Present tense
Past tenses
Future tenses and +
Requests/orders/suggestions
Questions
100

"I'm tired", Tom said.

Tom said that he was tired.

100

Gregor said: "Sarah worked as a teacher for five years"

Gregor said that Sarah had worked as a teacher for five years.

100

"I will arrive late", Kelly said.

Kelly said that she would arrive late.

100

The teacher said to the students: "stop talking"

The teacher told the students to stop talking.

100

"What time is it?", Clara asked.

Clara asked what time it was.

200

Helen said: "I study at this school"

Helen said that she studied at that school

200

Lea said: "Tom lived here"

Lea said that Tom had lived there

200
Adrian said: "we are going to finish today"

Adrian said that they were going to finish that day.

200

The policeman said to the visitors: "don't park here".

The policeman told the visitors not to park there.

200

Axel asked: "What were you doing last night?·

Axel asked what I had been doing the night before.

300

Jeremy said: "I have a lot of work to do today"

Jeremy said that he had a lot of work to do that day.

300

Derek said: "I was working yesterday·

Derek said that he had been working the day before.

300

Helen said: "I will be here tomorrow"

Helen said that she would be there the day after.

300

She said: "We could go to the park tomorrow"

She suggested going to the park the following day.

300

"Where was Pamela hiding all this time?", asked Maika.

Maika asked where Pamela had been hiding all that time.

400

Susan said: "This is how it is done"

Susan said that that was how it was done.

400

Susan said: "I was crying because I had been chopping onions"

Susan said that she had been crying because she had been chopping onions.

400

Paul said: "things may be different next year"

Paul said that things might be different the following year.

400

Allan said_"Why don't you go to the doctor?"

You have to start with: Allan suggested that....

Allan suggested that I go to the doctor / Allan suggested that I should go to the doctor.

400

"Are you sure this is the best way to raise my mark?", asked Terrance.

Terrance asked if/whether I was sure that was the best way to raise his mark.

500

Dana said: "This is my boyfriend. He is working as a teacher this year".

Dana said that that was her boyfriend. He was working as a teacher that year.

500

Henry said: "My brother had been driving this car before the accident that happened yesterday".

Henry said that his brother had been driving that car before the accident that had happened the day before.

500

Anne said: "My dad can help fix this door, but he will have to charge the cost of the material".

Anne said that her dad could help fix that door, but he would have to charge the cost of the material.

500

The teacher said to the students: "Don't look at the answers. Why don't you try to do your exercises without cheating?"

The teacher told the students not to look at the answers and suggested that they do their exercises without cheating.

500

"Was Daniel working in your house yesterday?", asked Megan.

Megan asked if/whether Daniel had been working in my house the day before.

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