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Mixed reported speech

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  • 'I'll phone you tomorrow', he said to me.
    He said to me (that) he would phone me the following day.
  • 'Open the window, please', he said to me.
    He asked me to open the window.
  • 'I can't swim', he said.
    He said (that) he couldn't swim.
  • 'I can't go out with you this afternoon', he explained
    He explained (that) he couldn't go out with me that afternoon.
  • 'Don't make a mess, please', my dad said to me.
    My dad asked me not to make a mess.
  • 'I'm very tired today', Mary told me.
    Mary told me (that) she was very tired.
  • 'Don't smoke here, please', sha said to him.
    He asked him not to smoke there.
  • 'Don't talk to your friend!', the teacher said to me.
    The teacher told me not to talk to my friend.
  • 'The concert started 30 minutes ago', they told us.
    They told us (that) the concert started 30 minutes before.
  • 'Why did you go out last night', he asked me.
    He asked me why I had gone out the previous night.
  • 'Wash you hands!', dad said to his son.
    Dad told his son to wash his hands.
  • 'What did you watch last weekend?', he asked me.
    He asked me what I had watched the previous weekend.
  • 'Could you please be quiet', she said to me.
    She asked me to be quiet.
  • 'I've never been to the UK', he claimed.
    He claimed (that) he had never been to the UK.
  • "What are you going to do next week?', he asked me.
    He asked me what I was going to do the next week.
  • 'Don't forget to close the window!', they said to me.
    They told me not to forget to close the window.
  • 'Do your homework!', my mum said to me.
    My mum told me to do my homework.
  • 'Will you help us with the packing tomorrow?', Betty asked us.
    Betty asked us if / whether we would help them with the packing the following day.
  • Did you visit your grandparents two days ago?, he asked me.
    He asked me if / whether I had visited my grandparents two days before.
  • 'What time does the train leave?', he asked her.
    He asked her what time the train left.
  • 'My father takes me to school every day', he said
    He said (that) his father took him to school every day.
  • 'Do you want a lift to work tomorrow?', he asked her.
    He asked her if / whether she wanted a lift to work on the following day.
  • 'Is she doing anything tonight', he asked.
    He asked if / whether she was doing anything that night.
  • 'I'm seeing the doctor this morning', she told me.
    She told me (that) she was seeing the doctor that morning.
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