Change in Verb Tenses
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Present Simple
"He works in a cafe," Aisha said.
Aisha said that he worked in a cafe.
Pep Guardiola said that in football, the worst things were excuses.
Here
There
Present Continuous
Past Continuous
"I visited my best friend yesterday," Mateo said.
Mateo said that he had visited his best friend the day before/the previous day.
"I love dogs, I love pets, but like ... from afar," said ...
Today
That day
Future simple
Simple conditional
"What are you doing tomorrow?" Bryce asked me.
Bryce asked me what I was doing the next day/the following day/the day after.
"I only wear Chanel No. 5 to bed," said ...
Marilyn Monroe said that she only wore Chanel No. 5 to bed.
Yesterday
The previous day
The day before
Present perfect simple
Past perfect simple
"Were you cooking at 7pm yesterday?" Antia asked Pedro.
Antia asked Pedro if he had been cooking at 7pm the day before/the previous day.
"I came, I saw, I conquered," said ...
Julius Caesar said that he had come, he had seen, and he had conquered.
Tomorrow
The following day
The day after
The next day
Past perfect continuous
Past perfect continuous
"I didn't tear your shirt but I will buy you a new one," my sister promised me.
My sister promised me that she hadn't torn my shirt but she would buy me a new one.
"My mama always says life is like a box of chocolates. You never know what you are going to get," said ...
Forrest Gump said that his mama always said life was like a box of chocolates. You never knew what you were going to get.
The following month
The month after