| Verbi Discorso Diretto | Verbi Discorso Indiretto | Esempi |
| Present Simple | Past Simple | "I'm a student" = He said (that) he was a student ("Sono uno studente" = Disse che era uno studente) |
| Present Progressive | Past Progressive | "I'm going to the cinema tonight" = She said (that) she was going to the cinema that night ("Stasera vado al cinema" = Disse che quella sera andava al cinema) |
| Past Simple | Past Perfect | "Bob played football yesterday" = He said (that) Bob had played football the day before ("Ieri bob ha giocato a calcio" = Disse che Bob aveva giocato a calcio il giorno prima) |
| Present Perfect | Past Perfect | "They've watched TV" = She told me that they had watched TV ("Hanno guardato la TV" = Mi disse/raccontò che avevano guardato la TV) |
| Future Simple | Present Conditional | "We'll come back next week" = They said (that) they would come back the following week ("Torniamo la prossima settimana" = Dissero che sarebbero tornati la settimana seguente) |
| Imperative (negative) | Infinitive (negative) | "Don't cross the road!" = He said not to cross the road ("Non attraversare la strada!" = Disse di non attraversare la strada) |
