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He told me:”I'm sorry for not calling you last night when I got home”. (APOLOGISE)
He apologised for not calling me the night before when he got/had got home.
Gloria:” I am sorry but I can’t come to your birthday party because I am going away for the weekend.”
(Gloria explained that …)
Gloria explained that she was really sorry but she couldn’t come to my party because she was going away for the weekend.
Mark said that his friend Gary had found a new job in the music business.
Mark:”My friend Gary has found a new job in the music business.”
Judy complained that she had already written that essay four times.
Judy: “I have already written this essay four times.”
My father told Ben that he was sure he had seen him there the week before.
. My father to Ben:”I am sure I saw you here last week.”
Betty:” Yes, to be honest, I've copied my essay from the internet”. (ADMIT)
Betty admitted copying her essay from the internet.
He said:” Tomorrow at five o’clock I will be sitting on a train to Glasgow.” (He said that…)
He said that the next day at five o’clock he would be sitting on a train to Glasgow.
Jake:”I didn''t talk to anybody during the test yesterday.” (DENY)
Jake denied talking to anybody during the test the day before.
Dave:” I was outside the classroom during the break but I saw a group of my colleagues inside the room.” (Dave said that …)
Dave said that he had been outside the classroom during the break but he had seen a group of his colleagues inside the room.
Mrs. Wilson: “No one has ever spoken to me like this before.” (Mrs. Wilson complain …)
Mrs. Wilson complained that no one had ever spoken to her like that before
Shall I drive you home? (JIM, OFFER/ ME)
Jim offered to drive me home
Yes! I’ll do it again when I have time. (JACK, AGREE)
He agreed to do it again when he had time.
Keep quiet or I’ll send you to the head teacher! (the teacher/threaten)
The teacher threatened to send me to the head teacher if I didn’t keep quiet.
Please, don’t hurt the dog. (HE, BEG)
He begged me not to hurt the dog.
Don’t touch the wire with wet hands. (THE ELECTRICIAN, WARN)
The electrician warned me not to touch the wire with wet hands.
He asked me:”Where have you been Tom?”
He asked me where I had been
