1. “I am hungry“, said Tim. Tim said (that) he was hungry.

2. “I am writing a letter“, said Alice. Alice said (that) she was writing a letter.

3. “We had an ice-cream“, said Colin. Colin said (that) they had had an ice-cream.

4. “We were talking about football“, she said. She said (that) they had been talking about football.

5. “I have had a great idea“, Simon said. Simon said (that) he had had a great idea.

6. “Georgia has been waiting all day“, my mum said. My mum said (that) Georgia had been waiting all day.

7. “I can speak 3 languages“, said Jerry. Jerry said (that) he could speak 3 languages.

8. “Ben will be at the party“, said Jane. Jane said (that) Ben would be at the party.

9. “All students must be on time“, said the teacher. The teacher said (that) all students had to be on time.

10. “Are you hungry?“, asked Jane. Jane asked (me) if/whether I was hungry.

11. “Who left the fridge open?“, asked Jane. Jane asked who had left the fridge open.

12. here  there

13. today  that day

14. now  then / that moment

15. tomorrow  the following day / the next day

16. yesterday  the day before / the previous day

17. ago  before “I did the homework 2 days ago.“ He said that he had done the homework 2 days before.

18. This/that  the/that “I hate this film“, said Alice. Alice said she hated the/that film.

19. These/those  the/those “I want these books“, Tony said. Tony said he wanted the/those books.

20. “This is a great show,“ Dad said. Dad said IT was a great show.

21. “These are nice candles,“ said Jane. Jane said THEY were nice candles.

22. “I bought these in town,“ said Jane. Jane said she had bought THEM in town.

23. “I left my purse here five minutes ago,“ said Jane. Jane said (that) she had left her purse there 5 minutes before.

24. “We can finish these exercises tomorrow morning“, said Jane. Jane said (that) we could finish the exercises the following morning.

25. Deny - past tense: denied = to say that you did not do something that someone has accused you of doing = abstreiten, nicht zugeben “I didn‘t steal the money!“ Peter said. Peter denied stealing the money!!

26. refuse = to say that you will not do something that someone has asked you to do = verweigen, ablehnen “No, I won‘t let you go!“ mum said. Mum refused to let me go.

27. “I‘ll see you at 8 o‘clock tonight“ Andy says to Karen: Stacy ‘ll see us at 8 o‘clock tonight Andy told Karen that Stacy would see them at 8 o‘clock that night.

28. “I am going to be a bit late“ Andy says to Karen: Stacy is going to be a bit late. Andy told Karen that Stacy was going to be a bit late.

29. “We are listening to music at the moment“ Andy says to Karen: Stacy and her friends are listening to music at the moment. Andy told Karen that Stacy and her friends were listening to music at that moment/ then.

30. “You‘ll love my new CD when you hear it later.“ Andy says to Karen: Stacy thinks that we ‘ll love her new CD when we hear it later. Andy told Karen that Stacy thought that they would love her new CD when they heard/would hear it later.

31. “I wanna have a party next Saturday night“ Andy says to Karen that Stacy wants to have a party Saturday night Andy told Karen that Stacy would like/wanted to have a party Saturday night.

32. “I am sixteen“, said Jane. Jane said (that) she was 16.

33. “I am learning English“, said Ben. Ben said (that) he was learning English.

34. “I have had a bath“, said Jane. Jane said (that) she had had a bath.

35. “I‘ve been working all morning,“ said Jane. Jane said (that) she had been working all morning.

36. “I sent David a text message,” said Tom. Tom said (that) he had sent David a text message.

37. “We were playing basketball“, said Jane. Jane said (that) they had been playing basketball.

38. “We‘re going to play football“, said Jane. Jane said (that) they were going to play football.

39. “I‘ll help you“, said Jane. Jane said (that) she would help me/him …

40. “I can help you“, said Jane. Jane said (that) she could help me/him/them …

41. “I must help Alison“, said Jane. Jane said (that) she had to help Alison.

42. “I may be there“, said Jane. Jane said (that) she might be there.

43. “I love this pizza“, said Jane. Jane said (that) she loved the/that pizza.

44. “That is the coolest watch that I‘ve ever seen“, said Jane. Jane said (that) IT was the coolest watch she had ever seen.

45. “I am going to buy these trainers“, said Jane. Jane said (that) she was going to buy the/those trainers.

46. “Those are the coolest trainers I‘ve ever seen“, said Jane. Jane said (that) they were the coolest trainers she had ever seen.

47. “I am going to buy these“, said Jane. Jane said (that) she was going to buy them.

48. “I love it here“, said Jane. Jane said (that) she loved it there.

49. “I am doing it now“, said Jane. Jane said (that) she was doing it at that moment/then.

50. “I‘ll do it today“, said Jane. Jane said (that) she would do it that day.

51. “I‘ll do it tomorrow“, said Jane. Jane said (that) she would do it the following day.

52. “I‘ll do it tonight“, said Joe. Joe said (that) he would do it the following night.

53. “I am hungry“, said Jane. Jane said (that) she was hungry.

54. “We‘ll do it next week“, said Jane and Joe. Jane and Joe said (that) they would do it the following week.

55. “I did it yesterday“, said Jane. Jane said (that) she had done it the day before.

56. “I did it last year“, said Jane. Jane said (that) she had done it the year before.

57. “I did it two hours ago“, said Jane. Jane said (that) she had done it two hours before.

58. “Do you want some more tea?“, asked Jane. Jane asked if/whether I/he/they wanted some more tea.

59. “Have you seen the new Bruce Willis movie?“, asked Jane. Jane asked if/whether I/he/they had seen the new Bruce Willis movie.

60. “Are you going to the match tomorrow?“, asked Jane. Jane asked if/whether I/he/they were going to the match the following day.

61. “Will you help me next week?“, asked Jane. Jane asked if/whether I/he/they would help her the following week.

62. “What do you want for breakfast?“, asked Jane. Jane asked what I/he/she/they wanted for breakfast.

63. “Where can we play football?“, asked the boys. The boys asked where they could play football.

64. Exercises Gonna write u mail soon. Talk 2 u l8r. :-) Can c u @ 9 2nite. OK? Gonna b a bit l8. Sorry! Will b home 2morrow. Goin 4 coffee with Joanna and Sally. Wanna come? C u this a/noon @ Joe‘s.

65. Peter told me that he was going to send me an email soon. Jackie said that she could see me at 9 o‘clock that night. Sam said he was going to be a little late. Lizzie said she would be at home the following day. Jim said that he was going out for coffee with some friends. Mary said that she would see me in the afternoon.