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MARY to her SISTER: "I LIKE this song."
Mary told her sister that she LIKED that song.
GUARD: "The dog ATTACKED the intruder."
The guard said that the dog HAD ATTACKED the intruder.
SUSPECT to POLICE: "I WAS not LYING!"
The suspect told the police that he HADN'T BEEN LYING.
NINA: "My daughter HAS BEEN STUDYING really hard".
Nina said that her daughter HAD BEEN STUDYING really hard.
SECURITY GUARD: "Please leave the premises".
The security guard ordered us TO LEAVE the premises."
JOHN: "Where IS your sister?"
John asked me where my sister WAS.
HEADMASTER: "Where DID you PUT the money, lad?"
The headmaster asked him where he HAD PUT his money.
ROBOT: “I AM GOING TO CONQUER the world.”
The robot said that he WAS GOING TO CONQUER the world.
ACTOR to SEAMSTRESS: “What HAVE you DONE with my costume?”
JENNY to her GIRL: "IS your homework FINISHED?"
Jenny asked her girl IF the homework WAS FINISHED.
DONOVAN: "I DON'T speak Italian"
Donovan said that he DIDN'T speak Italian.
SCIENTIST: "I DIDN'T MAKE a mistake."
The scientist said that he HADN'T MADE a mistake.
IRENE to her FRIEND: “You ARE RAINING on my parade!”
Irene told her friend that she WAS RAINING on her parade.
GENERAL CUSTER: "The army HADN'T PROVOKED the incident".
General Custer said that the army HADN'T PROVOKED the incident.
JONATHAN: “Which team won the championship?”
TICKET AGENT: "The film BEGINS at seven o'clock."
The ticket agent said that the film BEGAN at seven o'clock.
COCA COLA CO.: "DID the government ACCEPT our proposal?"
The Coca Cola Co. wanted to know if the government HAD ACCEPTED their proposal.
WAITRESS to US: “I AM PREPARING your drinks. GIVE me a minute, please".
The waitress said that she was preparing our drinks and asked us to give her a minute.
The lifeguard said that my boy HAD BEEN DISRUPTING the game by the pool."
THE TWINS: "The temperature IS 23° C."
The twins said that the temperature WAS 23° C.
STUNTMAN: "Who TOOK my sword?"
The stuntman wanted to know who HAD TAKEN his sword.
REPORTER: "The interview IS ENDING just now"
ATHLETE: "I HAD BEEN TRAINING for 3 years before the Olympic Games".
The athlete said that he HAD BEEN TRAINING for 3 years before the Olympic Games.
HISTORY TEACHER: "Exam tomorrow!"
The history teacher told us that there was an exam the following day.