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indirect speech [duplicate]
grammaticality
tenses
past-vs-present
backshifting
Sequence of tenses missing - not in Reported Speech
passive-voice
sequence-of-tenses
backshifting
Question about tenses used in Seinfeld show: "what you were doing tomorrow night"
grammar
tenses
backshifting
indirect-speech
What was/is the name of the person who phoned/had phoned? [duplicate]
grammaticality
tenses
past-vs-present
backshifting
'wanted' or 'had wanted'
grammar
tenses
backshifting
Which tense is correct? "Bob wanted to know if he is/was a father"
verbs
tenses
backshifting
Mixing verb tenses involving a Past-Belief/Thought/Attitude about timeless facts
grammar
tenses
past-tense
backshifting
Tense simplification in subordinate clauses - past perfect instead of would have
past-perfect
subordinate-clauses
backshifting
simple-past-vs-past-perfect
Persisting tense backshifting in the "i'd rather" hypothetical
grammar
backshifting
The old couple told the police that they were watching T.V. at the time of the break in
backshifting
Are the tenses used in the sentence correct?
tenses
conditionals
subjunctive-mood
backshifting
Indirect speech about context [duplicate]
grammar
backshifting
"used to be" with a fact [duplicate]
grammar
backshifting
sentence structure and sequence of tense
backshifting
indirect-speech
sequence-of-tenses
I thought...WAS vs. I thought ....IS? [duplicate]
grammaticality
tenses
past-vs-present
backshifting
Why “can” not “could” in “She was one of those people who can. . . .”?
past-tense
modal-verbs
backshifting
subordinate-clauses
sequence-of-tenses
Use of IS and WAS in reported speech [duplicate]
indirect-speech
backshifting
"While" followed by simple past/past continuous
grammar
sentence
past-tense
simple-past
backshifting
Indirect speech - which statement is correct? [duplicate]
tenses
subordinate-clauses
sequence-of-tenses
backshifting
past-vs-present
Is "I would understand everything you said if you said it in Portuguese" correct?
conditionals
subjunctive-mood
backshifting
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