Simple Present
Simple Past
Present Perfect
Present Continuous/ Be going to
Will/Can
100

John said that he really liked pizza.

John: "I really like pizza."

100

Robert said that they had been at the movies until around 11:00.

Robert: "We were at the movies until around 11:00."


100

Thomas said that he'd never eaten sushi before.

Thomas: "I´ve never eaten sushi before."


100

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

Jacob: "I am not waiting for the bus any longer."


100

Lenny said that he would never go to that show.

Lenny:"I´ll never go to the that show".

Lenny said that he would never go to that show.

200

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

Rafael: "I want to go to the show next weekend."

200

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

"The thief robbed the bank and ran down the street."


200

Sam said that they had recently bought a new car.

Sam:"We've recently bought a new car."

Sam said that they had recently bought a new car.

200

Julie and Janet said that they were listening to music in their room

Julie and Janet: "We are listening to music in our room."

Julie and Janet said that they were listening to music in their room.

200

Sally said that I could sit there, next to them.

Sally: "You can sit here, next to us."


300

Lionel said that they needed to speak more English in class.

Lionel said:"We need to speak more English in class."

300

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

Bernardo: "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

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

James: "My brother has just returned from his trip to Rio."


300

The students said that they were going to have a test the next /following day.

Students: "We are going to have a test tomorrow."


300

Roberta said that her parents wouldn't take me to the show.

Roberta: "My parents won't take you to the show"


400

Janet said that she was with her brother at the shopping center in that moment.

Janet: "I am with my brother at the shopping center now."

400

Eric said that they hadn't drunk anything at the party the day before/the previous day.

Eric said, "We didn't drink anything at the party yesterday."



400

The students said that they hadn't studied that grammar topic yet/until that moment.

The students: "We haven´t studied this grammar topic yet."


400

Sarah said that she was going to quit her job.

Sarah:"I'm going to quit my job".


400

Nancy said that she and her brother would take the test on Friday.

Nancy: "My brother and I will take the test on Friday."


500

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


The president "We must do all we can to resolve the social problems in our country."

500

Roberta asked me what film I had seen on TV the night before.

Roberta:"What film did you see on TV last night?"


500

George asked me if I had ever taken those medicines.

George: "Have you ever taken these medicines?"


500

Alice told me that I wasn't going to the meeting that night.

Alice:" You're not going to the meeting tonight."


500

The students asked if they could leave earlier.

The students asked, "Can we leave earlier?"