Focuses on the content of what someone said rather than the exact same words.

What time did you arrive? Cesar asked me what time I had arrived.

If the questions was made in the present simple form, you report in the past simple form.

How much do you earn? He asked me how much I earned.
If the question was made in the past simple form, you report in the past perfect form.

What did you do yesterday? He asked me what I had done yesterday.

Examples

Original question	Reported question
Why do you like cars so much?	She asked me why I liked cars* so much.*
Why did* she wake up so early in the morning?*	He asked me why she had woken up* so early.*
When is your birthday?	He asked me when my birthday was.
How long were they* there?*	He asked me how long they had been there.

Let’s practice

Where do you usually go on Christmas day

Why did you decide to study English?

When is your mother’s birthday?

He asked me where I usually went on Christmas day.

He asked me why I had decided to study English.

He asked me when my mother’s birthday was.

Use the questions in direct speech to create reported speech

How old is Darla? - John asked me how old Darla was.
Where did you study yesterday? - She asked me where I had studied yesterday.
What did he say? - My mom asked my sister what he had said.
Why did you come here today? - He asked me why I had come here today.
How much did he spend? - My dad asked me how much he had spent.
When is Sally’s birthday? - My friend asked him when Sally’s birthday was.
Why are they going to the supermarket? - She asked me why they were going to the supermarket.
Where do they go in such a hurry? - He asked Bob where they went in such a hurry.
Whose phone is it? - She asked us whose phone it was.
Who came in the afternoon? - He asked the kids who had come in the afternoon.