Statements
He said: “I have been working all day.”
He said that he had been working all day.
He said: “Where have you been?
He asked where I had been.
He said, “Don’t make any noise.”
He told me not to make any noise.
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He said: “I am meeting her here tomorrow.”
He said that he was meeting her there the next day.
She said: “I will have finished it by tomorrow.”
She said that she would have finished it by the next day.
She said: “Did you finish the report?”
She asked if (whether) I had finished the report.
She said: “Please don’t tell anyone about this.”
She asked me not to tell anyone about that.
may” → ?
might
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He said: “I saw her two days ago.”
He said that he had seen her two days before.
They said: “Why are you working so late?”
They asked why I was working so late.
The doctor said: “Take this medicine twice a day.”
The doctor told me to take that medicine twice a day.
shall” → ?
should / would
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They said: “We are planning to move next year.”
They said that they were planning to move the following year.
He said: “Have you been waiting long?”
He asked if I had been waiting long.
He said, “Let’s go out for dinner.”
He suggested going out for dinner. (or: suggested that we go out)
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She said: “I can’t come because I am busy.”
She said that she couldn’t come because she was busy.
She said: “What will you do if you fail?”
She asked what I would do if I failed.
She said: “You should see a doctor.”
She advised me to see a doctor.
used to” → ?
no change)
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