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  • They asked: “What did the workers eat?”
    They asked what the workers had eaten.
  • She said: “I live in a big apartment now.”
    She said she lived in a big apartment then.
  • Anthony said: " I take my little sister to school every day."
    Anthony said he took his little sister to school every day.
  • The dentist told me: “Don’t eat nuts anymore.”
    The dentist warned me not to eat nuts anymore.
  • The judge said: “Mr. Brown, you must pay a big fine.”
    The judge ordered Mr. Brown to pay a big fine.
  • Mr. Walters told his sons: “You must stay away from the lake.”
    Mr. Walters warned his sons to stay away from the lake.
  • Fry said:" I don't like it here."
    Mary said he didn't like it there.
  • Mr. Ford said: “I don’t like pork.”
    Mr. Ford said he didn’t like pork.
  • Mother said: “Kids, you should wash your hands before lunch.”
    Mother advised the kids to wash their hands before lunch.
  • I told her: “You can join us.”
    I told her she could join us.
  • Sally said: “I am planning to go to Kenya next summer.”
    Sally said she was planning to go to Kenya the following summer.
  • John said: “You should see a lawyer, Ted.”
    John advised Ted to see a lawyer.
  • Little Tim told his mother: “I am sleepy now.”
    Little Tim told his mother he was sleepy then.
  • The teacher told the students: “Don’t talk during the test.”
    The teacher warned the students not to talk during the test.
  • Mary asked: “Where has Jim gone?”
    Maria asked where Jim had gone.
  • They told me: “We were really happy these days.”
    They told me they had been really happy those days.
  • The policeman said: “Keep the silence, please.”
    The policeman asked (said) to keep the silence.
  • Mary said: “I will help my sister tomorrow.”
    Mary said she would help her sister the next day.
  • I asked: «Have you ever been to China, Sam?”
    I asked Sam if he had ever been to China.
  • Betty said: “I found my passport two day ago.”
    Betty said she had found her passport two days before.
  • I asked: “When will the next train arrive?”
    I asked when the next train would arrive.
  • Tom : “Could you lend me 20 dollars, please?”
    Tom asked to lend him 20 dollars.
  • Fred said: “I have invented a new computer program”.
    Fred said he had invented a new computer program.
  • He asked: “Do you grow flowers in your garden, Mr. Smith?”
    He asked Mr. Smith if he grew flowers in his garden.
  • She asked: “Are you French or Italian, boys?”
    She asked the boys if they were French or Italian.