Patient: I have been feeling out of sorts since I returned home.

The patient complained that he had been feeling out of sort since he … home.

Ann (to teacher): I was absent yesterday because I had an awful headache.

Ann … the teacher that she had been absent the day before because she had had a

headache.

Techer: Monitor, collect the workbooks, please.

The teacher … the work books.

 Bill (to me): Hello.

 Bill … me

My group-mate (to me): I’ll bring you the book next week.

My group-mate … me the book the following week.

Guests: We must go, it’s getting late. The guests said that they … go, as it was getting late.