Indirect speech

Backshift//Tense changes

Active Voice
Tense changes ( Active and Passive)

Present Simple Past Simple

No changes with facts of science
Past Simple Past Perfect
The exact meaning of what someone said, but
not the exact words
 Say / said
 Say/said to sb
 Tell/told sb
now then, immediately
Today That day
Yesterday The day before/the previous day
The day before yesterday
Tomorrow The next/the following day
The day after tomorrow
This week That week
Last week The week before/ the previous week
Next week The week after/ the following week
Ago Before
Here There
Come go
bring