Present Simple
Past Simple
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."

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

100

Thomas said, "I've never lost my keys."

Thomas said that he had never lost his keys.

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

Lenny said, "I'll never go to this show".

He said that he would never go to that show.

200

Rose said, "I want to go to the show this weekend."

Rose said that she wanted to go to the show the next 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 had run down the street.

200

Sam said, "We've been at Maikai since this morning."

Sam said that they had been at Maikai since that morning.

200

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

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

200

Kirk told Melissa, "I will be here, waiting for you."

Neto said that he was he would be there, waiting for her.

300

"You need to speak more English in class", Tom told us.

Tom told us that we needed to speak more English in class

300

Louis said, "I wasn't any place near the scene of the crime that night."

Bernardo said that he hadn't been any place near the scene of the crime that night.

300

Bob said, "My brother has just returned from his trip to Rio."

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

300

The students said, "Our test is going to be on Wednesday."

They said that the test was going to be next Wednesday.

300

Laura told Ron and me, "I will take you to the show tomorrow."

Laura told us that she would take us to the show the next day.

400

Janet said, "Right now, I am with my brother at the shopping center."

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

400

Elizabeth said, "We didn't drink anything at the show yesterday night".

Elizabeth said that they hadn't drunk anything at the show the night before / the previous night.

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

Sharon told me, "I'm talking to your parents about your new boyfriend."

Sharon told me that she was talking to my parents about my new boyfriend"
400

The secretary explained, "He can't attend the meeting on Friday."

The secretary explained that he souldn't attend the meeting the following Friday.

500

The president said, "We must resolve the social problems of our country." (you are not from this country)

The president said that they had to resolve the social problems of their country.

500

Helen said, "We didn“t see any cute boys at the party last Saturday."

Roberta said that they hadn't seen any cute boys at the party the previous Saturday.

500

George said, "I have already taken this test."

George said that he had already taken that test.

500

Leo told Anna, "I'm taking you to hospital now"

Leo told Anna that he was taking her to hospital at that moment.

500

"You can't smoke in this area," the waiter told us.

The waiter told us that we couldn't smoke in that area.