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"I found the love of my life yesterday." He said...
he had found the love of his life the day before.
Lina's mum: "Lina is going to a party tonight." Lina's mum said...
Lina was going to a party that night.
"James took the cookie from the cookie jar", said the little boy. The little boy said that...
James had taken the cookie from the cookie jar.
John: "I am not going on a holiday this year." John said
he was not going on a holiday that year.
James: "I didn't write the test last week". James said...
he hadn't written the test the week before.
My brother: "I'm doing my homework now". My brother said...
he was doing his homework at that moment/then
"We went out last night." They said...
they had gone out the night before.
The girl: "I'm having an English test tomorrow." The girl said...
she was having an English test the next day.
The shoplifter: "I want to steal everything from SPAR." The shoplifter said...
he wanted to steal everything from SPAR.
The smuggler: "We smuggled lots of cigarettes yesterday." The smuggler said...
they had smuggled lots of cigarettes the day before.
The pickpocket: "I want to rob a bank today." The pickpocket said...
he wanted to rob a bank that day.
The thief: "There's CCTV in operation here." The thief said...
there was CCTV in operation there.
The arsonist: "I am coming!" The arsonist said...
he was coming.
The boy: "The looters stole everything from the shop last night." The boy said...
the looters had stolen everything from the shop the night before.
The police: "We interviewed the culprits yesterday". The police said...
they had interviewed the culprits the day before.
The spokesperson: "The detectives are looking for witnesses." The spokesperson said...
the detectives were looking for witnesses.
