First conditional in indirect speech

When we report first conditionals, the following changes may occur:

Mark: If we leave now, we can catch the train.
Mark said that if we leave now, we can catch the train.
(reported simultaneously; we can still catch the train)
Mark said that if we left, we could catch the train. (the reported words are out-of-date; the train has already left)

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