1. Simon said that David had been ill.
2. Peggy told me that the girls had helped her in the house.
3. Richard said to me that he would be going to ride a skateboard.
4. Stephen and Claire told me that they had cleaned the window.
5. Charles remarked that he hadn't had time to do his homework.
6. Mrs Jones told me that her mother would be 50 years old.
7. Jean said that the boss hadn't had to sign the letter.