'We are busy,' they said. They said that...
they were busy
'I am reading.,' she said. She said that...
she was reading
'I know a better restaurant.' He said that...
he knew a better restaurant
'I woke up early.' She said that...
she had woken up early
'I will ring her.' He promised that...
he would ring her
'We've just arrived,' they said. They said that...
they had just arrived
Where is he?” He asked me...
where he was
'What are you doing?' He asked me...
what I was doing
'How is your mother?' She asked me...
how my mother was
'Have you studied reported speech before?' She asked me...
if/whether I had studied reported speech before
'Did you do your homework?' She asked me...
if/whether I had done my homework
'Can you help me?' She asked me...
if/whether I could help her / to help her
'Be nice to your grandma!' Mum told me...
Mum told me to be nice to my grandma
'Don't talk!' said the teacher. The teacher told me...
not to talk
'Did he arrive on time?' She asked me...
if/whether he had arrived on time
'Do your homework every day!' She told me...
to do my homework every day
