RepoRted SpeecH

Backshift of tenses
from - to
Peter: "I work in the garden."
Peter said that he worked in the garden.
Peter: "I worked in the garden."
Peter said that he had worked in the garden.
Peter: "I have worked in the garden."
Peter: "I had worked in the garden."
Peter: "I will work in the garden."
Peter said that he would work in the garden.
Peter: "I can work in the garden."
Peter said that he could work in the garden.
Peter: "I may work in the garden."
Peter said that he might work in the garden.


this (evening) - that (evening)
today/this day - that day
these (days) - those (days)
now - then
(a week) ago - (a week) before
last weekend - the weekend before / the previous weekend
here - there
next (week) - the following (week)
tomorrow - the next/following day