Simple Present
"You're the best". He said....
That I was the best.
“We are doing our homework today”. He
said...
He said that they were doing their homework that day.
“My mum had an accident last night”. He
told us ...
He told us his mum had had an accident the previous night.
“I’ve lost my bag”
She screamed...
She screamed that she had lost her bag.
"I will always love you". She promised...
that she would always loved me.
“Do you like my new T- shirt?” She asked me...
She asked me if I liked her new T-shirt.
“She’s meeting my parents tomorrow”.
He said...
He said she was meeting his parents the next/following day.
“My grandma lived here two years ago”.
Kate said...
Kate said her grandma had lived there two years before.
“Have you ever tried Chinese food?” The
waiter asked...
The waiter asked if I had ever tried Chinese food.
“Will you marry me?”
He asked...
He asked if I would marry him.
“I must learn this evening” My friend
said...
My friend said he/she had to learn that evening.
“Tom was cooking dinner when you called”. Kate told me...
Kate told me that Tom had been cooking dinner when I had called.
“We were victims of a crime yesterday”.
They told me...
They told me they had been victims of a crime the day before.
“Don’t waste my time”. He told me...
He told me not to waste his time.
“We can’t help you tomorrow”.
They told me...
They told me they couldn’t help me the next/following day.
“I love these shoes!” She said...
She said that she loved those shoes.
“We’re going to the cinema today”. She
said...
She said they were going to the cinema that day.
“How much money did they pay for the house?” She asked...
She asked how much money they had paid for the house.
“Don’t do it” Dad told me...
Dad told me not to do it.
“I will kill you!” He threatened
He threatened he would kill us/me.
“Where are the kids?” Mum asked...
Mum asked where the kids were.
“Can you help me with these boxes?” Peter
asked me ...
Peter asked me if I could help him with those boxes.
“Be quiet!” The teacher told students...
The teacher told students to be quiet.
“I don’t agree with you!” She told me...
She told me that she didn’t agree with me.
“I’ll clean the house later”. Tom said...
Tom said he would clean the house later.