shift of tenses when using reported speech Flashcards by Cristina González

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simple present shifts to_____________

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simple past

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simple past shifts to___________

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past perfect

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present perfect and past perfect shifts to____

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past perfect

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will shifts to_____

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would

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am/ are / is

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was/ were (past)

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was / were

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had been (past perfect)

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has been (present perfect)

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had been (past perfect)

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had been ( past perfect)

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had been (past perfect)

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