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  • They inquired if they had ever been to America.
    They inquired:” Have they ever been to America?”
  • She wondered how much pay she could expect.
    She wondered:” how much pay can I expect?”
  • He said:” Tomorrow at five o’clock I will be sitting on a train to Glasgow.” (He said that…)
    He said that the next day at five o’clock he would be sitting on a train to Glasgow.
  • The referee asked:”How many players do you want to substitute?”
    The referee asked how many players I/we/he wanted to substitute.
  • Yes! I’ll do it again (JACK, AGREE)
    Jack agreed he would do it again.
  • 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 hired workers asked when they would be paid.
    The hired works asked:” When will we be paid?”
  • 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?”
  • Jane’s brother asked her who she was going out with.
    Brother to sister: “Who are you going out with Jane?”
  • The player wondered:”How many goals will we score this week?”
    The player wondered how many goals they would score that week.
  • "Keep quiet or I’ll punish you!" (THE TEACHER, THREATEN)
    The teacher threatened to punish me if I didn’t keep quiet.
  • The helper asked:”What time are you going to finish tomorrow?”
    The helper asked what time we were going to finish the next day
  •  The fireman asked:”When is the fire engine going to be ready?”
    The fireman asked when the fire engine was going to be ready
  • Daddy wanted to know if Kevin was going to be a lawyer.
    Daddy wanted to know:” Are you going to be a lawyer Kevin?”
  • Sarah asked if she had to sweep the floor after work.
    Sarah asked:” Do I have to sweep the floor after work?”
  • The assistant asked if I was looking for something
    The assistant asked:” Are you looking for something?”
  • The coach wanted to know:” Can you do your best boys?”
    The coach wanted to know from the boys if they could do their best.
  • The coach asked what he was doing then.
    The coach asked:”What is he doing now?”
  • The captain asked the guide when they would get to the coast.
    The captain asked:”When will we get to the coast, guide?”
  • The commander asked:” Do our soldiers have enough weapons?”
    The commander wanted to know if their/his soldiers had enough weapons.
  • He asked:” Are we going to start work tomorrow?”
    He asked if they were going to start work the next day.
  • "It's a great idea to go to the beach," said Maria.
    Maria said that it was a great idea to go to the beach.
  • He asked:”Where have you been Tom?”
    He asked me where I had been
  • 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?”
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