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  • ‘I’ve lost my appetite.’
    She told me that she had lost her appetite.
  • Mum: ‘Are you feeling dizzy, Emily?’
    Mum asked Emily if she was feeling dizzy
  • ‘Don’t use your mobile phone now!’ the teacher said to the student. (tell)
    The teacher told the student not to use his mobile phone.
  • The doctor: ‘You’re allergic to cats.’
    The doctor told me that I was allergic to cats.
  • ‘Can you lend me your surfboard?’ Adam said to Jenny. (ask)
    Adam asked Jenny to lend him her surfboard.
  • Jack: ‘Where are you going?’
    Jack asked me where I was going.
  • ‘I’ll get your prescription for you, Tom.’
    She told Tom that she would get his prescription for him.
  • ‘Stand up,’ the teacher said to the pupils. (tell)
    The teacher told the pupils to stand up.
  • ‘Can you follow me?’ the nurse said to the visitor. (ask)
    The nurse asked the visitor to follow him.
  • ‘Take a deep breath, please,’ the doctor said to his patient. (ask)
    The doctor asked his patient to take a deep breath.
  • ‘Please help me with the shopping,’ the man said to his children. (ask)
    The man asked his children to help him with the shopping.