Present Imple/Cont
John said, "I'm reading a good book now."
John said that he was reading a good book then.
Robert said, "We were at the movies until around 11:00 last night."
Robert said that they had been at the movies until about 11:00 the night before.
Thomas said, "I've never eaten sushi before."
Thomas said that he'd never eaten sushi before.
Mark: "I'll go to the cinema tonight if I have the time."
Mark said that he'd go to the cinema that night if he had the time.
Liam told me, "I'll never go to that show. You'd better take me somewhere else".
Liam told me that he would never go to the show and that I'd better take him somewhere else.
Tom: "This is a nice place. I feel very comfortable here."
Tom said that it was a nice place and that he felt very comfortable there.
The man said, "The thief robbed the lady and ran down the street."
The man said that the thief had robbed the lady and run down the street.
The students said, "We haven't studied this grammar topic yet."
The students said that they hadn't studied the grammar topic yet.
Julie: "I'm going to study this afternoon, and maybe I'll watch some TV in the evening."
Julie said that she was going to study that afternoon, and maybe she'd watch some TV in the evening.
Robert: "I may not buy that jacket; it must be very expensive."
Robert said he might not buy the jacket because it must be very expensive.
Leo: "This party is very boring. Everyone is falling asleep."
Leo said that the party was very boring and that everyone was falling asleep.
Bernardo said, "I wasn't any place near the scene of the crime, so I didn't see anything."
Bernardo said that he hadn't been any place near the scene of the crime, so he hadn't seen anyhting.
Neto said, "My brother has just returned from his trip to Rio."
Neto said that his brother had just returned from his trip to Rio.
The students said, "The test is going to be next Wednesday."
They said that the test was going to be the following Wednesday.
Roberta asked, "Would you like to eat a sandwich or would you rather have a hamburguer?"
Roberta asked if I would like to eat a sandwich or if I would rather have a hamburguer.
Rafael said, "I want to see that movie this weekend; it looks amazing.
Rafael said that he wanted to see the movie that weekend because it looked amazing.
Ernest said, "We didn't drink anything at the disco, but we danced and had a great time."
Ernest said that they hadn't drunk anything at the disco, but they had danced and had had a great time.
Sam said, "We've been staying in this hotel since yesterday and it hasn't stopped raining for a minute."
Sam said that they'd been staying in the hotel since the previous day and it hadn't stopped raining for a minute.
Helen: "I'm getting married next month, and I'm sure I will be happy forever."
Helen said she was getting married the following month, and that she was sure she would be happy forever.
Ann told me, "You should read more. If you read, you may learn a lot."
Ann told me that I should read more because if I read, you might learn a lot.
The president said, "We must do all we can to resolve the social problems of our country." (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.
Roberta asked Paul: "What did you do last weekend? Paul: "I didn't do much."
Roberta asked Paul what he had done the previous weekend, and he said he hadn't done much.
George asked Jimmy: "Have you ever been abroad?" Jimmy: "I haven't, but I'd like to go to Peru."
George asked Jimmy if/whether he had ever been abroad. Jimmy said he hadn't but he'd like to go to Peru.
Kevin: "I'm going to stay home this weekend; I'm helping mom to clean the house and I think I'll be very busy."
Kevin said he was going to stay home that weekend because he was helping his mom to clean the house and he thought he'd be very busy.
William to Ben: "You ought to go to sleep now because you must get up eatly tomorrow."
William told Ben taht he ought to go to sleep then because he had to get up eatly the following day."