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Tom said: “I want to buy a pocket calculator for my father.”
Tom said that he wanted to buy a pocket calculator for his father
She said; “I once spent a summer in this village.”
She said that she once had spent a summer in that village
The nurse said: “The patient in this room didn’t obey your orders, doctor.”
The nurse said that the patient in that room hadn't obeyed doctor's orders
They said to me : “You taught us English last year.”
They said to me that I had taught them English the previous year/ the year before
Mr. Brown said : “Our trip cost us two thousand dollars.”
Mr. Brown said that their trip had cost them 2 thousand dollars
He said to her : “ I can’t find my hat anywhere in this room.”
He said to her that he couldn't find his hat anywhere in that room
My father said to them : “My secretary is going to finish this job.”
My father said to them that his secretary was going to finish that job
They said : “We can’t meet you here either today or tomorrow.”
They said that they couldn't meet me there either that day or the next day/ the following day
My mother said : “I think it won’t rain tomorrow.”
My mother said that she thought it wouldn't rain the following day/ the next day
He said: “Your car has been stolen, John.”
He said John's car had been stolen
They said : “The river is rising early this year.”
They said that the river was rising early that year
He said : “I’ll expect her to come soon.”
He said that he would expect her to come soon
Our teacher said : “World War II broke out in 1939.”
Our teacher said that World War II had broken out in 1939
The students said : “We’ll be sitting for our next exam next Monday.”
The students said that they would be sitting for their next exam the following Monday/ the Monday after
He said : “I’m going to finish this work.”
He said that he was going to finish that work
