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Alice said: "‘I’m a film star!"
Alice said she WAS a film star.
"Go away!", said the teacher.
The teacher TOLD/ORDERED ME TO go away.
Anna said: "I’m eating my sandwich".
Anna said she WAS eating HER sandwich.
Pablo said: "My brothers can play the electric guitar".
Pablo said HIS brothers COULD play the electric guitar.
María said: "I'm busy right now. I’ll phone you later!" .
María said she WAS busy THEN. SHE WOULD phone ME later.
"I read comics very often", said Luis.
Luis said he read comics very often.
My best friend said: "I'm going to buy a big house one day".
My best friend said he/she WAS going to buy a big house one day.
Sean: ‘My parents will arrive pretty soon.’
Sean said (that) HIS parents WOULD arrive pretty soon.
Vivian: ‘I’m going to buy a new smartphone.’
Vivian said that she WAS going to buy a new smartphone.
Andy: ‘I know all the answers to this test!’
Andy said he KNEW all the answers to that test.
Simon: ‘I don’t want any birthday presents.’
Simon said that he DIDN'T WANT any birthday presents.
Gloria: "I haven't got everything I need"
Gloria said she HADN'T GOT everything she NEEDED.
