Present Simple
John: "I really like pizza".
John said...
John said...
(that) he really liked pizza
Roberto: "We were at the movies until around 11:00".
Roberto said...
Roberto said...
(that) they had been at the movies until about 11:00.
Jacob: "I am not working in the fast food company anymore".
Jacob said...
Jacob said...
(that) he was not working in the fast food company anymore.
Thomas: "I have never eaten sushi before".
Thomas said...
Thomas said...
(that) he had never eaten sushi before.
Lucia: "I will never come back to this city".
Lucia said...
Lucia said...
(that) she would never come back to that city.
Rafael: "I want to go to the show this weekend".
Rafael said...
Rafael said...
(that) he wanted to go to the show this weekend.
The man: "the thief robbed the lady and ran down the street".
The man said...
The man said...
(that) the thief had robbed the lady and had run down the street.
Julie and Janet: "We were listening to music in our room".
Julie and Janet said...
Julie and Janet said...
(tjat) they had been listening to music in their room.
Sam: "We had been at the restaurant since midday".
Sam said...
Sam said...
(that) they had been at the restaurant since midday.
My father: "I can't take you to school today".
My father said...
My father said...
(that) he couldn't take me to school that day.
Leonardo: "We have to speak more English in class".
Leonardo said...
Leonardo said...
(that) they had to speak more English in class.
Bernardo: "I wasn't at school yesterday".
Bernardo said...
Bernardo said...
(that) he hadn't been at school the previous day / the day before.
The students: "The teacher is applying the exam tomorrow".
The students said...
The students said...
(that) the teacher was applying the exam the next day / the following day.
Neto: "My brother has just returned from his trip to Brazil".
Neto said...
Neto said...
(that) his brother had just returned from his trip to Brazil.
Robert: "We must follow all the rules from the company".
Robert said...
Robert said...
(that) they had to follow all the rules from the company.
Janet: "I am with my brother at the shopping center".
Janet said...
Janet said...
(that) she was with her brother at the shopping center.
Eva: "We didn't drink anything at the party".
Eva said...
Eva said...
(that) they hadn't drunk anything at the party.
My friend Sara: "I am living in Monterrey now".
My friend Sara said...
My friend Sara said...
(that) she was living in Monterrey then.
The students: "We haven't finished the project for this subject yet".
The students said...
The students said...
(that) they hadn't finished the projecy for that subject yet.
David: "My brother and I will go on vacation next week".
David said...
David said...
(that) his brother and he would go on vacation the following week / the next week.
My mother: "I do all the housework in this house".
My mother said...
My mother said...
(that) she did all the housework in that house.
My sister: "I didn't see the film you recommended me".
My sister said...
My sister said...
(that) she hadn't seen the film I had recommended her.
Mario: "We were cooking a special dinner for our family".
Mario said...
Mario said...
(that) they had been cooking a special dinner for their family.
My brother: "I hadn't passed my driving test again".
My brother said...
My brother said...
(that) he hadn't passed his driving test again.
The students: "We can go to the library to look for the missing information".
The students said...
The students said...
(that) they could go to the library to look for the missing information.