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Susie said: "I am late!"
Susie said she was late.
Susie said that she was late.
Someone painted our house.
We had our house painted.
We open the windows every morning.
The windows are open every morning.
She said she was sleeping.
She said: "I am sleeping"
The window was broken by someone.
Someone broke the window.
My parents said: "We are leaving tomorrow"
My parents said (that) they were leaving the next day.
John is reading the newspapers to me.
I am having the newspapers read to me.
They wrote the homework.
The homework was written.
My friend said he had fallen the day before.
My friend said: "I fell yesterday"
The song has been written by him.
He has written the song.
Jack said: "I didn't visit my aunt last week"
Jack said (that) he hadn't visited his aunt the week before.
Jack said (that) he hadn't visited his aunt the previous week.
The teacher always ties his shoelaces.
He always has his shoelaces tied.
The have sold their house.
Their house has been sold.
He asked whether that was a good idea.
He asked: "Is this a good idea?"
The car was bought by that couple.
That couple bought the car.
We asked them: "Can you help us with the report next month?"
We asked them if they could help us with the report the next month.
A proffessional could build you a shed.
You could have a shed built.
We are celebrating the victory.
The victory is being celebrated.
My mum asked him where he had been the week before.
My mum asked him: "Where were you last week?"
Music is being played by the band.
The band is playing music.
The teacher asked me: "When have you ever written this?"
The teacher asked me when I had ever written that.
They have sent the letter for me.
I have had the letter sent.
We will put the books here.
The books will be put here.
He asked whether I would help him there.
He asked: "Will you help me here?"
Homework will be done by me.
I will do the homework.