Simple Present → Simple Past |
| "I work in Argentina" | He said that he worked in Argentina |
| "I am a teacher" | He said that he was a teacher |
Simple Past → Past Perfect |
| "We saw a good film on TV" | They said that they had seen a good film on TV |
| "I was tired" | He said that he had been tired |
Present Perfect → Past Perfect |
| "We have gone to that place before" | They said that they had gone to that place before |
| "I have been here many times" | She said that she had been there many times |
Simple Future → Simple Conditional |
| "I will visit my mother" | He said that he would visit his mother |
| "She will be happy to see me" | He said that she would be happy to see him |
Future Perfect → Conditional Perfect |
| "I will have arrived there by 5 pm" | He said he would have arrived there by 5 pm |
| "I will have sent all the products by tomorrow" | He said that he would have sent all the products by tomorrow |
Present Continuous → Past Continuous |
| "I am doing my job" | He said that he was doing his job |
| "We are living in New York" | They said that they were living in New York |
Past Continuous → Past Perfect Continuous |
| "I was dancing with Mary" | He said that he had been dancing with Mary |
| "We were talking" | They said that they had been talking |
Present Perfect Continuous → Past Perfect Continuous |
| "I have been doing this for two years" | He said that he had been doing that for two years |
| "We have been trying to phone him" | They said that they had been trying to phone him |
Future Continuous → Conditional Continuous |
| "I will be flying to Chicago" | He said that he would be flying to Chicago |
| "I will be staying at a good hotel" | He said that he would be staying at a good hotel |
Future Perfect Continuous → Conditional Perfect Continuous |
| "I will have been selling books for two years" | He said that he would have been selling books for two years |
| "I will have been having a good life" | He said that he would have been having a good life |