1. Bob did tell me that he probably wouldn't be coming in today.
2. Last week he told us that we don't have to do that exercise and then yesterday he said he'd made a mistake. .
3. Did you say these bills had to be paid before tomorrow?
4. Steve said he could play guitar when he was two years old. Do you believe that?
5. Pauline told my mum that she'd had better get a lawyer. I think she's right.
6. When we went to the party, Claudia told me that I must be on my best behaviour all evening. It was very rude of her, I thought.
7. Darren said that Mr Taylor was to have forgotten about the meeting, but I'm not so sure. I think he just didn't want to come.
8. When I was a teenager, my dad always told me that I'm not to stay out later than ten o'clock.
9. I was pleased when Jilly told us that she can help us paint the flat. If only I'd known then what that meant!
10. When I was at school, my English teacher always told us that we don't have to pay attention but we do have to be quiet.
11. The letter they sent six months ago said that they shall be in touch again soon. Well, I haven't heard anything since!
12. Seven years ago, the Prime Minister stated that his government will be corruption-free. It doesn't look that way now, does it?
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