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  • 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
  • The assistant asked if I was looking for something
    The assistant asked:” Are you looking for something?”
  • 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.
  • 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
  • The instructor asked me if I had ever worked with groups from aboard
    The instructor asked me:” have you ever worked with groups from abroad?”
  • 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 helper asked:”What time are you going to finish tomorrow?”
    The helper asked what time we were going to finish the next day
  • She wanted to know if I had been informed about the meeting the day before.
    She wanted to know:”Were you informed about the meeting yesterday?”
  • The rock star asked:”Would you sing the song with me?”
    The rock star asked me if I would sing the song with him.
  • 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 pilot asked if I/he/she had prepared the runway for their flight.
    The pilot asked:” Have you prepared the runway for our flight?”
  • The commander asked:” Do our soldiers have enough weapons?”
    The commander wanted to know if their soldiers had enough weapons.
  • Brother to sister: “Who are you going out with Jane?”
    Jane’s brother asked her who she was going out with.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Mark:”My friend Gary has found a new job in the music business.”
    Mark said that his friend Gary had found a new job in the music business.
  • He asked me what I would have done if I had been a celebrity.
    He asked:”What would you do if you were a celebrity?”
  • Keep quiet! The teacher told John
    The teacher told him to keep quiet
  • 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.
  • 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 referee asked:”How many players do you want to substitute?”
    The referee asked how many players I/we/he wanted to substitute.
  • Sophie said:”I went to bed early last night”. (Sophie said ….)
    Sophie said that she had gone to bed early that night.
  • The teacher wanted to know who had discovered America
    The teacher wanted to know:”Who discovered America?”
  • The teacher asked:” Who were they travelling with yesterday?”
    The teacher asked who they had been travelling with the day before
  • He asked me where I had been
    He asked:”Where have you been Tom?”
  • 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.
  • Daddy wanted to know:” Are you going to be a lawyer Kevin?”
    Daddy wanted to know if Kevin was going to be a lawyer.
  • My father to Ben:”I am sure I saw you here last week.”
    My father told Ben that he was sure he had seen him there the week before.
  • The electrician told me not to touch the wire with wet hands.
    Don’t touch the wire with wet hands. The electrician told me
  • The coach asked what he was doing then.
    The coach asked:”What is he doing now?”
  • He asked:” Are we going to start work tomorrow?”
    He asked if they were going to start work the next day.
  • They wanted to know if they would go for a walk if the weather was fine.
    They wanted to know:” Will we go for a walk if the weather is fine?”
  • The captain asked:”When will we get to the coast?”
    The captain asked the guide when they would get to the coast.
  • 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
  • Sarah asked:” Do I have to sweep the floor after work?”
    Sarah asked if she had to sweep the floor after work.
  • Mary said:” I will play cards the day after tomorrow”.
    Marry said that she would play cards the following day
  • Judy: “I have already written this essay four times.”
    Judy said that she had already written that essay four times.
  • The hired works asked:” When will we be paid?”
    The hired workers asked when they would be paid.
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