Direct speech
'My parents are very well.'
'I'm going to learn to drive.'
'I want to buy a car.'
'John has a new job.'
'I can come to the party on Friday.'
'I don't have much free time.'
'I'm going away for a few days, I'll phone you when I get back.'
Indirect speech
Jack said that his parents were very well.
He said that he was going to learn to drive.
He said that he wanted to buy a car.
He said that John had a new job.
He said that he couldn't come to the party on Friday.
He said he didn't have much free time.
He said that he was going away for a few days and would phone me when he got back.