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Tom said: ‘I forgot to book our tickets for tonight’s show!’

Tom said he'd forgotten to book their tickets for that night's show

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Tom asked: 'Do you you know what she wants for her birthday?'

Tom asked if/whether I knew what she wanted for her birthday

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Tom said: ‘You really should go to see an opera.’ (use a reporting verb)

Tom advised me to go to see an opera

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trap

No points!

Oops!

shark

Other team loses 15 points!

Okay!

fairy

Take points!

lifesaver

Give 25 points!

Oops!

banana

Go to last place!

Oops!

gift

Win 10 points!

Okay!

fairy

Take points!

banana

Go to last place!

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banana

Go to last place!

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star

Double points!

Okay!

fairy

Take points!

banana

Go to last place!

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Tom said: ‘The drama workshop wasn’t very interesting.’

Tom said the drama workshop hadn't been very interesting

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Tom said: ‘You ought to write a novel!’ (use 'insist')

Tom insisted that I ought to write a novel

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Tom has said : ‘My brother teaches drumming.’ (tell)

Tom has told me(him, us...) (that) his brother teaches drumming

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Tom said: ‘You might find the trombone a difficult instrument to learn.’ (use a different reporting verb)

Tom warned that I might find the trombone a difficult instrument to learn

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Tom's said: ‘I go to a life drawing class every week.’

Tom's said he goes to a life drawing class every week

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Tom said: ‘The photography class meets here.’ (to mention)

Tom mentioned (that) the photography class met there

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Tom said: ‘I’ve never been to the theatre before.’

Tom said (that) he had never been to the theatre before

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Tom said: ‘We’ll definitely go to the cinema next week.’ (use a different reporting verb)

Tom promised (me) to go to the cinema the following week/ that we would go to the cinema the following week

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lifesaver

Give 20 points!

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magnet

Take 15 points!

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shark

Other team loses 15 points!

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lifesaver

Give 25 points!

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Tom asked: 'What tom are you leaving?'

Tom asked what time I was leaving

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