REPORT SPEECH

1. PRESENT SIMPLE BECOMES PAST SIMPLE

a) I like the idea
He said he liked the idea
b) Like chocolates
He said he liked chocolates
c) Josue loves dogs
Josue said he loved dogs
d) Eduardo likes to play video games
Eduardo said he liked to play video games
e) Rosa hates doing her laundry
Rosa said she hated doing her laundry

2. PRESENT CONTINUOUS BECOME PAST CONTINUOUS

f) I study chemical engineering
He said he was studying chemical engineering
g) I'm playing soccer in paucarpata
Marco said he was playing paucarpata
h) Marco is driving home
Marco said he was driving home
i) I'm walking to training
He said he was walking to his training
j) Jose is going to visit his grandmother
Jose said he was going to visit his grandmother

3. PRESENT PERFECT BECOMES PAST PERFECT

k) I’ve been to Italy several times
She said she had been to Italy several times
l) He's been to Lima several times
He said he'd been to Lima several times
m) I've been away from home for a long time
She said she'd been away from home a lot
n) I've been thinking about buying a new computer
He said he'd been thinking about buying a new computer
o) I've been thinking about working in Lima
She said she'd been thinking about working in Lima

4. PAST SIMPLE BECOMES PAST PERFECT

p) I passed all my courses
he said that he had passed all his courses
q) I finished my college career
She said she had finished her college career
r) I finished the report on my work
He said he had finished his job report
s) I finished work early today
 He said he had finished work early today
t) I've been out buying a lot of things
He said he had went out to buy a lot of things

5. WILL BECOMES WOULD

u) I'll come with you tomorrow
John said he'd come with me tomorrow
v) I'll make you lunch today
Maria said she'd make me lunch today
w) I'll play football with you
Dad said he'd play football with me
x) I'll buy a cell phone for my brother
He said he would comparing a cell phone for his brother
y) I'll meet my uncle
He said he'd meet his uncle