Rewrite the sentences from reported into direct speech. When do the tenses remain the same?
1. Alex said that there was a story about the tsunami survivors in that day's paper.

2. The charity spokesperson said that homelessness had increased by 15% since the previous year.

3. Jeremy wished their teacher would give them more time to finish their projects.

4. She said that she was trying to find information on global warming for her essay.

5 The authorities told the villagers that they might have to evacuate their village if the flood waters rose.

6. The weather forecaster said that there were going to be downpours the following day.

7. Carmen said that she had taken part in a tree-planting event two weeks before.

8. Ann told me that if she were me she would check the weather before going on the sailing trip.