Direct to Indirect Quotation

1.“The ice melted in an instant,” the girls claimed

The girls claimed that the ice had melted in an instant.
2.“Girls, ice does not melt instantly,” Mr. Cruz said.
Mr. Cruz told the girls that ice does not melt instantly.
3.Their teacher says, “I know that you did not mean to leave the cooler open here.”
The teacher says that he (she) knows that they had not meant to leave the cooler open there.
4.Alma and Maggie said, “We are sorry, Mr. Cruz.”
Alma and Maggie told Mr. Cruz that they were sorry.
5.Mr. Cruz told them, “I need to speak with your parents.”
Mr. Cruz told them that he needed to speak with their parents.