1) On Monday: My friends said, "We will set off tomorrow."  Two weeks later , on Wednesday: I talked to my friends some weeks ago, and they said they would set off a) tomorrow b) the next day 2) On Friday morning: Marion said, "I'm going to meet Greg tomorrow."  On Friday evening : I talked to Marion today , and she said she was going to meet Greg a) tomorrow b) the following day 3) In the bedroom : Mark said, "I don't want to put this shelf here." ...  Sitting in the living room : I was discussing with Mark in the bedroom, and he told me he didn't want to put  a) this shelf here b) that shelf there 4) On 1 June: Luisa said, "I invited him to the party last week."   On 20 June: I spoke to Luisa a couple of weeks ago, and she told me that she had invited him to the party a) the previous week b) last week 5) On Thursday: My cousin said ," Mary and I went to see our grandma last week." On Friday (same week): I was talking with my cousin yesterday , and he said Mary and he had gone to see their grandma a) last week b) the previous week 6) Before school: Jim said, "We are solving a test today." After school (same day) : I talked to Jim this morning , and he told me they were solving a test a) Today b) That day 7) Friday : Tina said ,"I will resign today." ... 4 days later, on Tuesday: I had a word with Tina last Friday , and she told me that she would resign a) today b) that day 8) In the Kitchen with Mom : Mom said, "We can fix the stove now." .... Some time later ... When I was with mom in the kitchen, she said we could fix the stove a) then b) now 9) January: Daniel said, " I will travel to Bogotá in February."  May: I remember speaking with Daniel some months ago, I think it was in January. I remember he told me he'd travel to Bogotá  a) The following month b) The last month 10) Wednesday: Mariana said, " I have lots of work to do this week , sorry I can't go to your wedding." Three weeks later: The last time I spoke to Mariana was some weeks ago. She told me she couldn't go to my wedding because she had lots of work a) This week b) That week

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