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your parents said:
"You need to start looking for a job"
my parents said that I needed to start looking for a job
your parents: we invested a lot in your education, you can't quit!
My parents reminded me that they had invested a lot in my education, and that I couldn't quit
Your parents:
We've been thinking about selling the house and moving abroad
My parents told me they had been thinking about selling the house and moving abroad
Your parents:
you'll be the best at whatever you want
My parents said I'd be the best at whatever I wanted
your Boss:
Everybody is an essential part of this company
My boss said that everybody was an essential part of this company
Your boss: your performance last month was not what I expected
My boss told me that my performance last month hadn't been what he (Had) expected.
Your Boss:
I've observed you are a very committed and hardworking employee
Your Boss said he had observed I was a very committed and hardworking employee
Your Boss:
You'll get a raise next month
My boss said I would get a raise the following month
The news channel:
"Climate change seems to be getting worse in Europe"
The news channel reported that Climate change seemed to be getting worse in Europe"
The news channel:
"Crime rates in Colombia decreased last month"
The news channel affirmed that Crime rates in Colombia had decreased last month
The news channel:
"women in Iran have continued to protest against their government"
The news channel confirmed that women in Iran had continued to protest against their government
The News channel
human beings will be extinct in 300 years if they continue living like this
The News channel said that human beings would be extinct in 300 years if they continued living like that
The teacher:
your grade corresponds to the degree of participation you had in class
The teacher said that my grade corresponded to the degree of participation I had had in class
The teacher:
your performance in today's class was outstanding, I'm proud of you!
The teacher said that my performance in today's class had been outstanding, and that she was proud of me!
The teacher:
I've had a strong cold this week, I haven't had time to check the exams
The teacher said that she had had a strong cold this week, and she hadn't had time to check the exams
The teacher:
You will pass this course if you follow my advice
The teacher said that we would pass this course if we followed her advice
your neighbor:
I'm starting a political campaign and I need your vote!
My neighbor said, he was starting a political campaign and that he needed my vote.
your neighbor:
You didn't let me sleep with your snoring
my neighbor told me that I hadn't let him sleep with my snoring.
Your neighbor:
I've seen your dog doing his business on my garden
My neighbor said he had seen my dog doing his business on his garden.
Your neighbor:
I'll move to a better town next week
My neighbor said he would move to a better town the following week