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"Don't cross the yellow line!" | The policeman told them...

The policeman told them not to cross the yellow line.

"Shall we go to the cinema later?" | She asked him...

She asked him if they should go to the cinema later.

"I can ride a bike." | Her little brother said...

Her little brother said he could ride a bike.

"I will pick you up at the airport at noon on Saturday." | (reporting on the Sunday after) He said...

He said he would pick him/her/them up at the airport at noon on Saturday.

"We were waiting for hours." | They complained...

They complained that they had been waiting for hours.

"It snowed heavily today." | The weather reporter said...

The weather reporter said it had snowed heavily that day.

"We've been living here for 5 years." | He said...

He said they'd been living there for 5 years.

"I'm leaving in ten minutes." | She said...

She said she was leaving in ten minutes.

"The concert starts at eight." | (reported the next day) He said...

He said the concert started at eight.

"The concert starts at eight." | (reported at 6) He said...

He said the concert starts at eight.

"Should I tell her what happened?" | He wanted to know...

He wanted to know whether to tell her what had happened.

"What should I buy for Peter?" | Zhenya asked me...

Zhenya asked me what to buy for Peter. (Zhenya asked me what she should buy for Peter. - correct but unlikely choice)

"Don't stay out too late." | Dad told...

Dad told me not to stay out too late.

"Have you ever seen this film before?" | Katie asked...

Katie asked (me) if/whether I had ever seen the/that film before.

"Why didn't you tell me the truth?" | She asked...

She asked me why I hadn't told her the truth.

"Flight 2317 to Bali will be departing from gate 5 in 20 minutes." | (Five minutes later, you tell your friend) The announcer said...

The announcer said that flight 2317 will (would) be departing from gate 5 in 15 minutes.

"I'm meeting John in Berlin this summer." | Sasha told me she...

Sasha told me she is meeting John in Berlin this summer.

"Alison's living with her parents now." | Joe told me...

Joe told me Alison's living (or was living) with her parents now.

"We didn't stay in the hotel because it was too expensive." | He said...

He said they hadn't stayed in the hotel because it was too expensive.

"We were planning to go out but then Joe started feeling sick." | She said...

She said they had been planning to go out but then Joe started / had started feeling sick.

"I was working until ten o'clock last night." | She said...

She said she was working until ten o'clock the previous night / the night before.

"They're late. They must be stuck in traffic," Julie said.

Julie said they were late and they must be stuck in traffic.

"You ought to tidy your room before you go out," dad told me.

Dad told me I ought to tidy my room before I went out.

"Can I borrow your car tonight, mum?" asked Richard.

Richard asked his mum if/whether he could borrow her car that night.

"Come here!" she told the dog.

She told the dog to go there.

"Don't open the window, please," she told me.

She told me not to open the window.

"How long will you be away, Tara?" Carla asked.

Carla asked Tara how long she would be away.

Keith asked whether Sarah wrote to me often nowadays.

"Does Sarah write to you often nowadays?" Keith asked.

"It's late and we must go," they said.

They said (that) it was late and (that) they had to go.

"I'm not sure but I may come to the party," Jeff said.

Jeff said (that) he wasn't sure but (that) he might come/go to the party.

"You should go to the doctor," he told Ann.

He told Ann she should go to the doctor.

I asked Bernard what time the plane leaves.

"What time does the plane leave?" I asked Bernard.

She asked Tim where he was going in the summer.

"Where are you going in the summer?" she asked Tim.

Anna told Bob she had been in bed with a temperature the day before.

"I was in bed with a temperature yesterday," Anna told Bob.

Marla told me she had been studying all day, so she would come swimming with me if it didn't rain."...," Maria told me.

"I've been studying all day, so I'll come swimming with you if it doesn't rain," Maria told me.

"You need to have an operation," the doctor said. The doctor told me ...

I needed to have an operation.

My friend, Marta, said, "I'll come with you."

My friend, Marta, said she would come with me.

Helen asked me if I liked visiting old castles.

"Do you like visiting old castles?" Helen asked.

"Go away!" Jill told Matt.

Jill told Matt to go away.

"Where are we going?" Sue asked.

Sue asked where we were going.

"Do you like hamburgers?" Chris asked me.

Chris asked me if/whether I like/liked hamburgers.

"I still love Jane," Barry told me.

Barry told me (that) he still loves/loved Jane.

"I gave you this yesterday," May said.

May said (that) she had given me that the day before / the previous day.

"I was walking home when I saw the accident," James said.

James said (that) he had been walking home when he saw the accident.

"No, I haven't forgotten," Mike said.

Mike said (that) he hadn't forgotten.

"I'm leaving," Jake said.

Jake said (that) he was leaving.

Simon: "David was ill.

Simon said that David had been ill.

Simon say that David had been ill.

Simon told that David had been ill.

Simon said that David has been ill.

Richard: "I am going to ride a skateboard.

Richard said to me that he was going to ride a skateboard.

Richard tell to me that he was going to ride a skateboard.

Richard said to me that he is going to ride a skateboard.

Richard say to me that he was going to ride a skateboard.

Jean: "The boss must sign the letter.

Jean said that the boss had to sign the letter.

Jean tell that the boss had to sign the letter.

Jean say that the boss had to sign the letter.

Jean said that the boss have to sign the letter.

Mrs Jones: "My mother will be 50 years old.

Mrs Jones told me that her mother would be 50 years old.

Mrs Jones say me that her mother would be 50 years old.

Mrs Jones tell me that her mother would be 50 years old.

Mrs Jones said me that her mother would be 50 years old.

Robert: "My father flew to Valencia last year.

Robert told me that his father had flown to Valencia last year.

