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  • 'Where is the post office?' ⇒ He asked me __________________.
    where the post office was
  • 'Have you signed the contract?' ⇒ Suzan ______ .
    told me if I had signed the contract
    asked me whether I had signed the contract
    said if I signed the contract
  • 'I am working today.' ⇒ She told us she ____ that day.
    is working
    worked
    was working
  • 'I've been ill for a couple of weeks.' ⇒ He told me he ____ for a couple of weeks.
    is ill
    was ill
    had been ill
  • 'I work in a bank.' ⇒ He said that he ______ in a bank.
    had worked
    has worked
    worked
  • 'I haven't seen Barbara since last year.' ⇒ Brendan told me ______.
    he didn't see Barbara since last year
    he hadn't seen Barbara since last year
    he hadn't seen Barbara since the year before
  • 'I'm reading now.' ⇒ Sally told me ______.
    that she read now
    that she was reading at that moment
    that she was reading now
  • 'I was at the doctor all morning.' ⇒ She told me that she ____ at the doctor all morning.
    had been
    has been
    would be
  • 'I need to see Sarah this weekend.' ⇒ George said that ______.
    he needed to see Sarah this weekend
    he was needing to see Sarah that weekend
    he needed to see Sarah that weekend
  • 'I think Jack will do something stupid' ⇒ Suzan said (that) ______ something stupid.
    she thought (that) Jack would do
  • 'Please, sit here.' ⇒ She ______.
    said to sit there
    told me to sit here
    asked me to sit there
  • Get out!' ⇒ She told me ______.
    to get out
    I get out
    I got out
  • 'Where are you going tomorrow?' ⇒ Sandra asked me ______.
    where was I going the next day
    where I was going the following day
    where was I going tomorrow
  • 'The meeting may start early.' ⇒ He told us that the meeting ____ early.
    might start
    would start
    can start
  • 'You must tell Ted that I will be there.' ⇒ Sara said that I ___________.
    had to tell Ted (that) she would be there
  • 'Let me go! ⇒ He told them ____________.
    to let him go
  • 'I'll lend you the money.' ⇒ He told me he ____ me the money.
    was lending
    lent
    would lend
  • 'Are you going to the beach today?' ⇒ She asked me_________________.
    if/whether I was going to the beach that day
  • 'I may not be ready next week.' ⇒ Tomas said that he ___________.
    might not be ready the following/next week
  • 'Have you been here all this time?' ⇒ She asked him if ___________.
    he had been there all that time
  • 'I'm living in Australia.' Sarah told me ______.
    she lived
    she was living in Australia
    she had lived in Australia
  • 'May I smoke in this room?' ⇒ Micky asked me ______.
    whether he smoked in that room
    if he might smoke in that room
    if he may smoke in this room
  • 'You should talk to Jim.' ⇒ She said that I ____ to Jim.
    talked
    should talk
    would talk
  • "I must leave early today.' ⇒ He said that he ____ early that day.
    left
    had to leave
    must leave
  • 'Stop or I will tell dad.' ⇒ She told her brother _________.
    to stop or she would tell dad
  • 'Where were you last night?' ⇒ He asked me ___________.
    where I had been the previous night
  • 'Where did you eat?' ⇒ Sam asked me ______.
    where I had eaten
    where had I eaten
    where did I eat
  • 'I'm going to stay with Sally tomorrow.' ⇒ She told me she ______ day.
    was going to stay with Sally the following/next
  • 'I can't do it without your help.' ⇒ She said she ____ it without my help.
    didn't do
    hadn't done
    couldn't do