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  • Patricia said, “My mother will celebrate her birthday next week.”
    Patricia said that her mother would celebrate her birthday the following week.
  • The speaker said, ‘Be quiet and listen to my words.’ --> He urged them _______________.
    He urged them to be quiet and listen to them.
  • He said, ‘I am glad to be here this evening.’
    He says that he was glad to be there that evening.
  • He said to me, ‘I don’t believe you.’
    He said he didn’t believe me.
  • ‘I know her name and address,’ said John.
    John said that he knew/knows her name and address.
  • He said, ‘The horse has been fed.’
    He said that the horse had been fed.
  • ‘Where is the post office?’ asked the stranger.
    The stranger asked where the post office is/was.
  • She said to me, ‘Please wait here till I return.’ --> She asked ____________________.
    She asked me to wait there till she returned.
  • ‘Call the witness,’ said the judge. --> The judge commanded them _______________
    The judge commanded them to call the first witness.
  • He said, ‘I am writing letters.’
    He said that he was writing letters.
  • Sally said, “I can’t believe he is leaving me like this.”
    Sally said that she couldn’t believe he was leaving her like that.
  • John said to Peter, ‘Go away.’ --> John ordered Peter _________________.
    John ordered Peter to go away.
  • He said to me, ‘What are you doing?’
    He asked me what I was doing.
  • ‘German is easy to learn,’ she said.
    She said that German is/was easy to learn.
  • My sister told me, “I saw you at the supermarket yesterday.”
    My sister told me that she had seen me at the supermarket the day before.
  • ‘It is too late to go out,’ Alice said.
    Alice said that it was too late to go out.
  • John said, ‘I am very busy now.’
    John said that he was very busy then.
  • He said, ‘Will you listen to me?’
    He asked me if I would listen to him.
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