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  • The teacher asked: "Who were they travelling with yesterday?"
    The teacher asked who they had being travelling with the day before/the previous day
  • "You should revise regularly" my teacher recommended
    My teacher recommended that I/we revise regularly/my teacher recommended revising regularly/my teacher recommended that I/we should revise regularly
  • "You cheated in the exam", they accused her
    They accused her of cheating in the exam
  • "You need to rest for a few days" the doctor insisted
    The doctor insisted that I rest for a few days/insisted on me resting
  • "Check every detail", the manager insisted
    The manager insisted on checking every detail
  • "you should revise the topic again" the teacher insisted
    The teacher insisted that we should revise the topic again/the teacher insisted on revising the topic again
  • "What time did you arrive in London? he asked"
    He asked what time I had arrived in London
  • Jane’s brother asked her who she was going out with.
    Brother to sister: “Who are you going out with Jane?”
  • "Why didn’t you buy a new shovel?” the gardener inquired"
    The gardener inquired why I hadn’t bought a new shovel.
  • "it's a great idea to go to the beach" (suggest)
    Maria suggested going to the beach/Maria suggested that we go to the beach
  • "I'm sorry to be late, but I missed the bus" she said
    "She said she was sorry to be late, but she had missed the train"
  • ”How many goals will we score this week?” the player wondered
    The player wondered how many goals they would score that week
  • The coach asked what he was doing then.
    "What is he doing now?" the coach asked.
  • "The teacher asked who had discovered America"
    "Who discovered America?"
  • "I can't believe what you're saying" Paul told me
    Paul told me he couldn't believe what I was saying
  • "The food is cold" he complained
    He complained that the food was cold
  • "Would you sing the song with me?" the rock star proposed
    The rock star proposed singing the song with him
  • The fireman asked when the fire engine was going to be ready
    The fireman asked:”When is the fire engine going to be ready?”
  • ”Why weren’t we allowed to park here last month?”
    They asked they hadn’t been allowed to park there the month before.
  • The hired workers asked when they would be paid.
    "When will we be paid?" the hired workers asked
  • "How much food did the lions eat last week"? The zookeeper asked
    The zookeeper asked how much food the lions had eaten the week before
  • "Don't take the motorway" they suggested
    They suggested not taking the motorway/ they suggested that we should not take the motorway/ they suggested that we don't take the motorway
  • "What time are you going to finish tomorrow?" the helper asked
    The helper asked what time we were going to finish the next day
  • "How long has Peter had his sports car?" he wanted to know
    He wanted to know how long Peter had had his sports car.
  • "I won the competition" (boasted). She___
    She boasted about winning the competition
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