Simple Present
Simple Past
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 movies until around 11:00 pm".

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

100

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

Thomas said that he had 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

Hellen said: "I´ll never go the zoo again".

Hellen said that she would never go to the zoo again.

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 ran down the street.

200

Sam said: "We´ve been here since midnight".

Sam said that they had been there since midnight.

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

Patrick said to Anna: "I'll be here waiting for you".

Patrick told/promised Anna that he would be there waiting for her.

300

Leo said: "we need to speak more English in class".

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

300

Bernie said: "I wasn't anywhere near the scene of the crime".

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

300

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

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

300

The students said: "The test is going to be next Wednesday".

The students said that the test was going to be the following Wednesday.

300

Alex said: "It will rain heavily late in the afternoon today".

Alex said that it would rain heavily late in the afternoon that day.

400

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

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

400

Fiona said to me: "We didn't drink anything at the show".

Fiona told me that they hadn´t drunk anything at the show.

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

The school principal said: "I'm thinking about implementing a new detention system in our school".

The school principal said that she was thinking about implementing a new detention system in their school.

400

Carla said: "My grandma's birthday party will be the best birthday party ever".

Carla said that her grandma's birthday party would be the best birthday party ever.

500

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.

500

Roberta said to Paula: "We didn´t see any cute boys at your party".

Roberta told Paula that they hadn´t seen any cute boys at her party.

500

George said to Miss Preston: "I have already taken the test you have just given me".

George told Miss Prteston that he had already taken the test she had just given him.

500

The detective (a woman) said: "I'm looking for evidence of the crime because I'm trying to solve this case today".

The detective said that she was looking for evidence of the crime because she was trying to solve that case that day.

500

The students said to the Chemistry teacher (a woman): "We can't do your homework because there'll be an English test tomorrow".

The students told the teacher that they couldn't do her homework because there would be an English test the following day.