BACKSHIFT OF TENSES ‘Simple Present Present continuous ‘Simple Past Past continuous ast perfect simple Tam a carpenter, im working at the moment, Twas there last year Twas working when you came in. Thad finished my homework when he came in. Ha said that he was a carpenter, He said that he was working at that moment. He said that he hed been there the year before. He sald that he had been working when | had come in. He said that he had finished his homework when he had come in Past perfect continuous Present perfect Thad been working for two hours when John showed up. Thave already done it He said that he had been working for two hours when John had showed up. We sald that he had already done lt Present perfect ‘condiauous Fature simple Future perfect Present passive Present passive ‘continuous Thave been working here for ‘two years. Twil finish tomorrow. By next month, will have finished my book. The Book is written in English, Many shops are being opened inthe city centre We said that he had been working there for two years. He sald that hie would finish the next day. He said that by the following month he would have finished his book. He said that that book was written in English. He said that many shop were being ‘opened in the city centre,PRONOUNS Reported speech 3 IZ = o eyed e|& 3 a ui ours: you ou yours This these this book < TIME |__Direct speech ||____Reported speech | ae ae | [athe present [ Present, curent_ J | ee | | [astweek, lastnight | Next year, next [some | [an Vertercey [| (icon Ld | ..daysago [| [Tonight | Ts [Ao Pd