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  • “I wrote an email to your father yesterday”, he said to me
    He told me he had written Nan email to my father the day before.
  • " Don't come here". He threatened.
    He threatened me not to come there.
  • “Did you go to Hue three years ago?” Tam asked Peter
    Tam asked Peter whether / if he had gone to Hue three years before.
  • “Why don’t you reply to the President’s offer right now?” said Mary to her husband. A. Mary suggested that her husband should reply to the President’s offer without delay. B. Mary told her husband why he didn’t reply to the President’s
    A
  • He said, “My wife has just bought a diamond ring.”
    He said his wife had just brought a diamond ring.
  • Here
    There
  • The day after tomorrow
    In two days’ time
  • "Where will we meet tonight". He asked me.
    He asked me where we would meet that night.
  • Tomorrow
    the following day/ the next day
  • “No, it’s not true. I didn’t steal the money!” Jeansaid. A. Jean refused to steal the money. B. Jean admitted stealing the money. C. Jean denied having stolen the money. D. Jean did not intend to steal the money.
    C
  • " Can you help us?". They asked me.
    They asked me whether / if I could help them.
  • ago
    before
  • last month/ night …
    the month before / the previous month/ night
  • “I’m sorry. I didn’t do the homework,” Peter said to the teacher. Peter apologised___________________.
    Peter apologised for not doing the homework.
  • "Please go out with me tonight." He insisted me.
    He insisted on going out with him that night.
  • "What did you send to me last night?" My girlfriend asked.
    My friend asked me what I had sent to her the day before.
  • Now
    Then
  • "Where are you going tomorrow?" They asked her.
    They asked her where she was going the next day.
  • “I’ll tell you about this tomorrow, Mary.” said Tom.
    Tom told Mary that he would tell her about that the next day.
  • “He is talking to your sister”, She said to me.
    She told me he was talking to my sister.
  • "Will you marry me?' He said to me.
    He asked me if I would marry him.
  • next month/ week. ..
    the month after / the following month/ week
  • yesterday
    the day before/ the previous day
  • The day before yesterday
    Two days before
  • "Do you love Japan?" They asked me.
    They asked me whether / if I loved Japan.
  • "What have you done to my cat?" asked Tom.
    Tom asked me what I had done to his cat.
  • “I have something to tell you” Kerry said to Cheryl.
    Kerry told Cherry (that) he had something to tell her.
  • “Be careful! Don't do that again,” he said. A. He encouraged me to do that again. B. He told me to be careful, so I didn't do that again. C. He advised me to be careful and do that again. D. He warned me not to do that again.
    D
  • "Follow me to my country". He told to me.
    He told me to follow him to his country.
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