Simple Present/Need to/Must
"I really like pizza", John said.
John said that he really liked pizza.
"We were at the movies until around 11:00", Robert said.
Robert said that they had been at the movies until about 11:00.
"I've never eaten sushi before", Thomas said.
Thomas said that he'd never eaten sushi before.
"I am not waiting any longer for the bus", Jacob said.
Jacob said that he was not waiting any longer for the bus.
"I'll never go to the Chiclete show", Lenildo said.
Lenildo said that he would never go to the Chiclete show.
"I want to go to the show this weekend.", Rafael said.
Rafael said that he wanted to go to the show that weekend.
"The thief robbed the lady and ran down the street", the man said.
The man said that the thief had robbed the lady and ran/had run down the street.
"We've been at Maikai since midnight", Sam said.
Sam said that they had been at Maikai since midnight.
"We are listening to music in our room", said Julie and Janet.
Julie and Janet said that they were listening to music in their room.
"I am going, I will be there!", said Neto.
Neto said that he was going, that he would be there.
"We need to speak more English in class", Lenildo said.
(We're in the same class together).
Lenildo said that we needed to speak more English in class.
"I wasn't anywhere near the scene of the crime", Bernardo said.
Bernardo said that he hadn't been anywhere near the scene of the crime.
"My brother has just returned from his trip to Rio", Neto said.
Neto said that his brother had just returned from his trip to Rio.
"The test is taking place next Wednesday", the students said.
The students said that the test was taking place the following Wednesday.
"Will you take me to the show this week?", asked Roberta.
Roberta asked if you/I would take her to the show that week.
"I am with my brother at the shopping center", Janet said.
Janet said that she was with her brother at the shopping center.
"We didn't drink anything at the show", Paul said.
Paul said that they hadn't drunk anything at the show.
"We haven't studied this grammar subject yet", the students said.
The students said that they hadn't studied that grammar subject yet.
"Tom was baking a cake for her", she said.
He said that Tom had been baking a cake for her.
"My brother and I will take the test next Friday", Paul said.
Paul said that he and his brother would take the test the following Friday.
"We must do all we can to resolve the social problems of our country", the president said.
(You are not from this country).
The president said that they had to do all they could to resolve the social problems of their country.
"We didn't see any cute boys at the party", Roberta said.
Roberta said that they hadn't seen any cute boys at the party.
"I have already taken this test", George said.
George said that he had already taken that test.
"Were you cooking pasta yesterday?", she asked us.
She asked us if we had been cooking pasta the day before.
"Will we be taking this test in June?", the students asked.
The students asked if they would be taking that test in June.