1. Mary said: "I like ice cream."
⇒ Mary said (that) she liked ice cream.
2. The Browns said: "We are on time."
⇒ The Browns said (that) they were on time
3. Sue said: "He is sitting on the table."
⇒ Sue said (that) he was sit on the table
4. Mother said: "Bill always goes to bed early."
⇒ Mother said (that) he always went to bed early
5. Mrs Smith said: "I often drive to London ."
⇒ Mrs Smith said (that) she often drived to London
6. Bill said: "I'm going to answer the phone."
⇒ Bill said (that) he was going to answer the phone
7. The girl said: "I'm not doing my homework now."
⇒ The girl said (that) she wasn't doing her homework then
8. The gardener said: "I always sell all my flowers."
⇒ The gardener said (that) he/she always sold all his/her flowers
9. Mother said: "You can help me with the dishes."
⇒ Mother said (that) he could help him with the dishes
10. He said: "I meet him every Friday."
⇒ He said (that) he met him every Friday
11. Jim told me: "I leave tonight."
⇒ Jim told me (that) he left that night
12. He said: "I'm watching TV."
⇒ He said (that) he was watching TV
13. She told them: "She likes roast beef."
⇒ She told them (that) she liked roast beef
14. The patient said: "We buy a newspaper every day."
⇒ The patient said (that) thet bought a newspaper every day
15. They told me: "We are flying to New York."
⇒ They told me (that) they were flying to New York