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  • He told me:”I'm sorry for not calling you last night when I got home”. (APOLOGISE)
    He apologised for not calling me the night before when he got/had got home.
  • He asked:” Are we going to start work tomorrow?”
    He asked if they were going to start work the next day.
  • Mark said that his friend Gary had found a new job in the music business.
    Mark:”My friend Gary has found a new job in the music business.”
  • 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 inquired:” Have they ever been to America?”
    They inquired if they had ever been to America.
  • Please, don’t hurt the dog. (HE, BEG)
    He begged me not to hurt the dog.
  • Jake:”I didn''t talk to anybody during the test yesterday.” (DENY)
    Jake denied talking to anybody during the test the day before.
  • Sarah asked if she had to sweep the floor after work.
    Sarah asked:” Do I have to sweep the floor after work?”
  • The referee asked us:”How many players do you want to substitute?”
    The referee asked how many players we wanted to substitute.
  • 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.
  • They wanted to know if they would go for a walk if the weather was fine.
    They wanted to know:” Will we go for a walk if the weather is fine?”
  • The commander asked:” Do our soldiers have enough weapons?”
    The commander wanted to know if their/his soldiers had enough weapons.
  • 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.
  • The helper asked:”What time are you going to finish tomorrow?”
    The helper asked what time we were going to finish the next day
  • She wondered how much pay she could expect.
    She wondered:” how much pay can I expect?”
  • Sophie said:”I went to bed early last night”. (Sophie said ….)
    Sophie said that she had gone to bed early that night.
  • The assistant asked if I was looking for something
    The assistant asked:” Are you looking for something?”
  • The teacher said to Sarah:” Don't be afraid to register to the C1 exam, you can do it !” (ENCOURAGE)
    The teacher encouraged Sarah to register to the C1 exam saying that she could do it.
  • Shall I drive you home? (JIM, OFFER/ ME)
    Jim offered to drive me home
  • Jane’s brother asked her who she was going out with.
    Brother to sister: “Who are you going out with Jane?”
  • "It's a great idea to go to the beach," said Maria. (USE suggest)
    Maria suggested going to the beach.
  • The watchmaker asked:” Did you buy this Swiss watch at my place”?
    The watchmaker asked if he/she had bought that Swiss watch at his place
  • They inquired:” Did you see Charles yesterday morning”?
    They inquired if I had seen Charles that morning.
  • . 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
  • My father told Ben that he was sure he had seen him there the week before.
    . My father to Ben:”I am sure I saw you here last week.”
  • The hired workers asked when they would be paid.
    The hired works asked:” When will we be paid?”
  • Judy complained that she had already written that essay four times.
    Judy: “I have already written this essay four times.”
  • The captain asked the guide when they would get to the coast.
    The captain asked:”When will we get to the coast, guide?”
  • The teacher wanted to know who had discovered America
    The teacher wanted to know:”Who discovered America?”
  • He asked me:”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.
  • Mrs. Wilson: “No one has ever spoken to me like this before.” (Mrs. Wilson complain …)
    Mrs. Wilson complained that no one had ever spoken to her like that before
  • The fireman asked when the fire engine was going to be ready
    The fireman asked:”When is the fire engine going to be ready?”
  • The people asked:” Where would he go if he had the money?”
    The people asked where he would go if he had the money.
  • The player wondered:”How many goals will we score this week?”
    The player wondered how many goals they would score that week.
  • The doctor wanted to know:” Have you had the symptoms for a long time?”
    The doctor wanted to know if I had had the symptoms for a long time.
  • He wanted to know:”How long has Peter had his sports car?”
    He wanted to know how long Peter had had his sports car
  • Daddy wanted to know if Kevin was going to be a lawyer.
    Daddy wanted to know:” Are you going to be a lawyer Kevin?”
  • Don’t touch the wire with wet hands. (THE ELECTRICIAN, WARN)
    The electrician warned me not to touch the wire with wet hands.
  • Yes! I’ll do it again when I have time. (JACK, AGREE)
    He agreed to do it again when he had time.
  • The pilot asked if I/he/she had prepared the runway for their flight.
    The pilot asked:” Have you prepared the runway for our flight?”
  • The rock star asked:”Would you sing the song with me?”
    The rock star asked me if I would sing the song with him.
  • The teacher asked:” Who were they travelling with yesterday?”
    The teacher asked who they had been travelling with the day before
  • Keep quiet or I’ll send you to the head teacher! (the teacher/threaten)
    The teacher threatened to send me to the head teacher if I didn’t keep quiet.
  • Betty:” Yes, to be honest, I've copied my essay from the internet”. (ADMIT)
    Betty admitted copying her essay from the internet.
  • She wanted to know if I had been informed about the meeting the day before.
    She wanted to know:”Were you informed about the meeting yesterday?”
  • 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.
  • He asked:”What must we do if there is a fire?”
    He asked me what they must/had to do if there was a fire.
  • 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 gardener inquired:”Why didn’t you buy a new shovel?”
    The gardener inquired why I hadn’t bought a new shovel.
  • The coach asked what she was doing then.
    The coach asked:”What is she doing now?”
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