| say | say + (that) + klausa; tanpa orang, atau to + seseorang | She said (that) she was tired. | Dia berkata bahwa dia lelah. |
| tell | tell + seseorang + (that) + klausa | She told me (that) she was tired. | Dia memberi tahu saya bahwa dia lelah. |
| simple present / present continuous | → simple past / past continuous | He said he worked there. / She said she was waiting. | Dia berkata bahwa dia bekerja di sana. / Dia berkata bahwa dia sedang menunggu. |
| simple past / present perfect | → past perfect | He said he had left. / She said she had finished. | Dia berkata bahwa dia sudah pergi. / Dia berkata bahwa dia sudah selesai. |
| will / can / must | → would / could / had to | He said he would call. / She said she could swim. | Dia berkata bahwa dia akan menelepon. / Dia berkata bahwa dia bisa berenang. |
| Tidak berubah | would, could, should, might; fakta yang masih benar; setelah says (present) | She said she lives in Paris. / She says she is tired. | Dia berkata bahwa dia tinggal di Paris. / Dia bilang dia lelah. |
| Kata ganti dan keterangan waktu | kata ganti mengikuti pembicara; today → that day, tomorrow → the next day | Anna said she was tired. | Anna berkata bahwa dia lelah. |
| Pertanyaan | pertanyaan ya/tidak memakai if atau whether; pertanyaan wh- tetap memakai kata tanya wh | She asked if I liked tea. | Dia bertanya apakah saya suka teh. |
| Perintah | told / asked + seseorang + (not) to + V | He told us not to be late. | Dia menyuruh kami agar tidak terlambat. |
| Jebakan | pertanyaan tak langsung memakai urutan kalimat pernyataan, tanpa do / does / did | She asked me where I lived. | Dia bertanya di mana saya tinggal. |