Present Simple/Commands
Past Simple
Present/Past Perfect
Present Continuous
Time expressions/Modals
100

John ordered his son, ''Eat the whole pizza.''

John ordered his son to eat the whole pizza.

100

Robert asked, "Did you go to the movies last week?''

Robert asked whether I had gone to the movies the previous week/the week before.

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

Lenildo said, ''There are just too many cars here!''

He said that there were just too many cars there.

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 girl said, ''I finished my exams yesterday.''

The girl said that she had finished her exams the day before/the previous day.

200

Sam asked Maria, ''Have you booked your ticket?''

Sam asked if/whether Maria had booked her ticket.

200

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

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

200

Neto, ''I am going, I will be there!''

Neto said that he was going, he would be there.

300

My grandma warned, ''Don't take off your jacket, it's cold!"

My grandma warned me not to take off my jacket as it was cold.

300

Bernardo said, ''I wasn't any place near the scene of the crime.''

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

300

Baruto asked, ''Have you bought the new refrigerator in this new shop?"

Baruto asked me if I had bought the new refrigerator in that new shop.

300

The students said, "The test is going to be today".

They said that the test was going to be that day.

300

Roberta asked, "Can you do this today?''

Roberta asked if I could do that that day.

400

Martin Helme said, ''We must do all we can to resolve the social problems of our country.'' (You live in the country)

Martin Helme said that they had to do all they could to resolve the social problems of our country.

400

Pablo said, ''We didn't drink anything at the show last week.''

Pablo said that they hadn't drunk anything at the show the previous week/the week before.

400

Newton said, ''I hadn't played chess for a week!''

Newton said that he hadn't played chess for a week.

400

"I am reading a book now", he said.

He said that he was reading a book then.

400

Julio said, ''Me and my brother have to take the test next Friday.''

Julio said that he and his brother had to take the test the following Friday.

500

The teacher commanded, "Don't eat here!"

The teacher commanded not to eat there. 

500

Roberta asked, ''Why didn't you come with me yesterday?''

Roberta asked why they hadn't come with her the previous day/the day before.

500

''Paula had always been a shopaholic!'', the girl admitted.

The girl admitted that Paula had always been a shopaholic. 

500

"Are you playing football tonight?", they asked me.

They asked me if I was playing football that night.

500

The students asked, ''When will you tell us our marks?''

The students asked the teacher when he would tell them their marks.