She asked if/whether she could see my manager / She asked to see the manager.
HE: "Can you pass me the gravy, please?" tell / ask / order
He asked me if I could pass him the gravy. / He asked me to pass him the gravy.
SHE: "You should take up the guitar." CHOOSE: advise / emphasise / hope
She advised me to take up the guitar.
The Prime Minister: "We will have created a million new jobs by the end of this year" CHOOSE: order / wonder / announce
The Prime Minister announced that they would have created a million new jobs by the end of this/that year.
SOME SECRET AGENT: "I've been a double agent all this time" CHOOSE: grumble / reasure / reveal
He revealed he had been a double agent all that time.
HE: "I can't do this on my own, I need someone to help me." CHOOSE: worry / deny / regret
He worried (that) he couldn't do that on his own and that he needed someone to help him.
SHE: "Can I finish this faster if I multitask?" CHOOSE: claim / wonder / hope
She wondered if/whether she could finish that faster if she multitasked.
"Shall I bring you something to drink?" he asked her.
He asked her whether/if he should bring her something to drink.
HE: "What topic should I pick for my presentation?"
He asked which topic he should pick for his presentation / He asked which topic to pic for his presentation.
HE: "I have a gambling problem" CHOOSE: report / admit / confess
He admitted/confessed he had a gambling problem / He admitted to/confessed to having a gambling problem.
SHE: "I should have asked them to show me their identification" CHOOSE: regret / worry / claim
She regretted that she hadn't asked them to show her their identification / She regretted not asking/ not having asked them to show her their identification.
HE: "I'm pretty sure you will have your parcel delivered at home tomorrow morning" CHOOSE: encourage / swear / believe
He believed we would have our parcel delivered at home the following morning.