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  • 'She is sitting the exam today,'she said.
    She said she was sitting the exam that day.
  • 'He is having an interview at the moment,' she said.
    She said he was having an interview at that moment.
  • 'If I were you, I wouldn't go to university,' she said to him.
    She advised him not to go to university.
  • 'When did you come back from Italy?' he asked me.
    He asked me when I had come back from Italy.
  • 'You have to study harder,'the tutor said. Urge
    The tutor urged (that) we (should) study harder.
  • 'Is the course as difficult as you expected?' he asked them.
    He asked them if / whether the course was as difficult as they had expected.
  • 'We should get a new tablet, ' she said me. Recommend
    She recommended getting a new tablet.
  • 'I took your books,' she said.
    She admitted taking / having taken my books.
  • 'You should get a new tablet,' she said to him. Recommend
    She recommended (that) he (should) get a new tablet.
  • 'Yes, I will help you with your research,' she said.
    She agreed to help me with my research
  • 'I'll finish the assignment tomorrow,' she said.
    She said she would finish the report the following day / the next day.
  • 'I missed the lesson yesterday,' he said.
    He said he had missed the lesson the previous day / the day before.
  • 'We can't go out tonight,' he said to us. He told...
    He told us that we couldn't go out that night.
  • 'Did you buy the tickets or not?' they asked.
    They asked whether or not they had bought the tickets.
  • 'Give me your exam papers,' he said. Demand
    He demanded (that) we (should) give him our exam papers.
  • 'I'm the best student in class,' she claimed.
    She claimed to be the best student in class.
  • 'Did you apply for the course or didn't you?' she asked.
    She asked whether or not I had applied for the course.
  • 'Your tablet is here on the desk,' mum said to her son. Mum told...
    Mu told her son that his tablet was there on the desk.
  • 'The exam finished an hour ago,' the teacher said to my mum. The teacher told...
    The teacher told my mum that the exam had finished an hour before.
  • 'This is our headteacher's office,' they said to me. They told...
    They told me that was their headteacher's office.
  • 'He is writing his essay now,' she said.
    She said that he was writing his essay then.
  • 'You really should take a break,' she said to me. Insist
    She insisted (that) I (should) take a break.
  • 'Shall I write the dissertation again?' she asked.
    She offered to write the dissertation again.
  • 'He left school last year,' she said to us. She told...
    She told us he had left school the previous year / the year before.
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