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He told me:”You are the most beautiful girl I have ever seen”. (He told me …)

He told me that I was the most beautiful girl he had ever seen

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Gloria:” I am sorry but I can’t come to your birthday party because I am going away for the weekend.” (Gloria explained that …)

Gloria explained that she was really sorry but she couldn’t come to my party because she was going away for the weekend.

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Mark said that his friend Gary had found a new job in the music business.

Mark:”My friend Gary has found a new job in the music business.”

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Judy complained that she had already written that essay four times.

Judy: “I have already written this essay four times.”

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My father told Ben that he was sure he had seen him there the week before.

. My father to Ben:”I am sure I saw you here last week.”

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Betty:” If I knew the answer I would tell you”. (Betty assured me ….)

Betty assured me that if she had known the answer she would have told me

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He said:” Tomorrow at five o’clock I will be sitting on a train to Glasgow.” (He said that…)

He said that the next day at five o’clock he would be sitting on a train to Glasgow.

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Miss Jackson:”I warned you to study for the test a month ago.” (Miss Jackson reminded me...)

Miss Jackson reminded me that she had warned me to study for the test a month before

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Dave:” I was outside the classroom during the break but I saw a group of my colleagues inside the room.” (Dave said that …)

Dave said that he had been outside the classroom during the break but he had seen a group of his colleagues inside the room.

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Mrs. Wilson: “No one has ever spoken to me like this before.” (Mrs. Wilson said …)

Mrs. Wilson said that no one had ever spoken to her like that before

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Would you like to drive me home? (JIM, OFFER)

Jim offered to drive him/her home

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Yes! I’ll do it again (JACK, AGREE)

He agreed to do it again.

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Keep quiet or I’ll punish you (THE TEACHER, THREATEN)

The teacher threatened to punish me if I didn’t keep quiet.

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Please, don’t hit the dog. (HE, BEG)

He begged me not to hit the dog.

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Don’t touch the wire with wet hands. (THE ELECTRICIAN, WARN)

The electrician warned me not to touch the wire with wet hands.

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He asked:”Where have you been Tom?”

He asked me where I had been

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