"Please help us," they said to us.
→ They asked us to help them.

"Don't forget to send your parents my regards," she said to me.
→ She reminded me to send my parents her regards.

The traveller asked, "How long does it take to get to London?"
→ The traveller asked how long it took to get to London.

He asked me, "Why didn't you come to class yesterday?"
→ He asked me why I hadn't come to class the previous day.

"Did you phone me yesterday?" Tom asked Mary.
→ Tom asked Mary if she had phoned him the day before.

"Do you like it?" - "Yes."
→ He asked me if I liked it, and I said that I did.

"I shouldn't do that if I were you. Isn't it very dangerous?" he said.
→ He advised me not to do that, saying it was very dangerous.

"When we've finished this game we'll have supper," they said to me.
→ They told me that when they had finished the game, they would have supper.

"Have you got any shampoo, Alice? I must wash my hair," Johnny asked.
→ Johnny asked Alice if she had any shampoo because he needed to wash his hair.

He said to me, "Listen! Can you hear someone coming?"
→ He told me to listen and asked if I could hear someone coming.

"Do as I tell you or you'll be punished. I'll teach you who is master in this house," he said.
→ He warned me to do as he said or I would be punished and told me that he would teach me who was master in the house.

"When you have cleaned the sitting room, will you please light the fire there? It's rather chilly today," my mother said to me.
→ My mother asked me to light the fire in the sitting room after I had cleaned it because it was rather chilly that day.