"She helped the children at school," Michael told me.
Michael told me (that) she had helped the children at school.
"I wasn't telling the truth," his brother said.
His brother said (that) he hadn't been telling the truth.
"They were eating octopus at 8 last night,"Mark said.
Mark said (that) they had been eating octopus last night.
"The city was really crowded last weekend," Sara said
Sara told me (that) the city had been really crowded last weekend.
"Susan was running in the park when her boyfriend called," Barbara said.
Barbara said (that) Susan had been running in the park when her boyfriend called."
"Sam didn't go to the party," Kate told me.
Kate told me (that) Sam hadn't gone to the party.
"I took an exam last Friday," Mary said.
Mary said (that) she had taken an exam last Friday.
"I didn't say anything wrong," he said.
He said (that) he hadn't said anything wrong.
"I flew an airplane without permission," Tom said
Tom said (that) he had flown an airplane without permission.
"I had just turned out the light," he explained.
He explained that he had just turned out the light.
They complained, "We have been waiting for hours".
They complained that they had been waiting for hours.
