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- 2. SOME DAYS AGONOW I am very tired. Joe said (that) he was very tired. JOE I he, she present simple past simple
- 3. SOME DAYS AGONOW Joe and Tom said (that) they were very tired. JOE We they present simple past simple TOM I am very tired. We are very tired.
- 4. SOME DAYS AGONOW I need some rest. Sarah said (that) she needed some rest. SARAH I he, she present simple past simple
- 5. SOME DAYS AGONOW You look gorgeous in yellow. Diana told Sarah (that) she looked gorgeous in yellow. DIANA You he, she present simple past simple addressing someone told SARAH
- 6. SOME DAYS AGONOW I will go with you. Diana told Sarah (that) she would go with her. DIANA I he, she will would you (objective) him, her SARAH
- 7. SOME DAYS AGONOW Ted can help you with this. Diana told Sarah (that) Ted could help her with that. DIANA can could you (objective) him, her this that SARAH
- 8. SOME DAYS AGONOW I will wait for you here. Joe told Tom (that) he would wait for him there. JOE I he, she will would you (obj.) him, her here there TOM
- 9. SOME DAYS AGONOW Cindy and I have broken up. Joe told Tom (that) he and Cindy had broken up. JOE I he, she present perfect past perfect TOM
- 10. SOME DAYS AGONOW I saw Cindy today. Tom told Joe (that) he had seen Cindy that day. JOE I he, she past simple past perfect today that day TOM
- 11. SOME DAYS AGONOW Cindy is doing the laundry. Tom told Joe (that) Cindy was doing the laundry. JOE present continuous past continuous TOM
- 12. SOME DAYS AGONOW I didn’t work yesterday. Joe told Tom (that) he hadn’t worked the day before. JOE I he, she past simple past perfect yesterday the day before, the previous day TOM
- 13. SOME DAYS AGONOW Don’t tell anyone about this. Joe told Tom not to tell anyone about that. JOE don’t not to this that TOM
- 14. SOME DAYS AGONOW Are you going out tonight? Diana asked Sarah if she was going out that night. DIANA Yes/No question asked if you he, she is was tonight that night SARAH
- 15. SOME DAYS AGONOW When will you move out? Diana asked Sarah when she would move out. DIANA WH Question asked you he, she will would SARAH
- 16. SOME DAYS AGONOW Jerry can take us to the mall. Diana told Sarah (that) Jerry could take them to the mall. DIANA can could us them SARAH
- 17. SOME DAYS AGONOW I think Ann will come, but I may be wrong. Diana told Sarah (that) she thought Ann would come, but she might be wrong. DIANA I he, she present simple past simple will would may might SARAH
- 18. SOME DAYS AGONOW I don’t know your husband. Diana told Sarah (that) she didn’t know her husband. DIANA I he, she present simple past simple your her, his SARAH
- 19. SOME DAYS AGONOW It’s time for our nap. Diana told Sarah (that) it was time for their nap. DIANA present simple past simple our their SARAH
- 20. SOME DAYS AGONOW This is my neighbor’s son. Diana told Sarah (that) that was her neighbor’s son. DIANA this that present simple past simple my his, her SARAH
- 21. SOME DAYS AGONOW This car is mine. Diana told Sarah (that) that car was hers. DIANA this that present simple past simple mine his, hers SARAH
- 22. SOME DAYS AGONOW Diana and Sarah said (that) those cars were theirs. DIANA these those present simple past simple ours theirs SARAH These cars are ours.