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  • The referee asked: "How many players do you want to substitute?"
    The referee asked how many players I/we wanted to substitute.
  • 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 wanted to know: "How long has Peter had his sports car?"
    He wanted to know how long Peter had had his sports car.
  • 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.
  • The coach wanted to know: "Can you do your best boys?”
    The coach wanted to know if they could do their best.
  • The commander asked: "Do our soldiers have enough weapons?"
    The commander asked if their/his soldiers had enough weapons.
  • 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.”
  • Daddy wanted to know if Kevin was going to be a lawyer.
    "Are you going to be a lawyer Kevin?”
  • Please, don’t hit the dog. (HE, BEG)
    He begged me not to hit the dog.
  • He asked:”Where have you been?”
    He asked me where I had been.
  • The teacher asked: "Who were they travelling with yesterday?"
    The teacher asked who they had been travelling with the day before.
  • The instructor asked me if I had ever worked with groups from aboard
    "Have you ever worked with groups from abroad?"
  • 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.
  • Jane’s brother asked her who she was going out with.
    "Who are you going out with Jane?”
  • The rock star asked: "Would you sing the song with me?"
    The rock star asked me if I would sing the song with him.
  • 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.
  • Don’t touch the wire with wet hands. (THE ELECTRICIAN, WARN)
    The electrician warned me not to touch the wire with wet hands.
  • 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.
  • They inquired: "Have they ever been to America?"
    They inquired if they had ever been to America.
  • 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?"
  • Judy complained that she had already written that essay four times.
    "I have already written this essay four times.”
  • They inquired: "Did you see Charles yesterday morning?"
    They inquired if I had seen Charles the morning before.
  • The fireman asked when the fire engine was going to be ready.
    "When is the fire engine going to be ready?"
  • Mary said: "I will play cards tonight.”
    Marry said that she would play cards that night.
  • The gardener inquired: "Why didn’t you buy a new shovel?"
    The gardener inquired why I hadn’t bought a new shovel.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Yes! I’ll do it again (HE, AGREE)
    He agreed to do it again.
  • Sarah asked if she had to sweep the floor after work.
    "Do I have to sweep the floor after work?"
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Keep quiet or I’ll punish you. (THE TEACHER, THREATEN)
    The teacher threatened to punish me if I didn’t keep quiet.
  • The captain asked the guide when they would get to the coast.
    "When will we get to the coast, guide?"
  • Betty: "If I knew the answer I would tell you”.
    Betty said that if she had known the answer she would have told me.
  • 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.”
  • The pilot asked if they had prepared the runway for their flight.
    "Have you prepared the runway for our flight?"
  • The coach asked what Jack was doing then.
    "What is Jack doing now?"
  • "It's a great idea to go to the beach." said Maria (USE recommend)
    Maria recommended going to the beach.
  • The player wondered: "How many goals will we score this week?"
    The player wondered how many goals they would score that week.
  • She wondered how much pay she could expect.
    "How much pay can I expect?"
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • She wanted to know if I had been informed about the meeting the day before.
    "Were you informed about the meeting yesterday?”
  • Sophie said: "I went to bed early last night."
    Sophie said that she had gone to bed early that night.
  • The hired workers asked when they would be paid.
    "When will we be paid?"
  • 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 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 teacher wanted to know who had discovered America.
    "Who discovered America?”
  • He asked: "Are we going to start work tomorrow?"
    He asked if they were going to start work the next day.
  • The assistant asked if I was looking for something.
    "Are you looking for something?”
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