CAE - UNIT 8: REPORTED SPEECH

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Change to reported speech: "We drove all night," they said.

They said they had driven all night.

Change to reported speech: "I'll try to fix it," he said.

He said he would try to fix it.

Which tense does not move 'further back' in reported speech?

Past perfect (e.g., "I had finished" → "He said he had finished").

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