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