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Ann: "I'll see you later"

Reported: Ann said she would see me later

Ann: "Don't drive too fast"

Reported: Ann asked me not to drive too fast

Ann: "brush your teeth"

Reported: Ann asked me to brush my teeth

Ann: "I will have a large family"

Reported: Ann said she would have a large family

Ann: "my brother is making my bed"

Reported: Ann said (that) her brother was making her bed

Ann: "My mother made a big breakfast for me"

Reported: Ann said her mother had made a big breakfast for her

Examples

Ann: "I always get up very early in the morning"

Reported: Ann said she always got up very early in the morning

Telling what others say

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