Direct and Indirect

He said, "I like this song."

• He said that I liked this song.

• He said that he likes this song.

• He said that he liked that song.

• He said that he likes that song.

Khurt: "I was writing a letter yesterday."

• Khurt said that he had been writing a letter before that day.

• Khurt said that he was writing a letter the day before.

• Khurt said that he had written a letter before that day.

• Khurt said that he wrote a letter the day before.

Jocelyn said, "I will read this book next week."

• Jocelyn said that she would read this book next week.

• Jocelyn said that she would read that book the week after.

• Jocelyn said that she will read this book next week.

• Jocelyn said that she would read that book next week.

Sandra said that she could play guitar.

• Sandra said, "She can play guitar."

• Sandra said, "I could play guitar."

• Sandra said, "I can play guitar."

• Sandra said, "She could play guitar."

Benedict said that he had studied since 2000.

• Benedict said, "I have studied since 2000."

• Benedict said, "I studied since 2000."

• Benedict said, "I had studied since 2000."

• Benedict said, "I have been studying since 2000."

Falisha said that I had given a quiz before their long test.

• Falisha said, "I have given a quiz before their long test."

• Falisha said, " You gave a quiz before our long test."

• Falisha said, "You had given a quiz before our long test."

• Falisha said, "I gave a quiz before your long test."

Kevin asked, "Who went here to open the gate?"

• Kevin asked who had opened the gate.

• Kevin asked who opened the gate.

• Kevin asked who went there to open the gate.

• Kevin asked who had gone there to open the gate.

"Don't try this at home," the stuntman told the audience.

• The stuntman told the audience not to try that at home.

• The stuntman told the audience not to try this at home.

• The stuntman told the audience to try that at home.

• The stuntman told the audience to try this at home.

My brother says “I met Tom at the party last night”

• My brother says that he had met Tom at the party last night.

• My brother said that he had met Tom at the party last night.

• My brother says that he met Tom at the party last night.

• My brother says that he meets Tom at the party last night”

Mary told John “my father warned me last night”

• Mary told John that her warned her last night.

• Mary told John that her father warned her last night.

• Mary told John that his father had warned me last night.

• Mary told John that her father warns her last night.