The document provides examples of converting statements from the present simple tense to the past simple tense. It shows changing pronouns like I to he/she and changing time/place words like today to that day. For each example, it identifies who is speaking and who they are speaking to. The purpose is to demonstrate how to report speech using the past tense.

2. SOME DAYS AGO NOW
I am very
tired.
Joe said (that)
he was very
tired.
JOE
I  he, she
present simple  past simple

3. SOME DAYS AGO NOW
Joe and Tom
said (that)
they were very
tired.
JOE
We  they
present simple  past simple
TOM
I am very
tired.
We are
very tired.

4. SOME DAYS AGO NOW
I need
some rest.
Sarah said
(that) she
needed some
rest.
SARAH
I  he, she
present simple  past simple

5. SOME DAYS AGO NOW
You look
gorgeous
in yellow.
Diana told Sarah
(that) she looked
gorgeous in yellow.
DIANA
You  he, she
present simple  past simple
addressing someone  told
SARAH

6. SOME DAYS AGO NOW
I will go
with you.
Diana told Sarah
(that) she would go
with her.
DIANA
I  he, she
will  would
you (objective)  him, her
SARAH

7. SOME DAYS AGO NOW
Ted can
help you
with this.
Diana told Sarah
(that) Ted could
help her with that.
DIANA
can  could
you (objective)  him, her
this  that
SARAH

8. SOME DAYS AGO NOW
I will wait
for you
here.
Joe told Tom
(that) he
would wait
for him there.
JOE
I  he, she
will  would
you (obj.)  him, her
here  there
TOM

9. SOME DAYS AGO NOW
Cindy and I
have
broken up.
Joe told Tom
(that) he and
Cindy had
broken up.
JOE
I  he, she
present perfect  past perfect
TOM

10. SOME DAYS AGO NOW
I saw Cindy
today.
Tom told Joe
(that) he had
seen Cindy
that day.
JOE
I  he, she
past simple  past perfect
today  that day
TOM

11. SOME DAYS AGO NOW
Cindy is doing
the laundry.
Tom told Joe
(that) Cindy
was doing the
laundry.
JOE
present continuous  past continuous
TOM

12. SOME DAYS AGO NOW
I didn’t work
yesterday.
Joe told Tom
(that) he hadn’t
worked the day
before.
JOE
I  he, she
past simple  past perfect
yesterday  the day before, the previous day
TOM

13. SOME DAYS AGO NOW
Don’t tell
anyone about
this.
Joe told Tom
not to tell
anyone about
that.
JOE
don’t  not to
this  that
TOM

14. SOME DAYS AGO NOW
Are you
going out
tonight?
Diana asked Sarah
if she was going
out that night.
DIANA
Yes/No question  asked if
you  he, she
is  was
tonight  that night
SARAH

15. SOME DAYS AGO NOW
When will
you move
out?
Diana asked Sarah
when she would
move out.
DIANA
WH Question  asked
you  he, she
will  would
SARAH

16. SOME DAYS AGO NOW
Jerry can
take us to
the mall.
Diana told Sarah
(that) Jerry could
take them to the
mall.
DIANA
can  could
us  them
SARAH

17. SOME DAYS AGO NOW
I think Ann
will come,
but I may be
wrong.
Diana told Sarah
(that) she thought
Ann would come, but
she might be wrong.
DIANA
I  he, she
present simple  past simple
will  would
may  might
SARAH

18. SOME DAYS AGO NOW
I don’t know
your
husband.
Diana told Sarah
(that) she didn’t know
her husband.
DIANA
I  he, she
present simple  past simple
your  her, his
SARAH

19. SOME DAYS AGO NOW
It’s time for
our nap.
Diana told Sarah
(that) it was time for
their nap.
DIANA
present simple  past simple
our  their
SARAH

20. SOME DAYS AGO NOW
This is my
neighbor’s
son.
Diana told Sarah
(that) that was her
neighbor’s son.
DIANA
this  that
present simple  past simple
my  his, her
SARAH

21. SOME DAYS AGO NOW
This car is
mine.
Diana told Sarah
(that) that car was
hers.
DIANA
this  that
present simple  past simple
mine  his, hers
SARAH

22. SOME DAYS AGO NOW
Diana and Sarah said
(that) those cars were
theirs.
DIANA
these  those
present simple  past simple
ours  theirs
SARAH
These cars
are ours.