”I am watching TV,” he said. -> He said that he *was* (verb) watching TV.

”She will be coming later,” they told me. -> They told me that she *would* (modal) be coming later.

”We have finished our homework,” the children announced. -> The children announced that they *had* (verb) finished their homework.

”Can you help me?” she asked. -> She asked if I *could* (modal) help her.

”You should try the new restaurant,” he recommended. -> He recommended that I *should* (modal) try the new restaurant.

”I must leave now,” she said. -> She said that she *had to* (modal) leave now.

”Do not touch that,” the teacher warned. -> The teacher warned not to *touch* (verb) that.

”He does not know the answer,” they said. -> They said that he *did not* (verb) know the answer.

”I’ll call you tomorrow,” he promised. -> He promised that he *would* (modal) call me tomorrow.

”We are planning a trip,” they declared. -> They declared that they *were* (verb) planning a trip.

”Please, be quiet,” she asked. -> She asked to *be* (verb) quiet.

”I might visit Paris next year,” he speculated. -> He speculated that he *might* (modal) visit Paris next year.

”I didn’t do it,” he insisted. -> He insisted that he *hadn’t* (verb) done it.

”We’ve been studying all night,” they complained. -> They complained that they *had* (verb) been studying all night.

”Are you going to the party?” he inquired. -> He inquired if I *was* (verb) going to the party.

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”Why are you late?” she questioned. -> She questioned why I *was* (verb) late.

”I can’t find my glasses,” he explained. -> He explained that he *couldn’t* (modal) find his glasses.

”You mustn’t forget to pay the bill,” he reminded her. -> He reminded her that she *mustn’t* (modal) forget to pay the bill.

”I’ll be moving to London,” she disclosed. -> She disclosed that she *would* (modal) be moving to London.

”Have they called yet?” she wondered. -> She wondered if they *had* (verb) called yet.

”We used to live in Spain,” she recalled. -> She recalled that they *used to* (modal) live in Spain.

”Let’s start the meeting,” he proposed. -> He proposed that they *should* (modal) start the meeting.

”Don’t forget to check the oil,” the mechanic advised. -> The mechanic advised not to *forget* (verb) to check the oil.

”I have never seen that movie,” she admitted. -> She admitted that she *had* (verb) never seen that movie.

”We will help you,” they offered. -> They offered to *help* (verb) me.

”Could you repeat that?” he requested. -> He requested that I *could* (modal) repeat that.

”I don’t want to go outside,” she complained. -> She complained that she *didn’t* (verb) want to go outside.

”You don’t need to bring any food,” she insisted. -> She insisted that I *didn’t need to* (modal) bring any food.

”How did he get here?” he pondered. -> He pondered how he *had* (verb) got here.

”We are considering a job offer,” they reflected. -> They reflected that they *were* (verb) considering a job offer.