Tense + pronoun Shifts
Julie said: "I go to the cinema."
Julie said that she went to the cinema.
Julie said: "I come to the party today."
Julie said that she came to the party that day.
chest
Brust / Kiste
Julie said: "I can come here now."
Julie said that she could come there then.
criminal
Arthur told us: "I bring a cake to the party."
Arthur told us that he brought a cake to the party.
Arthur told me: "I want a good song now."
Arthur told me that he wanted a good song then.
Angestellter
employee
Arthur told him: "My sister drives us tomorrow."
Arthur told him that his sister drove them the following/next day.
victim
Opfer
Tim told me: "My friend catches every ball in the baseball game."
Tim told me that his friend caught all every ball in the baseball game.
Tim said: "Yesterday I ....-"
Tim said that the day before he ...
what are your uncle, aunt, grandparents, ...
relatives
Tim said: "My mum drives me crazy because of this event next year."
Tim said that his mum drove him crazy because of that event the following year.
blackmail
Erpressung
Maggy said: "My mum wears a dress on Monday."
Maggy said that her mum wore a dress on Monday.
Maggy told us: "I go on vacation tomorrow."
Maggy told us that she went on vacation the next/following day.
ein Verbrechen begehen
to commit a crime
Maggy said: "My brother and I wear this costume here for carnival tonight."
Maggy said that her brother and she wore that costume there for carnival that night.
witness
Augenzeuge
The refugees said that they fled from bad conditions in their land.
What are the time changes for:
last week
next year
today
tomorrow
the week before / the previous week
the following year
that day
the next day/ following day
etwas in die Hände bekommen
to get hold of something
The contestants told the reporter: "We are so happy to hold this trophy in our hands today."
The contestants told the reporter that they were so happy to hold (held) that trophy in their hands that day.
evidence
Beweise