You end a sentence with a period (.)
If the verb in the independent clause is in the present tense, the tense that the verb in the indirect quotation should be is <span>remain in its original tense.
</span>You don't have to shift tenses because it is present in the independent one.
For example:
He says: "I need to wash my hair."
He says that he needs to wash his hair.
You wouldn't say - he says that he needed to wash his hair.
Answer:
Everyday I am hoping that tomorrow might be better.
He beats him everyday.
Which story?
Use context clues for this question.
Does the protagonist seem young and child-like? A teenager? An adult?
How does your protagonist act and show emotions. Use the emotions and actions of your protagonist to form a hypothesis of how old your protagonist is. For example if your protagonist has to go to school they could be in their child to teenage phase of life.
The answer is:
Their mother drives them to the park every day during the summer.
Hope it helps!