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  • She said, "They might arrive late."
    She said that they might arrive late.
  • Sarah asked if she had to sweep the floor after work.
    Sarah asked,” Do I have to sweep the floor after work?”
  • He said, "I will come tomorrow."
    He said that he would come the next day.
  • The zookeeper asked, ”How much food did the lions eat last week?
    The zookeeper asked how much food the lions had eaten the week before.
  • The teacher asked,” Who were they travelling with yesterday?”
    The teacher asked who they had been travelling with the day before.
  • She said, "They are not going to the concert."
    She said that they were not going to the concert.
  • "Keep quiet or I’ll punish you." threatened the teacher.
    The teacher threatened to punish me if I didn’t keep quiet.
  • She said, "They must be joking."
    She said that they must be joking.
  • She said, "They must finish the work."
    She said that they must finish the work.
  • He said, "I would prefer to stay at home."
    He said that he would prefer to stay at home.
  • The teacher wanted to know who had discovered America
    The teacher wanted to know,”Who discovered America?”
  • The referee asked,”How many players do you want to substitute?”
    The referee asked how many players I/we/he wanted to substitute.
  • They said, "We had better start soon."
    They said that they had better start soon.
  • The player wondered,”How many goals will we score this week?”
    The player wondered how many goals they would score that week.
  • They said, "He should have studied more."
    They said that he should have studied more.
  • They wanted to know,”Why weren’t we allowed to park here last month?”
    They wanted to know why they hadn’t been allowed to park there the month before.
  • They said, "We should buy some milk."
    They said that they should buy some milk.
  • The helper asked, ”What time are you going to finish tomorrow?”
    The helper asked what time we were going to finish the next day.
  • He said, "I will have finished by then."
    He said that he would have finished by then.
  • They said, "We should have left earlier."
    They said that they should have left earlier.
  • They said, "He didn't call the doctor."
    They said that he hadn't called the doctor.
  • 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.
  • He asked, ”What would you do if you were a celebrity?”
    He asked me what I would have done if I had been a celebrity.
  • "Don’t touch the wire with wet hands." the electrician warned.
    The electrician warned me/us not to touch the wire with wet hands.
  • He said, "She would like a cup of tea."
    He said that she would like a cup of tea.
  • The hired workers asked when they would be paid.
    The hired works asked,” When will we be paid?”
  • She said, "I am reading a book."
    She said that she was reading a book.
  • She said, "They might have forgotten the keys."
    She said that they might have forgotten the keys.
  • The people asked, ” Where would he go if he had the money?” (Hint: 3rd conditional)
    The people asked where he would have gone if he'd had the money.
  • He said, "She can't come to the party."
    He said that she couldn't come to the party.
  • The gardener inquired, ”Why didn’t you buy a new shovel?”
    The gardener inquired why I hadn’t bought a new shovel.
  • He said, "I would rather not go."
    He said that he would rather not go.
  • He said, "I won't be able to make it."
    He said that he wouldn't be able to make it.
  • He said, "She has already seen the movie."
    He said that she had already seen the movie.
  • She wondered how much pay she could expect.
    She wondered, ” how much pay can I expect?”
  • Jane’s brother asked her who she was going out with.
    Jane's brother asked, “Who are you going out with?”
  • Miss Jackson,”I warned you to study for the test a month ago.” (Miss Jackson reminded me...)
    Miss Jackson reminded me that she had warned me to study for the test a month before
  • She said, "They could come with us."
    She said that they could come with us.
  • They said, "We had a great time."
    They said that they had a great time.
  • The coach asked Jason what he was doing then.
    The coach asked, ”Jason, what are you doing now?”
  • Judy complained that she had already written that essay four times.
    Judy: “I have already written this essay four times.”
  • Please, don’t hit the dog. (HE, BEG)
    He begged me not to hit the dog.
  • 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.
  • He said, "She can speak Spanish."
    He said that she could speak Spanish.
  • The rock star asked, ”Will you sing the song with me?”
    The rock star asked me if I would sing the song with him.
  • He wanted to know,”How long has Peter had his sports car?”
    He wanted to know how long Peter had had his sports car
  • She said, "They are going to visit next month."
    She said that they were going to visit the next month.
  • She said, "They haven't finished yet."
    She said that they hadn't finished yet.
  • The instructor asked me if I had ever worked with groups from aboard
    The instructor asked me,” have you ever worked with groups from abroad?”
  • They said, "He has already left."
    They said that he had already left.
  • The captain asked the guide when they would get to the coast.
    The captain asked, ”When will we get to the coast, guide?”
  • They said, "We shouldn't have eaten so much."
    They said that they shouldn't have eaten so much.
  • He asked,”Where have you been Tom?”
    He asked me where I had been
  • They said, "He should call the doctor."
    They said that he should call the doctor.
  • The fireman asked when the fire engine was going to be ready
    The fireman asked, ”When is the fire engine going to be ready?”
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