New posts in backshifting

Does "could" always mean something less likely than "can", even in backshifted subordinate clauses?

modal-verbs sequence-of-tenses backshifting narration

Reported Speech with was and were

tenses subjunctive-mood backshifting irrealis-were

Present tense and conditional tense in a stated past tense

tenses conditionals indirect-speech backshifting

What would be the difference between past and present tense here?

tenses relative-clauses backshifting

If he had known she had too many commitments, he would have done something about it. (Backshifting within the scope of a modally remote preterite)

past-tense backshifting

Backshifting "if" statements [duplicate]

british-english conditionals subjunctive-mood simple-past-vs-past-perfect backshifting

Would not be able to versus will not be able to

grammaticality modal-verbs indirect-speech backshifting will-would

sequence of tenses (optional and obligatory back shifting )

backshifting indirect-speech sequence-of-tenses

Conditional sentences - which is correct?

british-english conditionals subjunctive-mood simple-past-vs-past-perfect backshifting

Optional tense back shifting [duplicate]

backshifting sequence-of-tenses

Reported speech: unnecessary past tense?

tenses backshifting

Should I use present tense in reporting speech?

tenses past-tense present-tense backshifting

modal verbs in reported-speech backshift

indirect-speech backshifting

Is the concept of "backshifted past tense" in reported speech applicable to other types of subordinate clauses?

tenses backshifting

When is "backshifting" optional?

tenses indirect-speech sequence-of-tenses backshifting

What's the appropriate tense here? [duplicate]

grammaticality tenses past-vs-present backshifting

Past-tense verb + that clause: clause has to use past tense?

tenses present-tense backshifting subordinate-clauses

What is "backshifting", as applied to English grammar?

grammar backshifting

I asked + present/past tense

backshifting indirect-speech

If I were him, I would doubt if she (is/was/were?) serious about this relationship

conditionals subjunctive-mood backshifting subordinate-clauses if-vs-whether