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  • "Have you ever tried bungee jumping?" they wanted to know.
    They wanted to know if/whether I had ever tried bungee jumping.
  • "This time next week, I will be traveling in Italy," she told me.
    She told me (that) this time the following week, she would be traveling in Italy.
  • "Will you be attending the seminar next Monday?" the professor asked.
    The professor asked if/whether I would be attending the seminar the following Monday.
  • "What are you reading?" she asked.
    She asked what I was reading.
  • "Close the window before you leave," she told me.
    She told me to close the window before I left.
  • "If I had known about the event, I would have attended," he admitted.
    He admitted (that) if he had known about the event, he would have attended.
  • "Please don’t interrupt me while I’m speaking," he said.
    He asked me not to interrupt him while he was speaking.
  • "I am going to apply for that scholarship," he said.
    He said (that) he was going to apply for that scholarship.
  • "We can meet at the café at 6 p.m.," they suggested.
    They suggested (that) we could meet at the café at 6 p.m.
  • "Do your best in the competition!" the coach encouraged us.
    The coach encouraged us to do our best in the competition.
  • "They will announce the winners tomorrow," the teacher said.
    The teacher said (that) they would announce the winners the following day.
  • "Don’t forget to bring your passport," she reminded me.
    She reminded me to bring my passport.
  • "Who will have completed the assignment by Friday?" the teacher asked.
    The teacher asked who would have completed the assignment by Friday.
  • "Call me as soon as you land," she told him.
    She told him to call her as soon as he landed.
  • "She was working on her thesis all night," he said.
    He said (that) she had been working on her thesis all night.
  • "I have never been to Japan," she said.
    She said (that) she had never been to Japan.
  • "Where had you been before the meeting started?" she asked me.
    She asked me where I had been before the meeting started.
  • "We are watching a documentary about space exploration," they told me.
    They told me (that) they were watching a documentary about space exploration.
  • "I had already finished the project before the deadline," she mentioned.
    She mentioned (that) she had already finished the project before the deadline.
  • "By the time you arrive, we will have finished the report," they said.
    They said (that) by the time I arrived, they would have finished the report.
  • "Did you enjoy the concert last night?" he asked.
    He asked if/whether I had enjoyed the concert the previous night.
  • "You should take a break; you look exhausted," she advised me.
    She advised me (that) I should take a break because I looked exhausted.
  • "Let’s go for a walk after lunch," they suggested.
    They suggested going for a walk after lunch.
  • "I must submit this assignment before midnight," he said.
    He said (that) he had to submit the assignment before midnight.
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