Present simple → Past simple, "I work every day," he said. | He said that he worked., "I arrived late," she told me. | She told me she had arrived., "We bought a house," they said. | They said that they had bought a house., "I studied hard," he told us. | He told us he had studied hard., "You visited the museum," she said. | She said that we had visited the museum., Present continuous → Past continuous, "I am working now," he said. | He said that he was working., "I am sleeping," she told me. | She told me she was sleeping., "We are waiting," they said. | They said that they were waiting., "I am driving," he told us. | He told us he was driving., "You are talking too much," she said. | She said that we were talking too much., Will → Would, "I will come to the party," he said. | He said that he would come to the party., "I will call you," she told me. | She told me she would call me., "We will leave soon," they said. | They said that they would leave soon., "It will rain," he told us. | He told us it would rain., "You will travel abroad," she said. | She said that we would travel abroad., Modals, "I can swim," he said. | He said that he could swim., "I may help you," she told me. | She told me she might help me., "You should study more," they said. | They said that they should study more., "I have to go," he told us. | He told us he had to go., "We must leave," they said. | They said that we had to leave., Perfect forms and would, "I have been writing for hours," he said. | He said that he had been writing for hours., "They have been playing since morning," she said. | She said they had been playing since morning., "We have been waiting for you," they told us. | They told us they had been waiting for us., "I would like to travel to Japan," she said. | She said that she would like to travel to Japan., "We would prefer a window seat," they said. | They said that they would prefer a window seat., "I would help you if I could," he told me. | He told me he would help me if he could..

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