"Do you like present?"
She asked me.....
She asked me if I liked the present
'I won't do it again'
He told me....
He told me he wouldn't do it again.
'We haven't spoken since last Christmas'
They said ....
They said they hadn't spoken the Christmas before
tonight
that night
What is always in front of you but can’t be seen?
The future
"Don't start!"
The teacher told them.....
The teacher told them not to start
'I can't remember your number'
She said...
She said she couldn't remember my number.
'You must switch it on first!'
He told me...
He told me I had to switch it on first
tomorrow
the next day
What can be broken, but is never held?
A promise
"Please help me!"
He asked me....
He asked me to help him.
'I bought them in the sales.'
She told me ....
She told me she'd bought them in the sales.
'Do you really want a dog?'
They asked him....
They asked him if he really wanted a dog
last month
the month before
What has a head, a tail, but does not have a body?
A coin
"What time are we meeting?"
I asked her....
I asked her what time we were meeting.
'Who invited you to the party?'
He asked me...
He asked me who had invited me to the party.
"I’ve been waiting for you for half an hour.”
He told....
He told me he had been waiting for me for half an hour.
here
there
What is it that lives if it is fed, and dies if you give it a drink?
Fire
'We're leaving tomorrow'
They said....
They said they were leaving the next day.
'What were you doing?'
She asked me....
She asked me what I'd been doing
“I’ll be waiting for you.”
She said she would be waiting for us.
next...
the following...
Is it legal for a man to marry his widow’s sister?
No, but since he is dead it would be hard to do so