1. John said that he couldn't chat because he was working then. 

2. David said that his brother had written that book the previous year.

3. Jane told us to have dinner with Rachel the following day.

The students told me to work very hard that day and it had paid off.

5. Tom told me to see i the following Friday.

6. They told Maria to write to her later that week.

7. Nicky said that he/she didn't know where Bill was living at that moment.

8. Susan said that her parents had left for London at 5 p.m the previous day.

9. Nick told Sarah to see she/he the following week before she/he left.

10. Matt told me not to attend the meeting two days before.