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  • Sophie said:”I went to bed early last night”. (Sophie said ….)
    Sophie said that she had gone to bed early that night.
  • My father said to Ben:”I am sure I saw you here last week.”
    My father told Ben that he was sure he had seen him there the week before.
  • Please, don’t hit the dog. (HE, BEG)
    He begged me not to hit the dog.
  • 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.
  • Mrs. Wilson:“No one has ever spoken to me like this before.” (Mrs. Wilson said …)
    Mrs. Wilson said that no one had ever spoken to her like that before.
  • "It's a great idea to go to the beach!" said Maria. (RECOMMEND)
    Maria recommended going to the beach.
  • Sarah asked:”Do I have to sweep the floor after work?” (ASK IF)
    Sarah asked if she had to sweep the floor after work.
  • 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.
  • Yes! I’ll do it again (JACK, AGREE)
    He agreed to do it again.
  • She wondered:”How much pay can I expect?”
    She wondered how much pay she could expect.
  • He wanted to know:”How long has Peter had his sports car?”
    He wanted to know how long Peter had had his sports car.
  • He asked:”Where have you been Tom?”
    He asked me where I had been.
  • 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.
  • The hired works asked:”When will we be paid?”
    The hired workers asked when they would be paid.
  • Don’t touch the wire with wet hands. (THE ELECTRICIAN, WARN)
    The electrician warned me not to touch the wire with wet hands.
  • Betty:”If I knew the answer I would tell you”. (Betty assured me ….)
    Betty assured me that if she had known the answer she would have told me.
  • The gardener inquired:”Why didn’t you buy a new shovel?”
    The gardener inquired why I hadn’t bought a new shovel.
  • Judy:“I have already written this essay four times.” (COMPLAIN)
    Judy complained that she had already written that essay four times.
  • The player wondered:”How many goals will we score this week?”
    The player wondered how many goals they would score that week.
  • The assistant asked:”Are you looking for something?” (ASK IF)
    The assistant asked if I was looking for something.
  • They inquired:”Have they ever been to America?” (ASK IF)
    They inquired/asked if they had ever been to America.
  • They inquired:”Did you see Charles yesterday morning”? (ASK IF)
    They inquired if I had seen Charles that morning.
  • 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.
  • The watchmaker asked:”Did you buy this Swiss watch at my place”? (ASK IF)
    The watchmaker asked if he/she had bought that Swiss watch at his place
  • The fireman asked:”When is the fire engine going to be ready?”
    The fireman asked when the fire engine was going to be ready.
  • She wanted to know:”Were you informed about the meeting yesterday?” (KNOW IF)
    She wanted to know if I had been informed about the meeting the day before.
  • The teacher wanted to know:”Who discovered America?”
    The teacher wanted to know who had discovered America.
  • The teacher asked:”Who were they travelling with yesterday?”
    The teacher asked who they had been travelling with the day before.
  • The referee asked:”How many players do you want to substitute?”
    The referee asked how many players I/we/he wanted to substitute.
  • The coach wanted to know:”Can you do your best boys?” (KNOW IF)
    The coach wanted to know from the boys if they could do their best.
  • He told me:”You are the most beautiful girl I have ever seen”. (He told me …)
    He told me that I was the most beautiful girl he had ever seen.
  • Brother said to sister:“Who are you going out with Jane?” (ASK)
    Jane’s brother asked her who she was going out with.
  • The captain asked:”When will we get to the coast, guide?”
    The captain asked the guide when they would get to the coast.
  • The commander asked:”Do our soldiers have enough weapons?” (KNOW IF)
    The commander wanted to know if their/his soldiers had enough weapons.
  • The pilot asked:”Have you prepared the runway for our flight?” (ASK IF)
    The pilot asked if I/he/she had prepared the runway for their flight.
  • They wanted to know:”Will we go for a walk if the weather is fine?” (KNOW IF)
    They wanted to know if they would go for a walk if the weather was fine.
  • Would you like to drive me home? (JIM, OFFER)
    Jim offered to drive him/her 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.
  • Keep quiet or I’ll punish you (THE TEACHER, THREATEN)
    The teacher threatened to punish me if I didn’t keep quiet.
  • Daddy wanted to know:”Are you going to be a lawyer Kevin?” (KNOW IF)
    Daddy wanted to know if Kevin was going to be a lawyer.
  • 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.
  • The rock star asked:”Would you sing the song with me?”
    The rock star asked me if I would sing the song with him.
  • Mary said:”I will play cards the day after tomorrow”. (Mary informed me…)
    Marry informed me that she would play cards the following day/the next day.
  • He asked:”Are we going to start work tomorrow?” (ASK IF)
    He asked if they were going to start work the next day.
  • The coach asked:”What is he doing now?”
    The coach asked what he was doing then.
  • Mark:”My friend Gary has found a new job in the music business.”
    Mark said that his friend Gary had found a new job in the music business.
  • The helper asked:”What time are you going to finish tomorrow?”
    The helper asked what time we were going to finish the next day.
  • The instructor asked me:”Have you ever worked with groups from abroad?” (ASK IF)
    The instructor asked me if I had ever worked with groups from aboard.
  • The doctor wanted to know:”Have you had the symptoms for a long time?” (KNOW IF)
    The doctor wanted to know if I had had the symptoms for a long time.
  • 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 people asked:”Where would he go if he had the money?” Hint: 3rd conditional
    The people asked where he would have gone if he had had the money.
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