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"I was working until ten o'clock last night." | She said...
She said she was working until ten o'clock the previous night / the night before.
"We were planning to go out but then Joe started feeling sick." | She said...
She said they had been planning to go out but then Joe started / had started feeling sick.
"We didn't stay in the hotel because it was too expensive." | He said...
He said they hadn't stayed in the hotel because it was too expensive.
"Alison's living with her parents now." | Joe told me...
Joe told me Alison's living (or was living) with her parents now.
"I'm meeting John in Berlin this summer." | Sasha told me she...
Sasha told me she is meeting John in Berlin this summer.
"Why didn't you tell me the truth?" | She asked...
She asked me why I hadn't told her the truth.
"Have you ever seen this film before?" | Katie asked...
Katie asked (me) if/whether I had ever seen the/that film before.
"Don't stay out too late." | Dad told...
Dad told me not to stay out too late.
"What should I buy for Peter?" | Zhenya asked me...
Zhenya asked me what to buy for Peter. (Zhenya asked me what she should buy for Peter. - correct but unlikely choice)
"I'm leaving in ten minutes." | She said...
She said she was leaving in ten minutes.
"We've been living here for 5 years." | He said...
He said they'd been living there for 5 years.
"It snowed heavily today." | The weather reporter said...
The weather reporter said it had snowed heavily that day.
"We were waiting for hours." | They complained...
They complained that they had been waiting for hours.
"I will pick you up at the airport at noon on Saturday." He said...
He said he would pick him/her/them up at the airport at noon on Saturday.
"I can ride a bike." | Her little brother said...
Her little brother said he could ride a bike.
"Shall we go to the cinema later?" | She asked him...
She asked him if they should go to the cinema later.
