(1) He asked the manager, could he get transferred to another office? 実際の発言は、"Can I get tansferred ...?" (彼は別の職場へ転勤させてもらえるかと経営者に尋ねた) 間接話法なら、He asked the manager if he could get transferred to another office?となる。
(2) A guard came up to me. What were you doing here? I was just taking some pictures. (守衛が私に近づいてきた。ーーここで何をしているんだ。ーーちょっと写真を撮っているだけです) 「...と言った」にあたる主語と動詞を省き、時制を過去(進行)形で統一した例。