Reported Speech Mixed Tenses
Mary:” We will play cards together tomorrow, I promise”
Marry promised me (that) we would play cards together the the next day.
Alan:”I went to bed early last night”.
Alain said (that) he had gone to bed early that night.
Gloria:” I am sorry but I can’t come to your birthday party because I am going away next week.”
Gloria told me / explained (that) she was really sorry but she couldn’t come to my party because she was going away the following week.