Robert told me that his father has flown to Valencia last year.

Robert tell me that his father had flown to Valencia last year.

Robert told me that his father had flown Valencia last year.

Alice: "I spent all my pocket money on Monday.

Alice said she had spent all her pocket money on Monday.

Alice say that she has spent all her pocket money on Monday.

Alice said me she had spent all her pocket money on Monday.

Alice told that she had spent all her pocket money on Monday.

Lisa said, "Tim went to the stadium an hour ago.

Lisa said Tim had gone to the stadium an hour before.

Lisa told Tim had gone to the stadium an hour before.

Lisa said that Tim have gone to the stadium an hour before.

Lisa said that Tim has gone to the stadium an hour before.

Helen: "I was writing a letter yesterday.

Helen told me that she had been writing a letter yesterday.

Helen told she that she had been writing a letter yesterday.

Helen said me that she had been writing a letter yesterday.

Helen told me that she have been writing a letter yesterday.

Did he _____ you where he had put my notes?

tell

say

said

told

María said, ''I must study today.''

She said she had to study today.

She told she have to study today.

She said she have to study today.

She say she had study today.

''I'm going to visit my mother tomorrow.''

She told me she was going to visit her mother the next day.

She told me she going to visit her mother the next day.

She told me she will visit her mother the next day.

They said, ''We have eaten pizza.''

They said they had eaten pizza.

They said we had eaten pizza.

They said we have eat pizza.

They say we had eaten pizza.

Lisa said, "I don't drink coffee anymore.

Lisa said she didn't drink coffee anymore.

Lisa said she doesn't drink coffee anymore.

Lisa told she didn't drink coffee anymore.

Lisa said she didn't drunk coffee anymore.

Jerry said, 'I'm studying English a lot at the moment.'

Jerry said he was studying English a lot at that moment.

Jerry told he was studying English a lot at that moment.

Jerry said he study English a lot at that moment.

Jerry say he is studying English a lot at that moment.

''We've lived here for a long time.'' They said ................

they had lived there for a long time.

we have live there for a long time.

we had live there for a long time.

they had live there for a long time.

Susan reassured me, ''I can come tonight.''

Susan told me she could come that night.

Susan told me that she can come this night.

Susan said she can came tahat night.

Susan say her could come that night.

''My plane will be two hours late.'' John said ..................

his plane would be two hours late.

my plane would be two hours late.

my plane will be two hours late.

his plane will be two hours late.

'Sit down and open your books' the teacher told his students.

The teacher told his students to sit down and open their books.

'Don't make a mess!' my dad told me.

My dad told me not to make a mess.

'Emma, please turn the music down,' George said.

George asked Emma to turn the music down.

'Are you happy with your presents?' my mum asked me.

My mum asked me if I was happy with my presents.

'Are you looking for your glasses?' Mr Grey asked Emma.

Mr Grey asked Emma if she was looking for her glasses.

'Do you like pizza?' John asked me.

John asked me if I liked pizza.

'Can you fix the car by yourself?' Mrs Grey asked Toby.

Mrs Grey asked Toby if he could fix the car by himself.

'Did you lose your passport?' Carla asked George

Carla asked George if he had lost his passport.

'What will you put in your suitcase?' my brother wanted to know.

My brother wanted to know what I would put in my suitcase.

'How long is the ship?' Stephen asked the captain.

Stephen asked the captain how long the ship was.

'Have you ever been on a cruise before?' Lionel asked me.

Lionel asked me if I had ever been on a cruise before.

'Don't move,' the police officer said to the bank robber. (order)

The police officer ordered the bank robber not to move.

'Please clean the mud off your shoes,' Harriet said to Dan.

Harriet asked Dan to clean the mud off his shoes.

'Don't give me a hard time,' my sister said. (tell)

My sister told me not to give her a hard time.

'Help me feed the horses, please,' the farmer said to Darren.

The farmer asked Darren to help him feed the horses.

‘I would not drink energy drinks if I were you because they can cause restlessness and high blood pressure.’

Bob warned me not to drink energy drinks because they can cause restlessness and high blood pressure.

‘I’m not going to put up with his rude behaviour any longer.’ REFUSE

She refused to put up with his rude behaviour any longer.

‘If you cheat in my class again, I will report it to the head teacher.’ THREATEN

The teacher threatened to report it/ my cheating to the head teacher.

‘Why don’t you try taking a nap after school, Martin?’ SUGGEST

She/He suggested that Martin/he should try taking a nap after school.

‘I’m really sorry that I didn’t visit you in hospital, Kim.’ APOLOGISE

She/He apologised to Kim for not visiting her in hospital.

‘We should really buy the new steamer pot for our kitchen.’ INSTIST

She/He insisted on buying the new steamer pot for their/our kitchen.

‘It wasn’t me who told the others about your problem, Tom.’ DENY

She/He denied telling / having told the others about his/Tom’s problem

‘I will never use your laptop without your permission, Jane.’ PROMISE

She/He promised not to use Jane’s laptop without her permission.

‘Please remember to take your blood test results with you, Garry.’ REMIND

She/He reminded Garry to take his blood test results with him.

‘I’ll make an appointment with my GP as soon as possible.’ DECIDE

She/He decided to make an appointment with her/his GP as soon as possible.

‘I would consult a dermatologist if I were you, Jo.’ ADVISE

She/He advised Jo to consult a dermatologist.

‘Jack, take these pills twice a day after meals and come for a check-up in five days.’ INSTRUCT

She/He instructed Jack to take these/those pills twice a day after meals and come for a check-up in five days

‘You’re right, it’s risky to go on holiday without medical insurance.’ ADMIT

She/He admitted that it was risky to go on holiday without medical insurance.