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  • What have you been doing?
    She asked me what I had been doing.
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  • Don't worry about it.
    He told me not to worry about it.
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  • "Where is your brother?" he asked me.
    He asked me where my brother was.
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  • "Say hello to Mike" they said.
    They told me to say hello to Mike.
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  • "I really don't like this food" she complained.
    She complained that she really didn't like that food.
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  • He is coming over tomorrow.
    He said that he was coming over the next day.
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  • "Does she know Andy?" he wanted to know.
    He wanted to know if she knew Andy. / He asked me if she knew Andy.
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  • I helped her with the cleaning.
    He said (that) he had helped her with the cleaning.
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  • "I can't do this! It's too hard!"
    He said that he couldn't do that. It was too hard.
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  • "I'll email you later. I promise."
    She promised to email me later / She promised she would email me later.
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  • What are you doing?
    He asked me what I was doing.
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  • Okay, I agree. We will split the bill.
    He agreed to split the bill.
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  • Don't worry!
    He told me not to worry.
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  • You should see a doctor. (use: the verb advise)
    He advised me to see a doctor.
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  • They inquired: "Have you seen Charles this morning?"
    They inquired if I had seen Charles that morning.
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  • Tom: "I wil do that for you."
    Tom said (that) he would do that for me.
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