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• Luis Fernando Duran Perea

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SIMPLE PRESENT TENSE 1.

Helen: "I speak English and Spanish." Helen said (that)_________________ 2. Ken: "Joy often reads comics." Ken said (that)_____________________. 3. Harry and Marie: "We go swimming in the lake." Harry and Marie told me (that)_________________________. 4. Madison: "I'm tired." Madison remarked (that)____________________________. 5. Amy: "The boys always wear jeans." Amy told me (that)_____________________________. 6. Oliver and Noah: "Our smartphones don't work." Oliver and Noah mentioned (that)_______________________. 7. Lisa: "Alan sometimes meets friends." Lisa said (that)______________________________. 8. Andrew: "I really love my moped." Andrew said (that)___________________________. 9. Nick: "You have a fast car." Nick remarked (that)____________________________. 10. Josie: "Your dogs are cute." Josie told me (that)______________________________. PRESENT CONTINUOS 1. Jenny: "I'm coming down." Jenny said (that) _________________________ 2. Tim: "Jack is having breakfast." Ken said (that) __________________________ 3. Jamy: "She's telling a joke."

Jamy told me (that) _______________________ 4. Mavis: "The dog is running after the cat." Mavis remarked (that)___________________________ 5. Peter: "I'm playing the piano." Peter said (that)________________________________ 6. Zack: "You're drinking tea." Zack mentioned (that) __________________________ 7. Ella: "It's not raining." Ella remarked (that) 8. Jacob: "Riley is checking the computer." Jacob said (that) ___________________________________ 9. Owen: "They aren't watching TV." Owen told me (that) _________________________________ 10. Nora: "He is learning Spanish words." Nora said (that) __________________________________

PERFECT TENSES 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

Grandma: "Dad has made breakfast." Grandma said (that____________________________ Mia and Zoe: "We have cleaned the kitchen." Mia and Zoe said (that)_______________________. Tom: "She has left the house." Tom remarked (that)__________________________. Ella: "I have taken great photos." Ella told me (that)_______________________________. Max: "They haven't written text messages." Max said (that)________________________.

6.

Henry: "Lisa has tried skateboarding." Henry mentioned (that)________________________. 7. Anna: "Richard has never touched a snake." Anna said (that)____________________________. 8. Lucas: "I haven't seen my brother since 2018." Lucas remarked (that)_________________________. 9. Grace: "Ken has fed the pets." Grace told me (that)_______________________________. 10. Ruby: "Adam has not collected stickers." Ruby told me (that) __________________________________ FUTURE TENSE

1. Henry: "I will be late." Henry said (that) _________________________ 2. Victoria: "Dan will meet Tim at five." Victoria said (that) ______________________________ 3. Mum: "The boys will repair the bike." Mum told me (that) _______________________________ 4. Dad: "Sue will invite all her friends to the party." Dad mentioned (that) ______________________________ 5. Lucy: "The teachers will ask questions." Lucy told me (that) ________________________________ 6. . Alexander: "The cat will not climb the tree." Alexander said (that) ______________________________ 7. Alisha: "I'll phone my friend." Alisha told me (that) ______________________________

8. Ian: "They will buy new furniture." Ian said (that) _____________________________________ 9. Ron and Cliff: "We will learn new phrases." Ron and Cliff told me (that) _____________________________ 10. Jeremy: "They won't drink coffee." Jeremy remarked (that)_________________________________