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  • Grandmother: "Where are my glasses?"
    Yesterday Grandmother asked me where her glasses were.
  • "Where is my umbrella?" she asked.
    She asked where her umbrella was.
  • She: “Please don’t forget my book”
    She asked me not to forget her book.
  • She told me not to touch.
    Don't touch!
  • She: “Did you arrive before seven?”
    She asked me if I arrived (had arrived) before seven.
  • She said that they had never been to Scotland until last year.
    “They had never been to Scotland until last year”
  • Nancy: "Why didn't Nick go to New York last summer?"
    Yesterday Nancy wanted to know why Nick hadn't gone to New York the summer before.
  • Jean: "The boss must sign the letter."
    Jean said (that) the boss had to sign the letter.
  • Peggy: "The girls helped in the house."
    Peggy told me (that) the girls had helped in the house.
  • She asked me if I usually cooked at home.
    “Do you usually cook at home?”
  • Max: "Frank often reads a book."
    Max told me (that) Frank often read a book.
  • Susan: "I'm watching TV."
    Susan said to me (that) she was watching TV.
  • Jennifer: "Where do you play football today?"
    Yesterday Jennifer wanted to know where I played football.
  • She: “I would have visited the hospital, if I had known you were sick”
    She said (that) she would have visited the hospital, if she had known I was sick.
  • "What are they doing?" she asked.
    She wanted to know what they were doing.
  • John: "Mandy is at home."
    John said (that) Mandy was at home.
  • Mrs Jones: "My mother will be 50 years old."
    Mrs Jones told me (that) her mother would be 50 years old.
  • The teacher asked, "Who speaks English?"
    The teacher wanted to know who spoke English.
  • Barbara: "Must I do my homework this afternoon?"
    Yesterday Barbara asked me if she had to do her homework that afternoon.
  • Linda: "Did Max fly to London two weeks ago?"
    Yesterday Linda wanted to know if Max had flown to London two weeks before.
  • A man: "When does the train to Liverpool leave?"
    Yesterday a man asked me when the train to Liverpool left.
  • She: “Come quickly!”
    She told me to come quickly.
  • Richard: "I am going to ride my skateboard."
    Richard said to me (that) he was going to ride his skateboard.
  • Simon: "David was ill."
    Simon said (that) David had been ill.
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