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We sometimes change the tense of the reported clause by moving it back one tense. For example, present simple goes back one tense to past simple. We call this change "backshift".
n simple terms, the structure of reported speech is:
reporting clause [+ conjuntion] + reported clause
Statements, Questions, Commands
Mind the type of sentences when you use Reported Speech. There is more detailed information on the following pages.
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If the introductory sentences is in the Simple Present, there is no backshift of tenses.
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If there is a pronoun in Direct Speech, it has possibly to be changed in Reported Speech, depending on the siutation.
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If there is backshift of tenses in Reported Speech, the tenses are shifted the following way.
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If there is an expression of time/place in the sentence, it may be changed, depending on the situation.
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In some cases backshift of tenses is not necessary, e.g. when statements are still true. Backshift of tenses is never wrong.
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what is
a speaker's words reported in subordinate clauses governed by a reporting verb, with the required changes of person and tense
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