Present simple
Thomas: I like apples
He said he liked apples
Teacher: Yesterday, I ate at Burger King.
She said she had eaten Burger King then.
Eduardo: I'm studying a lot
He said he was studying a lot
Felipe: I was having fun!
He said he had been having fun.
Sarah: I want to study law, but I am not that good at memorizing facts. When I was a kid, my parents helped me study, but now no one does :(
She said that she wanted to study law, but she was not that good at memorizing facts. When she had been a kid, her parents had helped her study, but now no one did :(
Eduardo: I speak a lot in class
He said he spoke a lot in class
Sophia: I was at school yesterday
She said she had been at school then
Ana Clara: I'm having so much fun!
She said she was having so much fun!
Ana Carol: I was swimming like a dolphin.
She said she had been swimming like a dolphin.
Jack: I am not an angel, but I consider myself a good person. I helped many people in the past, and I continue to do so now.
Jack said that he was not an angel, but he considered himself a good person. He had helped many people in the past, and he continued to do so then.
Renata: My favorite subject is English
She said her favorite subject was English
Guilherme: I loved my girlfriend so much! <3
He said he had loved his girlfriend so much! <3
Gabi: I'm learning a lot at school
She said she was learning a lot at school
Bruno: I was not revising for the exam. I was revising for my future!
He said he had not been revising for the exam. He had been revising for his future.
Alex and Mia: We were always friends, but now we want to get married. Our love story is very beautiful and we want to share it with the world. We are planning on writing a book about it.
Alex and Mia said that they were always friends, but then they we wanted to get married. Their love story was very beautiful and they wanted to share it with the world. They were planning on writing a book about it.
Lara: I have a test today
She said she had a test today
Ana Carol: I spoke English last Friday
She said she had spoken English then
Ana and Eduardo: We're annoying each other!
They said they were annoying each other.
Andrea: I was always running away from my problems and it felt good!
She said that she had always been running away from her problems and it had felt good!
Robert: I enjoy football too much, according to my parents. I can't help it, though! Whenever I see a ball I go crazy. My parents don't get it because they never felt like this at my age.
Robert said that he enjoyed football too much, according to his parents. He couldn't help it, though! Whenever he saw a ball he went crazy. His parents didn't get it because they had never felt like this at their age.
Bruno and João: We enjoy playing video game
They said they enjoyed playing video game
Gi: I went running at the park
She said she had gone running at the park
Thayna: I'm sitting on this chair
She said she was sitting on that chair
She said that she had been watching a series when her brother had come to the room and had started talking. He was so annoying.
Maria: I was riding my bike the other day, when suddenly something very strange happened to me! A very cute dog was staring at me, so I had to take it home with me.
Maria said that she had been riding her bike the other day, when suddenly something very strange had happened to her! A very cute dog had been staring at her, so she had had to take it home with her.