STATEMENTS
He said: "I will be here early tomorrow"
He said that he would be there early the following day.
"Who owns this dictionary?", asked the teacher.
The teacher asked who owned that/the dictionary.
"Do as I say" said the instructor to the little kid.
The instructor ordered the little kid to do as he/she said.
"Yes, I agree it´s a brilliant film." (She)
She agreed that it was a brilliant film.
She agreed to the film being brilliant.
He said that what was that noise
he ASKED WHAT that noise WAS
He said to us: "I would like to thank you all for the present that you sent me"
He said to us (he told us) that he would like to thank us all for the present that we had sent him.
"Are you going to let me in or aren't you?" she said.
She asked whether I was going to let her in or not.
"Come here, boy", the old lady said.
The old lady asked/told the boy to go there.
"We are sorry. We´ve forgotten your name" ( to Mark)
We apologised to Mark for forgetting his name.
We said that if did they want to come with us.
We ASKED IF they WANTED to come with us.
I said: "Mary, I came here to meet your parents, not to see your friends"
I told Mary that I had gone there to meet her parents and not to see her friends.
"Did you see what I saw, Joe?" he said.
He asked Joe if he had seen what he had seen. / He asked Joe whether he had seen the same as him.
"Don't wait till tomorrow", the advertisement said to the viewers, "send the coupon today"
The advertisement told the viewers not to wait till the following day/the day after and to send the coupon that day/on that (same) day/.
"Could you sit down and be quiet , please?" (teacher to students)
The teacher asked the students to sit down and be quiet.
The bus driver said to everybody to not stand.
The bus driver ASKED/TOLD everybody NOT TO stand.
"This mirror is there so that you can see yourself when you are dancing, students", said the instructor.
The instructor said to the pupils /told the pupils that the/that mirror was there so that they could see themselves when they were dancing.
"Are you being attended, sir?", asked the waiter.
The waiter asked him/ a client/ the customer if/whether he was being attended.
"Can you please bring my bag, which is on that shelf in the hall?" my mother said.
My mother asked me to get/fetch/ take her bag, which was on that shelf in the hall.
"No, I don´t want to see him now." ( boss)
The boss refused to see him then.
His secretary asked when was he leaving
His secretary asked when HE WAS leaving
She said : "I don´t drink alcoholic beverages. It´s against my principles."
She said that she didn´t drink alcoholic beverages because it was against her principles.
"I've just received my son's school report. Would you like to see it?" she said."No", I answered.
She said that she had just received her son's school report and invited me to see it / asked me if I would like to see it
I answered/ replied that I wouldn't.
"Wear a wig and nobody will know who you are", said Mr Puigdemont's personal advisor.
Mr Puigdemont's personal advisor told him to wear a wig so that nobody would know who he was.
Mr Puigdemont´s personal advisor recommended him wearing a wig .....
"Let´s talk about this issue seriously or we will regret it next week." ( Sue)
Sue suggested talking about that issue serious or they would regret it the following week.
Sue suggested that they talk about that issue or they would regret it the following week.
He asked me that if did I want a beer and I answered that sorry I don't drink alcohol.
He asked me if/whether I WANTED a beer and I REFUSED and APOLOGISED FOR NOT DRINKING alcohol.