Tom said: ‘You might find the trombone a difficult instrument to learn.’ (use a different reporting verb)
Tom warned that I might find the trombone a difficult instrument to learn
Tom said: ‘I’ve never been to the theatre before.’
Tom said (that) he had never been to the theatre before
Tom said: ‘I’m going to a creativity summer school this week.’ (use a different reporting verb)
Tom added(mentioned, explained..) that he was going to a creativity summer school that week
Tom said: ‘I forgot to book our tickets for tonight’s show!’
Tom said he'd forgotten to book their tickets for that night's show
Tom's said: ‘I go to a life drawing class every week.’
Tom's said he goes to a life drawing class every week
Tom said: ‘The photography class meets here.’ (to mention)
Tom mentioned (that) the photography class met there
Tom asked: 'What tom are you leaving?'
Tom asked what time I was leaving
Tom has said : ‘My brother teaches drumming.’ (tell)
Tom has told me(him, us...) (that) his brother teaches drumming
Tom said: ‘The drama workshop wasn’t very interesting.’
Tom said the drama workshop hadn't been very interesting
Tom said: ‘We’ll definitely go to the cinema next week.’ (use a different reporting verb)
Tom promised (me) to go to the cinema the following week/ that we would go to the cinema the following week
Tom said: ‘I’ll pay for our cinema tickets.’
Tom said he'd pay for their (our) cinema tickets
Tom asked: 'Do you feel good about performing in public?'
Tom asked if/whether I felt good about performing in public
Tom said: ‘You ought to write a novel!’ (use 'insist')
Tom insisted that I ought to write a novel
Tom said: ‘You really should go to see an opera.’ (use a reporting verb)
Tom advised me to go to see an opera
Tom asked: 'Do you you know what she wants for her birthday?'
Tom asked if/whether I knew what she wanted for her birthday