"Lift up your head, Lan," said her mother.
→ Her mother told Lan to lift up her head.

He told me, "Don't call me a champion."
→ He told me not to call him a champion.

He asked me, "Why didn't you come to class yesterday?"
→ He asked me why I hadn't come to class the day before.

She wanted to know, "How long will it take me to get there?"
→ She wanted to know how long it would take her to get there.

She asked him, "Have you read this book?"
→ She asked him if he had read that book.

He asked me, "Who is the girl over there?"
→ He asked me who the girl over there was.

"Did you phone me yesterday?" Tom asked Mary.
→ Tom asked Mary if she had phoned him the day before.

"Do you know how far the swimming pool is?" I asked Mary.
→ I asked Mary if she knew how far the swimming pool was.

"I didn't know them – Did you, Tom?" she asked.
→ She asked Tom if he had known them.

"Avoid the Marble Arch," said the policeman. "There's going to be a big demonstration there."
→ The policeman told us to avoid the Marble Arch because there was going to be a big demonstration there.

"Don't take more than two of these at once," said the doctor, handing me a bottle of pills.
→ The doctor told me not to take more than two of those at once while handing me a bottle of pills.

"I'd buy a big tin if I were you," said the grocer.
→ The grocer said that he would buy a big tin if he were me.

Mary says, "I usually get up much earlier than you do, Tom."
→ Mary says that she usually gets up much earlier than Tom does.

The doctor said, "Stay out of the crowds and don't forget to take medicines."
→ The doctor told me to stay out of the crowds and not forget to take medicines.

They asked us, "May we smoke here in this room?"
→ They asked us if they could smoke here in that room.

The teacher told them, "Memorize this lesson."
→ The teacher told them to memorize that lesson.

1Her mother told Lan to lift up her head.
2He told me not to call him a champion.
3He asked me why I hadn’t come to class the day before.
4She wanted to know how long it would take her to get there.
5She asked him if he had read that book.
6He asked me who the girl over there was.
7Tom asked Mary if she had phoned him the day before.
8I asked Mary if she knew how far the swimming pool was.
9She asked Tom if he had known them.
10The policeman said to avoid the Marble Arch as there was going to be a big demonstration there.

• The doctor told me not to take more than two of those at once, while handing me a bottle of pills.
• The grocer said that he would buy a big tin if he were me.
• Mary says that she usually gets up much earlier than Tom does.
• The doctor said to stay out of the crowds and not forget to take the medicines.
• They asked us if they could smoke here in this room.
• The teacher told them to memorize this lesson.