What is the direct form of the sentence 'Marvin mentioned he had a physics group project to do?
Marvin mentioned/said/stated, 'I have a physics group project to do.'
What is the backshifted tense of the Present Perfect Continous?
Past Perfect Continous
What is the backshifted tense of the Past Continous?
Past Perfect Continous
What is the backshifted tense of 'May'?
MIGHT
What is the backshifted tense of 'Can'?
COULD
What is the backshifted tense of the Present Perfect?
Past Perfect
How would the modal verb "can" be altered when reporting the sentence "I can solve the problem"?
I said that I could solve the problem.
What is the backshifted tense of the Present Continous?
Past Continous
When changing "I have a cat" to reported speech, what is the form of the verb "have"?
Had (I had a cat)
What is the backshifted tense of 'Should'?
SHOULD or SHOULD HAVE
What is the backshifted tense of 'Might'?
MIGHT or MIGHT HAVE
What is the backshifted tense of the Simple Present?
Simple Past
What is the backshifted tense of 'Could'?
COULD or COULD HAVE
What is the backshifted tense of the Simple Past?
Past Perfect
In reported speech, what reporting verb often replaces the verb "say"?
Tell
What is the backshifted tense of the Past Perfect?
Past Perfect
What is the direct form of the sentence 'Marvin told me they were filming an adventure movie'? ?
Marvin tolde me, 'We are filming an adventure movie.'
In direct speech, if someone says, "I will help you," how would this be expressed in reported speech?
He/she said that he/she would help me.
What is the backshifted tense of 'Would'?
WOULD or WOULD HAVE
What is the backshifted tense of 'Shall'?
SHOULD
What is the backshifted tense of 'