➪ “It is too late to apologize,” I said.
Ans: I said it was too late to apologize.
➪ “I have replied to them,” claimed Peter.
Ans: Peter claimed that he had replied to them.
➪ “I met you yesterday,” he told me.
Ans: He told me he had met me the previous day.
➪ “I cannot come to your birthday party,” explained Mary.
Ans: Mary explained that she could not came to my birthday party.
➪ “I could fall down the stairs,” said my grandmother.
Ans: My Grandma said she could fall down the stairs.
