Simple Present
John said, "I really like passion fruit ice cream." (something still true)
John said that he really likes passion fruit ice cream.
Robert wrote, "We were at the movies until around 11:00."
Robert wrote that they had been at the movie until around 11:00.
Thomas asked, "Have you eaten sushi before?"
Thomas asked me if I had eaten sushi before. / Thomas asked us if we had eaten sushi before.
Jacob told me, "I am not waiting any longer for the bus."
Jacob told me that he was not waiting any longer for the bus.
Richard said, "I'll never eat Chinese traditional food".
He said that he would never eat Chinese traditional food.
Steven admitted,"I want to go to the show this weekend."
Steven admitted that he wanted to go to the show that weekend.
The man reported, "The thief robbed the lady and ran down the street."
The man reported that the thief had robbed the lady and ran down the street.
The students claimed, "We haven't studied this grammar subject yet."
The students claimed that they hadn't studied that grammar subject yet.
Julie and Janet just said, "We are listening to music in our room."
They just said that they are listening to music in their room.
George insisted, "I am going, I will be there!"
George insisted that he was going, he would be there.
Jonathan noted, "We need to speak more English in class."
Jonathan noted that they needed to speak more English in class
Oscar asked, "Were they any place near the scene of the crime yesterday night?"
Oscar asked if they had been any place near the scene of the crime the night before?
Leonard stated, "My brother has just returned from his trip to Rio."
Leonard stated that his brother had just returned from his trip to Rio.
The teacher claimed, "The test is going to be next Wednesday."
The teacher claimed that the test was going to be the next Wednesday.
Sue asked us, "How long can you last under water?"
Sue asked us how long we could last under water.
Dr. Mcallister noted, "The exercise helps you to reduce your risk of heart diseases and improve your mental health and mood."
No change OR Dr. Mcallister noted that the exercise helped us to reduce our risk of heart diseases and improved our mental health and mood.
Henry said, "We didn't drink anything at the show."
Henry said that they hadn't drunk anything at the show.
Janeth theorized, "Alejandra might've written the article next weekend."
Janeth theorized that Alejandra might've written the article next weekend.
He asked, "Were you watching TV last night?"
He asked if I had been watching TV the night before./ He asked if we had been watching TV the night before.
Susan asked Valentina, " When your brother and you will take this test? "
Susan asked Valentina when she and her brother would take that test.
The president said, "We must do all we can to solve social problems in our country." (you are not from this country)
The president said that they had to do all they can to solve the social problems in their country.
Patty said, "We didn't see any handsome boys at the party."
Patty said that they hadn't seen any handsome boys at the party.
George asked me, "Have you already taken this test?"
George asked me if I had already taken that test.
They asked, "Were you in Pete's party last Saturday?"
They asked me if I had been in Pete's party the previous Saturday./ They asked me if we had been in Pete's party the previous Saturday.
The students asked, "Will we be taking this test in June?"
The students asked if they would be taking that test in June.