27. "This is the first time he has gone abroad," he said.
28. "Would you like to spend week with us?" they asked.
29. "I hear you passed your driving test first time. Congratulations!" John exclaimed.
30. "Don't forget to post the letter!" he reminded.
31. "I heard them. I heard it all," she claimed.
32. "I'm sorry I lost my new bike this morning," the boy apologized to his parents.
33. "I want you to do what I instructed yesterday," the instructor demanded.
34. "You didn't do what I instructed yesterday," the instructor pointed out.
35. "All right, I will tell you the truth now," James declared.
36. "You must practice for two hours every day," the piano teacher instructed.
37. The driver wanted to buy some cigarettes. So he stopped at a store.
38. The police arrived too late, so the robber had already escaped.