Simple Present
"Shut up. Let me focus for the test tomorrow", John said to Sam
John told Sam to shut up and let him focus for the test the following day/the next day.
"We were at the movies until around 11:00", Robert said.
Robert said that they had been at the movie until around 11:00.
"I am not waiting any longer for the bus", Jacob replied.
Jacob replied that he wasn't (was not) waiting any longer for the bus.
"I've never eaten sushi before", Thomas said.
Thomas said that he'd (he had) never eaten sushi before.
"I'll never go to the Chiclete show", Lenildo said.
Lenildo said that he would never go to the Chiclete show.
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"Jenny told me a secret. Don't tell anybody", My sister whispered to my ear.
My sister whispered (to my ear) that Jenny had told her a secret (and told her not to tell anybody).
"We are listening to music in our room", Julie and Janet said.
They said that they were listening to music in their room.
"We've been at Maikai since midnight", Sam shared.
Sam shared that they had been at Maikai since midnight.
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"Don't speak Spanish in English class!", Lucia said for everybody.
Lucia told us not to speak Spanish in English class.
"I wasn't any place near the scene of the crime yesterday", Bernardo explained.
Bernardo explained that he hadn't been any place near the scene of the crime the day before/the previous day.
"The test is going to be next Wednesday", the students remembered.
They remembered the test was going to be the next Wednesday/the following Wednesday.
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"Can you hold my hand while we walk? I'm scared", Roberta asked.
Roberta asked if I could hold her hand while we walked because she was scared.
"I may buy a gift card for my parents for Thanksgiving next year", Janet said.
Janet said she might buy a gift card for her parents for Thanksgiving the following year/the next year.
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"Why aren't you doing your homework?", my mom questioned.
My mom questioned why I wasn't doing my homework.
"Where have we studied this grammar subject?", The students wondered.
The students wondered where they had studied that grammar subject.
"Will your brother and you please take me to the concert on Friday?", Sharon asked.
Sharon asked if my brother and I would take her to the concert the next Friday/the following Friday.
"We must do all we can to resolve the social problems of our country", the president of Canada said.
The president of Canada said that they had to do all they could to resolve the social problems of their country.
"We won't see any cute boys at the party next week", Roberta said jokingly.
Roberta said jokingly that they wouldn't see any cute boys at the party the next week/the following week.
"Is your brother going on a trip this weekend?", Jake asked Bella.
Jake asked Bella if her brother was going on a trip the next weekend/the following weekend.
"Where have you been these days?", I asked him.
I asked him where he had been those days.
"Sorry, we can't sell you any alcohol after 3PM. Come back earlier tomorrow.", the cashier said.
The cashier told us he couldn't sell us any alcohol after 3PM. He told us to come back earlier the following day.