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100

John said: "I really like pizza".

John said that he really liked pizza

100

Robert said: "We were at the cinema at about 11:00".

Robert said that they had been at the cinema at about 11:00.

100

Thomas said: "Don't shout!"

Thomas said not to shout!

100

She asked: "Are you OK?"

She asked if I was OK

200

Julie and Janet said: "We are listening to music in our room".

Julie and Janet said that they were listening to music in their room.

200

The man said: "The thief had robbed the lady and then he ran down the street".

The man said that the thief had robbed the lady and then he had run down the street.

200

Shakespeare wrote: "To be or not to be that is a question" 

Shakespeare wrote to be or not to be that was a question

200

He asked: "How many brothers and sisters does my dad have?"

He asked how many brothers and sisters my dad had

300

The students said: "The test is going to be next Wednesday".

The students said that the test was going to be the next Wednesday.

300

Bernardo said: "I didn't see anybody close to the scene of the crime".

Bernardo said that he hadn´t seen anybody close to the scene of the crime.

300

Sam said: "Close the door, it's too cold here".

Sam asked to close the door and said that it was too cold there.

300

My little brother asked: "Can anybody see me?"

My little brother asked if anybody could see him

400

The students said: "We haven´t studied this grammar subject yet".

The students said that they hadn´t studied that grammar subject yet.

400

Eva said: "We didn't eat anything while we were watching the film".

Eva said that they hadn´t eaten anything while they had been watching the film.

400

Nile said: "Wash up if you've stayed for dinner".

Nile asked to wash up if I had stayed for dinner

400

Mother wondered: "What were you doing alone while I was shopping?"

Mother wondered what I had been doing while she had been shopping

500

The president said: "We must do all we can to resolve the social problems of our country". (you are not from this country)

The president said that they had to do all they could to resolve the social problems of their country.

500
She said: "I wouldn't know what to do if I saw him with another girl"

She said that she wouldn't have known what to do if she had seen him with another girl

500

Janet told James: "Leave me alone, I'm angry with you!" 

Janet told James to leave her alone and she said that she was angry with him!

500

Teacher was interested: "Will you have passed your exams till September?"

Teacher was interested if I would have passed my exams till September