PRESENT SIMPLE
The referee asked:”How many players do you want to substitute?”
The referee asked how many players I/we/he wanted to substitute.
The reporter asked, “Did you see the accident?”
The reporter asked me/him/her/them if I/he/she/they had seen the accident.
Jimmy complained, “I have already written this invitation twice.”
Jimmy complained that he had already written that invitation twice.
He asked me, “Are you starting work on Monday?”
He asked me if I was starting work on Monday.
Mary said, “I will play a card game tomorrow.”
Mary informed me that she would play a card game the following day.
My friend said, “Don’t go there after dark.”
My friend warned me not to go there after dark.
The doctor asked, “How did you feel after the operation?”
The doctor wanted to know how I/he/she had felt after the operation.
He asked:”Where have you been Tom?”
He asked me where I had been.
Marty said, “I’m going to visit my uncle next month.”
Marty said that he was going to visit his uncle the following month.
She asked me, "When will I see you again?"
She asked me when she would see me again.
Malcolm said, “You must take your shoes off. “
Malcolm ordered him to take his shoes off.
They wanted to know:”Why weren’t we allowed to park here last month?”
They wanted to know why they hadn’t been allowed to park there the month before.
Her boyfriend told her,” You have bought a wonderful dress.”
Her boyfriend told her that she had bought a wonderful dress.
The fireman asked:”When is the fire engine going to be ready?”
The fireman asked when the fire engine was going to be ready.
Dad explained, “I will be leaving this house next week.”
Dad explained to us that he would be leaving that house the following week.
Keith told the immigration officer, “This is my first visit to the United States.”
Keith told the immigration officer that that was his first visit to the United States.
The policeman wondered, “Why didn’t you stop at the traffic lights?”
The policeman wondered why I/he/they hadn’t stopped at the traffic lights.
She said, "It's been a long time since I had such a good meal."
She said that it had been a long time since she had had such a good meal.
My parents said, "We are going on holiday tomorrow."
My parents said that they/we were going on holiday the following day.
George said, “I can’t do it now, but I’ll try later.”
George said that he couldn't do it then but he would try later.
The girl asked the shop assistant, “Can you shorten this dress for me?”
The girl asked the shop assistant if she could shorten that dress for her?
The teacher asked me, “Could you swim when you were little?
The teacher asked me if I could swim when I had been little.
Jimmy said, “ I haven't seen Harry for ages and I don’t know where he is."
Jimmy said that he hadn't seen Harry for ages and he didn't know where he was.
The reporter asked, “Where is the president staying today?”
The reporter wanted to know where the president was staying that day.