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  • "Can you solve this problem?" he asked me.
    He asked me if I could solve that problem.
  • "Have you ever seen the Van Gogh paintings?" she asked.
    She asked me if I had ever seen the Van Gogh paintings.
  • "We'll meet the children at six," said the Smiths.
    The Smiths informed me that they would meet the children at six.
  • He asked, "When do you intend to make the payment?"
    He enquired when I intended to make the payment.
  • They said, "This is our book."
    They said that was their book.
  • Bill said, "I may lend you some money."
    Bill said that he might lend me some money.
  • "I have been to France," she told me.
    She told me that she had been to France.
  • "What do you want?" she asked him.
    She asked him what he wanted.
  • "Get out of the class," the teacher yelled at the boy.
    The teacher ordered the boy to get out of the class.
  • "Which way should I go?" asked the little girl.
    The little girl asked which way she should go.
  • "Are you coming with us?" he asked me.
    He asked me if I was coming / going with him.
  • "I've found a new job," my mother said.
    My mother said that she had found a new job.
  • Sarah said, "I am very busy now."
    Sarah said that she was very busy then.
  • My brother said, "I met Alex yesterday."
    My brother said that he had met Alex the previous day.
  • The Minister said, "There will be no growth this year."
    The Minister said that there would be no growth that year.
  • "Can you solve this problem?" he asked me.
    He asked me if I could solve that problem.
  • "Go to bed!" mother said to the children.
    Mother told the children to go to bed.
  • "Do you come from France?" asked the Prince to the girl.
    The Prince asked the girl if she came from France.
  • Michael said, "I have finished my lunch."
    Michael said that he had finished his lunch.
  • Aladdin said to the magician, "What have I done to deserve so severe a punishment?"
    Aladdin asked the magician what he had done to deserve so severe a punishment.
  • He said, "I will pay tomorrow."
    He said that he would pay the next day.
  • Wilma said, "Deb isn't fun to be with."
    Wilma said that Deb wasn't fun to be with.
  • Mom said, "Get down from there!"
    Mom said that she wanted me to get down.
  • "John won't do it," I told Greg.
    I told Greg that John wouldn't do it.
  • "Don't worry," said Helen.
    Helen told me not to worry.
  • "Where is my wallet?" wondered Mrs. Taylor.
    Mrs. Taylor wondered where her wallet was.
  • She says, "I'm a little bit nervous."
    She said that she was a little bit nervous.
  • "Don’t you know the way home?" I said to her.
    I asked her whether she did not know the way home.
  • The traveler said, "I've lost all my money."
    The traveler said that he had lost all his money.
  • Jack thought, "I wonder why Walter always wears a cap."
    Jack wondered why Walter always wore a cap.
  • Paul said to Walter, "Are you glad to be in England?"
    Paul asked Walter if he was glad to be in England.
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