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    I always buy organic butter’ — He said that always boughthe always boughthe always buy organic butter

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    Im getting my haircut tomorrow’ — She told me she she gets herwas getting herwas getting 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 they had seen herme they have seen herus they had seen her at the station

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

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

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    What time is it?’ — He asked what time it isme what time it isme what time is it

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

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    Ill go’ — He told that he would gosaid that he will gosaid that he would go

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    My name is Simon’ — He said his name is Simonmy name is Simonme his name is Simon

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    [Waiter to customers]: ‘Do you want to drink some wine?’ — The waiter asked them if they do want to drinkthem what if they wanted to drinkthem if they wanted 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 did know where the police station isasked the policeman if he knew where is the police stationasked the policeman if he knew where the police station was

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    I havent seen your dog’ — She told that she hadn’t seen myme she hadn’t seen myme she hadn’t seen her dog

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    Well tell you both about the job’ — They said me that they would tell usthat they would tell usthat they will 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 tothey had never been in 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 Sheila that she might see himtold him 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 that the movie was amazingthat the movie is being amazingme that the movie was amazing

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    [Man to me] ’I think Japan is my favourite country’ — He told me that he thought that Japan was histhat he thought that Japan was hisme that he thinks 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 ourus that they grew sunflowers in theirthem that they grew sunflowers in their garden

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

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

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