Direct: Maria said, "I bought a new phone."
Answer: Maria said that she had bought a new phone.
Thomas said, I´ve never eaten sushi before.
Thomas said that he´d never eaten sushi before.
Direct: She said, "I will call you."
Answer: She said that she would call me.
Direct: She said, "I can swim."
Answer: She said that she could swim.
Direct: He said, "I lost my keys."
Answer: He said that he had lost his keys.
Direct: He said, "I will help you."
Answer: He said that he would help me.
Direct: He said, "I can drive."
Answer: He said that he could drive.
Direct:
They said, "We were doing our homework."
Answer:
They said that they had been doing their homework.
Direct: She said, "I am going to travel tomorrow."
Answer: She said that she was going to travel the next day.
Direct: The teacher said, "You must study."
Answer: The teacher said that we had to study.
Direct:
She said, "I am studying."
Report it.
Answer: She said that she was studying.
Direct:
Maria said, "I was reading a book."
Answer:
Maria said that she had been reading a book.
Direct: They said, "We are going to study tonight."
Answer: They said that they were going to study that night.
Direct: She said, "I must wake up early."
Answer: She said that she had to wake up early.
Direct: The students said, "We are preparing for the exam."
Answer: The students said that they were preparing for the exam.
Direct:
The students said, "We were preparing for the exam."
The students said that they had been preparing for the exam.
Direct: John said, "I will finish the project."
Answer: John said that he would finish the project.
Direct: They said, "We can solve the problem."
Answer: They said that they could solve the problem.