Simple Present/Present Perfect
John said: "I live in China."
John said that he lived in China.
They said: “We went out last night”
They said that they had gone out the night before.
She said: “I won’t be able to see you next week.”
She said that she wouldn't be able to see me the following week.
She said: “I can help you tomorrow.”
She said that she could help me the following day.
He said: "I was waiting for the bus when he arrived."
She said that she had been waiting for the bus when he (had) arrived.
Betty said: "I often bite my nails every time I see him."
Betty said that she often bit her nails every time she saw him.
He said: “ I’d never been to this place before”
He said that he had never been to that place before.
He said: “She’s living in Paris for a few months.”
He said that she was living in Paris for a few months.
She said: “You should go to bed early this afternoon.”
She said that I should go to bed early that afternoon.
He said: "No. I don't mind waiting here. I'll be fine."
He said that he didn't mind waiting there and that he would be fine.
Sandra said: “He hasn’t eaten his breakfast.”
Sandra said that he hadn’t eaten his breakfast.
She said: “I didn’t go to the party yesterday.”
She said that she hadn’t gone to the party the day before.
He said: “I visited my parents two days ago.”
He said that he had visited his parents two days before.
He said : “They would help if they could.”
He said that they would help if they could.
Mike said: "I must arrange a couple of things. But I am free tonight."
Mike said that he had to arrange a couple of things but that he was free that night.
He said: "A lot has been changed in our town since I was born."
He said that a lot had been changed in his town since he was born.
He said: “I hadn’t travelled by underground before I came to London.”
He said that he hadn’t travelled by underground before he came to London.
He said: "These drivers are talking on the phone while driving."
He said that those drivers were talking on the phone while driving.
She said: “I was sleeping right here when Julie called.”
She said that she had been sleeping right there when Julie called.
He said: "I got the message while I was waiting at the bus stop."
He said that he had got the message while he had been waiting at the bus stop.
They said, "We have never been here before."
They said that they had never been there before.
They said, "We were in London last week."
They said that they had been in London the week before.
He said, "I will have finished this paper by tomorrow."
He said that he would have finished that paper (by) the following day.
She said: "Nothing more can be done tonight, but I will certainly contact you next Monday."
She said that nothing more could be done that night, and that she would certainly contact him the following Monday.
He said: "My sister got married last year. I've never seen her ever since."
He said that his sister got married the year before and that he had never seen her ever since.