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John said, ‘I am very busy now.’
John said that he was very busy then.
He said, ‘The horse has been fed.’
He said that the horse had been fed.
‘I know her name and address,’ said John.
John said that he knew/knows her name and address.
‘German is easy to learn,’ she said.
She said that German is/was easy to learn.
He said, ‘I am writing letters.’
He said that he was writing letters.
‘It is too late to go out,’ Alice said.
Alice said that it was too late to go out.
He said to me, ‘I don’t believe you.’
He said he didn’t believe me.
He said, ‘I am glad to be here this evening.’
He says that he was glad to be there that evening.
He said to me, ‘What are you doing?’
He asked me what I was doing.
‘Where is the post office?’ asked the stranger.
The stranger asked where the post office is/was.
He said, ‘Will you listen to me?’
He asked me if I would listen to him.
John said to Peter, ‘Go away.’ --> John ordered Peter _________________.
John ordered Peter to go away.
She said to me, ‘Please wait here till I return.’ --> She asked ____________________.
She asked me to wait there till she returned.
‘Call the witness,’ said the judge. --> The judge commanded them _______________
The judge commanded them to call the first witness.
The speaker said, ‘Be quiet and listen to my words.’ --> He urged them _______________.
He urged them to be quiet and listen to them.
My sister told me, “I saw you at the supermarket yesterday.”
My sister told me that she had seen me at the supermarket the day before.
