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"Don't cross the yellow line!" | The policeman told them...
The policeman told them not to cross the yellow line.
"Shall we go to the cinema later?" | She asked him...
She asked him if they should go to the cinema later.
"I can ride a bike." | Her little brother said...
Her little brother said he could ride a bike.
"I will pick you up at the airport at noon on Saturday." | (reporting on the Sunday after) He said...
He said he would pick him/her/them up at the airport at noon on Saturday.
"We were waiting for hours." | They complained...
They complained that they had been waiting for hours.
"It snowed heavily today." | The weather reporter said...
The weather reporter said it had snowed heavily that day.
"We've been living here for 5 years." | He said...
He said they'd been living there for 5 years.
"I'm leaving in ten minutes." | She said...
She said she was leaving in ten minutes.
"The concert starts at eight." | (reported the next day) He said...
He said the concert started at eight.
"The concert starts at eight." | (reported at 6) He said...
He said the concert starts at eight.
"Should I tell her what happened?" | He wanted to know...
He wanted to know whether to tell her what had happened.
"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)
"Don't stay out too late." | Dad told...
Dad told me not to stay out too late.
"Have you ever seen this film before?" | Katie asked...
Katie asked (me) if/whether I had ever seen the/that film before.
"Why didn't you tell me the truth?" | She asked...
She asked me why I hadn't told her the truth.
"Flight 2317 to Bali will be departing from gate 5 in 20 minutes." | (Five minutes later, you tell your friend) The announcer said...
The announcer said that flight 2317 will (would) be departing from gate 5 in 15 minutes.
"I'm meeting John in Berlin this summer." | Sasha told me she...
Sasha told me she is meeting John in Berlin this summer.
"Alison's living with her parents now." | Joe told me...
Joe told me Alison's living (or was living) with her parents now.
"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.
"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.
"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.