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    I always buy organic butter’ — He said that he always buyhe always boughtalways bought organic butter

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    Im getting my haircut tomorrow’ — She told me she was getting herwas getting hershe gets her haircut the next day

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    I havent passed the test’ — He said he hasn't passedhe hadn’t passedhe that hadn't passed the test

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    We saw her at the station’ — They told me they have seen herus they had seen herthey had seen her at the station

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    Ill meet you all there’ — He said that he meetshe would meethe will meet us there

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    I cant hear them’ — She said she couldn’t hearshe doesn't hearshe isn't hearing them

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    What time is it?’ — He asked me what time is itme what time it iswhat time it is

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    [A woman to a man] ‘Do you like dinosaurs?’ — She asked him if he does like dinosaurshim if he liked dinosaurshim does he like dinosaurs

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    Ill go’ — He said that he will gosaid that he would gotold that he would go

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    My name is Simon’ — He said me his name is Simonmy name is Simonhis name is Simon

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    [Waiter to customers]: ‘Do you want to drink some wine?’ — The waiter asked them if they wanted to drinkthem what if they wanted to drinkthem if they do want to drink some wine

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    [Tourists to Policeman]: ‘Do you know where the police station is?’ — The tourists asked the policeman if he knew where the police station wasasked the policeman if did know where the police station isasked the policeman if he knew where is the police station

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    I havent seen your dog’ — She told me she hadn’t seen herthat she hadn’t seen myme she hadn’t seen my dog

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    Well tell you both about the job’ — They said that they will tell usthat they would tell usme that they would tell us about the job

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    We had never been to China before’ — They said that they have never been tothey had never been inthey had never been to China before

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    She said that she can’t stay long because she had to go tocouldn’t stay long because she had to go toshe couldn’t stay long because she had to go to another meeting

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    [Jimmy to Sheila]: ‘You might see me at this party’ — Jimmy told him that she might see himtold Sheila that she might see himtold Sheila that she might see her at that party

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    [Me to a woman] ‘Ive already eaten’ — I told her that I had already eatenshe that I had already eatenher that I have already eaten

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    The movie is amazing’ — He said me that the movie was amazingthat the movie was amazingthat the movie is being amazing

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    [Man to me] ’I think Japan is my favourite country’ — He told that he thought that Japan was hisme that he thinks Japan was hisme that he thought that Japan was his favorite country

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    [Them to us]: ’We grow sunflowers in our garden’ — They told us that they grew sunflowers in theirthem that they grew sunflowers in theirus that they grew sunflowers in our garden

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    Were going to have a baby next year’ — He said that we are going to havethey were going to havethey are going to have a baby the following year

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    I couldnt swim’ — She said that she can’tthat I couldn’tthat she couldn’t swim

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    [Man to me]: ‘My dog might be ill’ — The man told me that his dog might beme that my dog might bethat his dog might be ill

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    I lost my bag in the airport’ — My sister said that she had lost her bagme that she had lost her bagthat she lost her bag in the airport