1) 'I will send you a postcard,' he told us. a) He told us that he would send us a postcard b) He told us that he will send us a postcard. c) He told us that he would send her a postcard. 2)  'We bought a new car yesterday,' she said. a) She said that they bought a new car yesterday. b) She said that they had bought a new car the previous day. c) She said that they bought a new car the previous day. 3) 'I don't speak German,' he said. a) He said that he didn't speak German. b) He said that he hadn't spoken German. c) He said that he didn't spoke German. 4) 'You failed your art exam,' Pat said a) Pat said that I failed my art exam. b) Pat said that I fail my art exam. c) Pat said that I had failed my art exam. 5) 'I can't drive your car,´ he told us. a) He told us that he can't drive my car. b) He told us that he couldn't drive my car. c) He told us that he can drive his car. 6) 'You look nice today,' he told me. a) He told me that I looked nice that day. b) He told me that I look nice that day. c) He told me that I had looked nice today. 7) 'We are going ice-skating tomorrow,' they said. a) They said they are going ice-skating tomorrow. b) They said they were going ice-skating the following day. c) The said they would go ice-skating the following day. 8) The students aren't listening to me,' the teacher said. a) The teacher said that the students didn' listen to him b) The teacher said that the students are not listening to him c) The teacher said that the students were not listening to him 9) 'You must work next weekend,' she told me. a) She told me that I had to work next weekend b) She told me I must work next weekend c) She told me I should work next weekend 10)  'My son didn't travel to Europe last year,' she said. a) She said that her son hadn't travelled to Europe the previous year. b) She said that her son didn't travel to Europe the previous year. c) She said that her son hadn't travel to Europe the previous year. 11) 'You mustn't push the button!' he told us. a) He told us that we didn't have to push the botton b) He told us that we didn't push the botton c) He told us that we shouldn't push the bottom 12) 'I have never eaten Mexican food', John said. a) John said that he didn't eat Mexican food. b) John said that he has never eaten Mexican food. c) John said that he had never eaten Mexican food.

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