1 Rose said, "I was just leaving the office when I came face to face with a stranger."

Rose said he she had just been leaving the office when she had come face to face with a stranger
2 Ann asked her brother, "Do you expect to be admitted to the univer¬sity?"

Ann asked her brother if he expected to be admitted to the university
3 Richard asked Jane, "What are you planning to do tomorrow?"

Richard asked Jane what he was planning to do the day after
4 She asked her boy friend "Is it true that your father fought in the last war?"

She asked har boy friend if it was true that his father had fought in the last war
5 Jane said to me, "Where have you been all this time?"

Jane asked me where I had been all that time
6 Mary said to her husband, "Did you see my handbag anywhere?"

Mary asked her husband if he had seen her handbag somewhere
7 The inspector said to the woman, "What were you doing at 7 o'clock yesterday evening?"

The inspector asked the woman what she was doing at 7 o'clock the previous evening
8 The passenger said to the taxi-driver: "Hurry up!" and he added "I must be at the station on time."

The passenger told the taxi driver to hurry up and said he had to be at the station on time
9 Tom said to himself: "Why I haven't thought of this before?" 

Tom asked himself why he hadn't thought of that before
10 Father said: "The taxi is coming now. Is everyone ready?"

Father said the taxi was coming then and asked if everyone was ready