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  • Sophie said:”I went to bed early last night”. (Sophie said ….)
    Sophie said that she had gone to bed early that night.
  • He asked: “Who are you going out with, Jane?”
    He asked jane who she was going out with.
  • . Mary said:” I will play cards the day after tomorrow”. (Mary informed me…)
    Marry informed me that she would play cards the following day/the next day
  • The hired works asked:” When will we be paid?”
    The hired workers asked when they would be paid.
  • 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.
  • The rock star asked me:”Would you sing the song with me?”
    The rock star asked me if I would sing the song with him.
  • He wanted to know:”How long has Peter had his sports car?”
    He wanted to know how long Peter had had his sports car
  • The watchmaker asked:” Did you buy this Swiss watch at my place”?
    The watchmaker asked if he/she had bought that Swiss watch at his place
  • The coach asked:”What is he doing now?”
    The coach asked what he was doing then.
  • The gardener inquired:”Why didn’t you buy a new shovel?”
    The gardener inquired why I hadn’t bought a new shovel.
  • The assistant asked:” Are you looking for something?”
    The assistant asked if I was looking for something
  • Please, don’t hit the dog. (HE, BEG)
    He begged me not to hit the dog.
  • "It's a great idea to go to the beach," said Maria. (USE recommend)
    Maria recommended going to the beach.
  • They wanted to know:” Will we go for a walk if the weather is fine?”
    They wanted to know if they would go for a walk if the weather was fine.
  • Judy complained: “I have already written this essay four times.”
    Judy complained that she had already written that essay four times.
  • He asked:” Are we going to start work tomorrow?”
    He asked if they were going to start work the next day.
  • Dave:” I was outside the classroom during the break but I saw a group of my colleagues inside the room.” (Dave said that …)
    Dave said that he had been outside the classroom during the break but he had seen a group of his colleagues inside the room.
  • He yelled: " Don't go near the lion!".
    He yelled not to go near the lion.
  • Would you like to drive me home? (JIM offered)
    Jim offered to drive him/her home
  • 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.
  • The captain asked:”When will we get to the coast, guide?”
    The captain asked the guide when they would get to the coast.
  • 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 referee asked:”How many players do you want to substitute?”
    The referee asked how many players I/we/he wanted to substitute.
  • Don’t touch the wire with wet hands. (THE ELECTRICIAN, WARN)
    The electrician warned me not to touch the wire with wet hands.
  • Mrs. Wilson: “No one has ever spoken to me like this before.” (Mrs. Wilson said …)
    Mrs. Wilson said that no one had ever spoken to her like that before
  • 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.
  • The teacher asked:” Who were they travelling with yesterday?”
    The teacher asked who they had been travelling with the day before.
  • He shouted "Get off my chair, John!"
    He shouted at John to get off his chair.
  • My mom advised her: "Have a shower first"
    My mom advised her to have a shower first.
  • They inquired:” Have they ever been to America?”
    They inquired if they had ever been to America.
  • I’ll do it again (JACK, AGREE)
    Jack agreed to do it again./ jack agreed that he would do it again.
  • She wanted to know:”Were you informed about the meeting yesterday?”
    She wanted to know if I had been informed about the meeting the day before.
  • The zookeeper asked her:”How much food did the lions eat last week?
    The zookeeper asked her how much food the lions had eaten the week before.
  • The commander asked:” Do our soldiers have enough weapons?” (The commander wanted to know...)
    The commander wanted to know if their/his soldiers had enough weapons.
  • They inquired:” Did you see Charles yesterday”?
    They inquired if I had seen Charles the day before.
  • The fireman asked:”When is the fire engine going to be ready?”
    The fireman asked when the fire engine was going to be ready
  • The helper asked:”What time are you going to finish tomorrow?”
    The helper asked what time we were going to finish the next day.
  • Gloria:” I am sorry but I can’t come to your birthday party because I am going away for the weekend.” (Gloria explained that …)
    Gloria explained that she was really sorry but she couldn’t come to my party because she was going away for the weekend.
  • The player wondered:”How many goals will we score this week?”
    The player wondered how many goals they would score that week.
  • He told me:”You are the most beautiful girl I have ever seen”. (He told me …)
    He told me that I was the most beautiful girl he had ever seen
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