He said: "I can help you"
He said that he could help me.
My mother said: "I am a happy woman"
My mother said (that) she was a happy woman.
Tom asked me: "Where do you live?"
Tom asked me where I lived.
She asked:: "Do you want to go there?"
She saked if I wanted to go there.
Jack said:"I saw her at the party yesterday."
Jack said (that) he had seen her at the party the previous day.
I asked: "What are you doing?"
I wanted to know what he was doing.
He asked:"Why did she leave so early?"
He asked why she had left so early.
My father asked:"Will you choose this one?"
My father asked if I would choose that one.
I asked him: "Have you heard today's news?"
I asked him if (whether) he had heard that day's news.
Ann said: "I will answer this question tomorrow?"
Ann said (that) she would answer that question the next day.
My sister said: "I am going to help you."
My sister said (that) she was going to help me.
I said: "My parents are very well"
I said (that) my parents were very well.
