change direct info indirect speech.
John says:"I was in Astana last week".
She said:"i lived in Almaty".
He said:"I will go to the park".
Mary said to Ben:"I want to talk to you".
He said:"I think she is ready to help us".

John says that he  was in Astana a week before.She said that she had lived in Almaty.He said that he would  go to the park.Mary said to Ben that she  wanted to talk to him.He said that he  thought  she was ready to help them.