Simple Present
John said, "I really like pizza".
John said that he really liked pizza
Robert said, We were at the movies until around 11:00.
Robert said that they had been at the movie until about 11:00.
Helen: "I was writing a letter yesterday"
Helen said that she had been writing a letter the day before.
Mark told me that Tony __________ (go) to the station an hour before."
had gone
Thomas told to me that he hadn't eaten sushi the weekend before.
Thomas told me that he hadn't eaten sushi the weekend before.
"I want to go to the show". Rafael told me.
Rafael told me that he wanted to go to the show.
The man said that the thief had robbed the lady and ran down the street.
The man said: "The thief robbed the lady and ran down the street".
Andrew: "We didn't eat fish two days ago."
Andrew said that they hadn't eaten fish two days before."
Sarah said she __________ her purse on Monday."
had lost
Neto told us that he was waiting for us here.
Neto told us that he was waiting for us there.
Lenildo told Ann that they needed to speak more English in class.
Lenildo told Ann, "we need to speak more English in class".
Bernardo told us: "I wasn't waiting for the bus near the crime scene".
Bernardo told us that he hadn't been waiting for the bus near the crime scene.
Margaret said she didn't want to leave then.
Monica said to me that she ________ (work) at a hospital.
worked
María said that she was at the cinema two hours before.
María said that she had been at the cinema two hours before.
Janet said, "I am working with my brother at the shopping center".
Janet said that she was working with her brother at the shopping center.
Ernest said: "We didn't drink anything at the show".
Ernest said that they hadn't drunk anything at the show.
Sean said: "I didn't sleep last night"
Sean said that he hadn't sleep the night before.
My sister said that she ___________ (not like) ice cream.
didn't like
Ernest said that his brother is taking the English test.
Ernest said that his brother was taking the English test.
The president told the audience that they were doing all they could to solve the social problems of the country.
The president told the audience: "We are doing all we can to solve the social problems of the country.
Roberta said that they hadn't seen any handsome boys at the party.
"We didn't see any handsome boys at the party". Roberta said.
My wife said: "The children had a lot of tests this week"
My wife said that the children had had a lot of tests that week.
George said that he __________ (take) the proficiency test a month before.
had taken
Ann said that she had been working a lot this week.
Ann said that she had been working a lot that week.