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she said, “I buy a pen.”

• she said she bought a pen.

• she said she buys a pen.

• she said that she buys a pen.

• she said she buy a pen.

she said, “ I am buying a pen.”

• she says that she was buying a pen

• she said that she was bought a pen

• she said that she was buying a pen

• she said that she was being bought a pen

she said, ‘ I have bought a pen.”

• she said that she has bought a pen

• she said that she was bought a pen

• she said that she was buyed a pen

• she said that she had bought a pen

she said, “ I have been buying a pen since 6 o’clock.”

• she said that she had been buying a pen since 6 o’clock

• she said that she have been buying a pen since 6 o'clock

• she said that she had been buy a pen since 6 o'clock

• she said that she have been bought a pen since 6 o'clock

she said, “ I bought a pen.”

• she said that she have bought a pen

• she said that she had been bought a pen

• she said that she had bought a pen

• she said that she have been bought a pen

They complained, "We have been waiting for hours".

• They complained they had waited for hours.

• They complained that they have been waiting for hours.

• They complained they had been waiting for hours.

• They complained that they had waiting for hours.

"We were living in Paris", they told me.

• They told me that they had been lived in Paris.

• They told me that they had been living in Paris.

• They told me that they have been living in Paris.

• They told me that they has been living in Paris.

She said, "I'll be using the car next Friday".

• She said that she'll be used the car next Friday.

• She said that she would be using the car next Friday.

• She said that she'll be using the car next Friday.

• She said she would be using the car next Friday.

"Bill arrived on Saturday", he said.

• He said that Bill arrived on Saturday.

• He said that Bill had arrived on Saturday.

• He said that Bill has arrived on Saturday.

• He said that Bill have arrived on Saturday.

"I had just turned out the light," he explained.

• He explained he had just turning out the light.

• He explained that he has just turned out the light.

• He explained that he had just turned out the light.

• He explained that he have just turned out the light.