Present Simple/Commands
John ordered his son, ''Eat the whole pizza.''
John ordered his son to eat the whole pizza.
Robert said, ''We were at the movies until around 11:00.''
Robert said that they had been at the movies until about 11:00.
Thomas said, ''I've never eaten sushi before.''
Thomas said that he'd never eaten sushi before.
Jacob said, I am not waiting any longer for the bus.
Jacob said that he was not waiting any longer for the bus.
Lenildo said, ''There are just too many cars here!''
He said that there were just too many cars there.
Rafael said, ''I want to go to the show this weekend.''
Rafael said that he wanted to go to the show that weekend.
The girl said, ''I finished my exams yesterday.''
The girl said that she had finished her exams the day before/the previous day.
Sam asked Maria, ''Have you booked your ticket?''
Sam asked if/whether Maria had booked her ticket.
Julie and Janet said, We are listening to music our room.
They said that they were listening to music in their room.
Neto, ''I am going, I will be there!''
Neto said that he was going, he would be there.
My grandma warned, ''Don't take off your jacket, it's cold!"
My grandma warned me not to take off my jacket as it was cold.
Bernardo said, ''I wasn't any place near the scene of the crime.''
Bernardo said that he hadn´t been any place near the scene of the crime.
Baruto said, ''I have bought a new refrigerator from this new shop.''
Neto said that he had bought a new refrigerator from that new shop.
The students said, "The test is going to be today".
They said that the test was going to be that day.
Roberta asked, "Can you do this today?''
Roberta asked if I could do that that day.
Martin Helme said, ''We must do all we can to resolve the social problems of our country.'' (You live in the country)
Martin Helme said that they had to do all they could to resolve the social problems of our country.
Pablo said, ''We didn't drink anything at the show last week.''
Pablo said that they hadn't drunk anything at the show the previous week/the week before.
Newton said, ''I hadn't played chess for a week!''
Newton said that he hadn't played chess for a week.
"I am reading a book now", he said.
He said that he was reading a book then.
Julio said, ''Me and my brother have to take the test next Friday.''
Julio said that he and his brother had to take the test the following Friday.
The teacher commanded, "Don't eat here!"
The teacher commanded not to eat there.
Roberta asked, ''Why didn't you come with me yesterday?''
Roberta asked why they hadn't come with her the previous day/the day before.
''Paula had always been a shopaholic!'', the girl admitted.
The girl admitted that Paula had always been a shopaholic.
"We are playing football tonight", they told me.
They told me that they were playing football that night.
The students said, ''We would love to go home right now''
The students said they would love to go home right then.