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"You must be very careful when you drive in the city center, Jim" said his father.
Jim's father told _________________
Jim's father told him that he must be/to be careful when he drove in the city center.
"I do want to speak to the manager." said Mrs Hobson.
Mrs Hobson insisted on __________________
Mrs Hobson insisted on speaking to the manager.
"We wish we were going to the cinema with Helen and Gary." said the children
The children regretted ___________________
The children regretted not going/that they were not going to the cinema with Helen and Gary.
"I saw Bill carrying a briefcase like yours yesterday." said Tom.
Tom mentioned ____________________
Tom mentioned that he had seen Bill carrying a briefcase like mine the previous day.
"All your meals taste really good, my darling." said Mr Webb to his wife.
Mr Webb complimented __________________-
Mr Webb complimented his wife on her tasty meals.
"If I were in your place, I would contact the police." said my friend.
My friend advised ______________
My friend advised me to call/ that I (should) call the police.
"There could have been more dissatisfied customers." said the analyst.
The analyst suspected __________________
The analyst suspected that there had been more dissatisfied customers.
"It was Vicky that spread the gossip." said Alice
Alice accused ________________________
Alice accused Vicky of spreading/having spread the gossip.
"When are you going to buy the car insurance?" said Lee.
Lee asked his brother __________________
Lee asked his brother when he was going to buy the car insurance.
"What caused the flooding last year?" asked the reporter.
The reporter inquired ____________________
The reporter inquired what had caused the flooding the previous year.
"Have there been any important messages for me?"
asked the manager.
The manager wanted to know _________________
The manager wanted to know if there had been any important messages for him.
"What will I do if I fail the exam?" said Mike to himself.
Mike wondered ________________________
Mike wondered what he would do if he failed the exam.