear my new dress to the party.
Max told me that he'd like to study law at college.
I'd like to study law at college.
Kate:"I'll buy a tabloid tomorrow."
=> Kate told
Kate told me she would but a tabloid the next / following day.
Kate says she isn't going dancing with us this evening.
i'm not going dancing with you this evening.
Jon complained that I'd kept him waiting for 2 hours.
You've kept me waiting for 2 hours.
Jo:"I had never visited a news website before."
=> Jo said
Jo said she had never visited a news website before.
Trang explained that she didn't want to go out because she hadn't been feeling very well.
I don't want to go out because I haven't been feeling very well.
Marcus:"I'll be flying to Paris this time tomorrow."
=> Marcus told ...
Marus told me that he would be flying to Paris that time the next / following day.
Ed:"You'd better look smart for your interview."
=> Ed told
Ed told me I had better look smart for my interview.
Pam said that she had been to Italy the previous spring.
I went to Italy last spring.
Minh:"Den Vau's just produced a new song with Binz!"
=> Minh said ...
Minh said that Den Vau had just produced a new song with Binz.
Thanh Cry:"I'm going to cry after this song!"
=> Thanh Cry says
Thanh Cry says he is going to cry after that song.
JIm told me his team hadn't won a single match before their victory last Sunday.
My team hadn't won a single match before our victory last Sunday.
"I'm coming here tomorrow", she promised.
=> She promised that ... (reported in the same place)
She promised that she was coming here the next / following day.