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  • The pilot asked if I had prepared the runway for their flight.
    The pilot asked:” Have you prepared the runway for our flight?”
  • The assistant asked if I was looking for something
    The assistant :” Are you looking for something?”
  • They asked:” Did you see Charles yesterday morning”?
    They asked if I had seen Charles the morning before.
  • 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
  • The zookeeper :”How much food did the lions eat last week?
    The zookeeper asked how much food the lions had eaten the week before.
  • The player asked:”How many goals will we score this week?”
    The player asked how many goals they would score that week.
  • The rock star :”Would you sing the song with me?”
    The rock star asked me if I would sing the song with him.
  • 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 told me that she had warned me to study for the test a month before
  • He asked:” Are we going to start work tomorrow?”
    He asked if they were going to start work the next day.
  • Betty:” If I knew the answer I would tell you”. 
    Betty told me that if she had known the answer she would have told me
  • The teacher :” Who were they travelling with yesterday?”
    The teacher asked who they had been travelling with the day before
  • The electrician . "Don’t touch the wire with wet hands."
    The electrician told me not to touch the wire with wet hands.
  • The hired workers asked when they would be paid.
    The hired works asked:” When will we be paid?”
  • The people asked:” Where would he go if he had the money?” 
    The people asked where he would have gone if he had had the money.
  • The doctor:” Have you had the symptoms for a long time?”
    The doctor asked if I had had the symptoms for a long time.
  • She asked how much pay she could expect.
    She asked:” how much pay can I expect?”
  • 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.
  • The helper asked us :”What time are you going to finish tomorrow?”
    The helper asked what time we were going to finish the next day
  • 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
  • They asked: ”Why weren’t we allowed to park here last month?”
    They asked why they hadn’t been allowed to park there the month before.
  • The referee :”How many players do you want to substitute?”
    The referee asked how many players I/we/he wanted to substitute.
  • Jim :"Would you like to drive me home? "
    Jim asked is I would like to drive him home
  • They asked:” Have they ever been to America?”
    They asked if they had ever been to America.
  • The teacher : "Keep quiet or I’ll punish you." 
    The teacher told me to keep quiet or she would punish me.
  • The coach:” Can you do your best boys?”
    The coach asked the boys if they could do their best.
  • He said "Please, don’t hit the dog."
    He told me not to hit the dog.
  • The captain asked the guide when they would get to the coast.
    The captain asked the guide:”When will we get to the coast?”
  • The fireman asked when the fire engine was going to be ready
    The fireman asked:”When is the fire engine going to be ready?”
  • They asked if they would go for a walk if the weather was fine.
    They asked:” Will we go for a walk if the weather is fine?”
  • Sophie said:”I went to bed early last night."
    Sophie said that she had gone to bed early the night before.
  • The coach asked what he was doing then.
    The coach asked:”What is he doing now?”
  • He asked: ”How long has Peter had his sports car?”
    He asked how long Peter had had his sports car
  • Mary said:” I will play cards the day after tomorrow”. 
    Marry toldme that she would play cards in two day's time.
  • She asked if I had been informed about the meeting the day before.
    She asked:”Were you informed about the meeting yesterday?”
  • 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.”
  • He asked:”Where have you been Tom?”
    He asked me where I had been
  • Jane’s brother asked her who she was going out with.
    Brother to sister: “Who are you going out with Jane?”
  • The gardener :”Why didn’t you buy a new shovel?”
    The gardener asked why I hadn’t bought a new shovel.
  • 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.”
  • Judy said that she had already written that essay four times.
    Judy: “I have already written this essay four times.”
  • The instructor asked me if I had ever worked with groups from aboard
    The instructor:” have you ever worked with groups from abroad?”
  • The watchmaker :” Did you buy this Swiss watch at my place”?
    The watchmaker asked if I had bought that Swiss watch at his place
  • "It's a great idea to go to the beach," said Maria. 
    Maria said it was a great idea to go to  the beach.
  • Sarah asked if she had to sweep the floor after work.
    Sarah asked:” Do I have to sweep the floor after work?”
  • The teacher asked who had discovered America
    The teacherasked:”Who discovered America?”
  • Daddy asked Kevin if he was going to be a lawyer.
    Daddy :” Are you going to be a lawyer Kevin?”
  • Jack said: "Yes! I’ll do it again."
    Jack said yeas, he would do it again.
  • 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.
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