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John said, ''I really like pizza.''
John said that he really liked pizza.
Robert said, ''We were at the movies until around 11:00.''
Robert said that they had been at the movie until about 11:00.
Thomas said, ''I've never eaten sushi before.''
Thomas said that he'd never eaten sushi before.
She told me "I will not work". (refuse)
She refused to work.
Rafael said, ''I want to go to the show this weekend.''
Rafael said that he wanted to go to the show that weekend.
The girl said, ''I finished my exams yesterday.''
The girl said that she had finished her exams the day before/the previous day.
Sam asked Maria, ''Have you booked your ticket?''
Sam asked if/whether Maria had booked her ticket.
"Yes, I stole it" he said. (admit)
He admitted to stealing it. / He admitted that he had stolen it.
Bridget Jones asked, ''How are you boy?''
She asked the boy how he was.
Bernardo said, ''I wasn't any place near the scene of the crime.''
Bernardo said that he hadn´t been any place near the scene of the crime.
Baruto said, ''I have bought a new refrigerator from this new shop.''
Neto said that he had bought a new refrigerator from that new shop.
"Ask Kate for help" she said. (advise)
She advised me to ask for help.
The teacher commanded, '"Come here!"
The teacher commanded to come there.
Pablo said, ''We didn't drink anything at the show last week.''
Pablo said that they hadn't drunk anything at the show the previous week/the week before.
Newton said, ''I hadn't played chess for a week!''
Newton said that he hadn't played chess for a week.
"I am reading a book", he said.
He said that he was reading a book then.
She said "sea turtles are in danger". (explain)
She explained that sea turtles were in danger.
Martin Helme said, ''We must do all we can to resolve the social problems of our country.''
Martin Helme said that they had to do all they could to resolve the social problems of our country.
Roberta asked, ''Why didn't you come with me yesterday?''
Roberta asked why hadn't they come with her the previous day/the day before.
''Paula had always been a shopaholic!'', the girl admitted.
The girl admitted that Paula had always been a shopaholic.
"We were living in Paris last year", they told me.
They told me that they had been living in Paris the previous year.
"Let's go out tonight!", he said. (suggest)
He suggested going out that night. / He suggested that we go out that night.