'Have you bought the tickets or not?' (They asked me if I ..... or not)
They asked me if I had bought the tickets or not.
'When will you be back from Spain?' Sally asked John. (Sally asked John when he...)
Sally asked John when he would be back from Spain.
I told her: 'You can come with us.' (I told her (that) she ...)
I told her (that) she could come with us.
Alex said 'I bought my books a week ago.' (Alex said (that) ...)
Alex said (that) he had bought his books a week before.
'Bill was thinking about changing his career last year.' Bill said (that)...
Bill said (that) he had been thinking about changing his career the year before (OR the previous year).
'Danny lives in Brasilia.' They said ...
They said (that) Danny lived in Brasilia.
'We are going to Peru next month' Julie said. Julie ...
Julie said (that) they were going to Peru the following month.
He asked:” Are we going to start work tomorrow?”
He asked if they were going to start work the next day.
The doctor asked:” Have you had the symptoms for a long time?”
The doctor asked if I had had the symptoms for a long time.
Don’t touch the wire with wet hands. (The electrician said...)
The electrician said not to touch the wire with wet hands.
Brother to sister: “Who are you going out with Jane?”
Jane’s brother asked her who she was going out with.
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
Judy: “I have already written this essay four times.” (Judy told her teacher...)
Judy told her teacher (that) she had already written that essay four times.
