present simple
past simple
present perfect
present continuous
will/can
100

John said “I really like pizza”

John said that he really liked pizza

100

Robert said, “We were at the cinema until around 11:00.”

Robert said that they had been at the cinema until about 11:00.

100

Thomas said, “I´ve never eaten sushi before.”

Thomas said that he´d never eaten sushi before.

100

Jacob said, “I am not waiting any longer for the bus.” 

Jacob said that he was not waiting any longer for the bus.

100

Len said, "I´ll never go to the late show". 

Len said that he would never go to the late show.

200

Rafael said, I want to go to the show this weekend.

Rafael said that he wanted to go to the show that weekend

200

The man said, “The thief robbed the lady and ran down the street.”

The man said that the thief had robbed the lady and had run down the street.

200

Sam said, “We've been at the club since 11pm”. 

Sam said that they had been at the club since 11pm.

200

Julie and Janet said, “We are listening to music in our room.”

 They said that they were listening to music in their room.

200

Tracy said, “I am going, I will be there!” 

Tracy said that she was going, she would be there.

300

Mark said “We need to speak more English in class”


Mark said that we needed to speak more English in class.

300

Bernardo said,”I wasn't anywhere near the scene of the crime.”

Bernardo said that he hadn´t been anywhere near the scene of the crime.

300

Neil said, “My brother has just returned from his trip to Rio.” 

Neil said that his brother had just returned from his trip to Rio.

300

The students said, “We are doing the test tomorrow.” 

The students said they were doing the test the next day.

300

Roberta asked me, “Will you take me to the show?” 

Roberta asked if I would take her to the show.

400

My mum said “Don´t be late for school”

My mum told me not to be late for school.

400

Emma said, “We didn't drink anything at the show last night.”

Emma said that they hadn´t drunk anything at the show the night before. (the previous night)

400

The students said, “We haven´t studied this grammar subject yet.” 

The students said that they hadn't studied that grammar subject yet.

400

Mary said “We are playing football next week”. 

Mary said they were playing football the following week.

400

Eric said, “My brother and I will take the test on Friday” 

Eric said that he and his brother would take the test on Friday.

500

The president of France said “We must do all we can to resolve the problems in our country”

The president said that they had to do all they could to resolve the problems in their country.

500

Roberta said, “We didn't see any cute boys at the party last week.”

Roberta said that they hadn't seen any cute boys at the party the previous week.

500

George said, “I have already taken this test.” 

George said that he had already taken that test.

500

Janet said “I´m shopping with my brother at the shopping centre” 

Janet said she was shopping with her brother at the shopping centre.

500

The students asked, “Will we be taking this test in June?“ .

The students asked if they would be taking that test in June.