Simple Present
Past Simple
Mixed I
Mixed II
Mixed III
100
“We often meet friends in London at the weekend” He told me _______________________.
He told me they often met friends in London at the weekend.
100
“We ate Chinese food, then we walked home.”
She told me they had eaten Chinese food, then they walked home.
100
“I’m leaving tomorrow”
She said (that) she was leaving (the next day/the following day).
100
“I usually drink coffee in the mornings”
She said that she usually drank coffee in the mornings.
100
I was Reading articles about diabetes.
She said that she had been reading articles about diabetes.
300
“She doesn’t have enough time to do everything” She said_____________________________________.
She said she didn’t have enough time to do everything.
300
“Lucy didn't go to university.”
She told me Lucy hadn’t gone to university
300
“Could you tell me where the post office is?”
She asked me to tell her where the post office was. Or She asked me if I could tell her where the post office was.
300
I went to that new gin bar yesterday, said Juan.
Juan said that he had been/gone to that new gin bar the previous day/the day before.
300
“What were you doing when I saw you?”
She asked me what I had been doing when she saw/had seen me.
500
“Be quiet. The baby’s sleeping.”
She told me to be quiet because the baby was sleeping.
500
“He didn't take a shower because he forgot to pay the water bill due to extreme intoxication."
She said he hadn’t taken a shower because he had forgotten to pay the water bill due to extreme intoxication.
500
“How often do you play sport?”
She asked me how often I played sport.
500
The newsreader said the weather would be better next week.
The newsreader said the weather would be better the following week.
500
I'm going to visit your mother tonight.
He said that he was going to visit my mother that night.
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