2 Stan said (that) he was reading an interesting article about the Global Soap Project.
3 Sarah told me (that) John was working/had been working on his invention all day the day before/ the previous day.
4 Professor Simpson said (that) the lecture on nanotechnology would take place the following week/the week after.
5 She said (that) the young inventor gave/had given an interview on TV the night before/ the previous night.
6 Boris told Carl that Chris had quit the company and worked from home.