Reported Speech Made Easy
Your classmate told you: "The teacher is in the classroom."
My classmate told me (that) the teacher was in the classroom.
Maria asked you: "Can I borrow an eraser?"
Maria asked me if she could borrow an eraser. / Maria asked me to borrow an eraser.
Jane said: "Peter didn't go to school yesterday."
Jane said (that) Peter hadn't gone to school the day before.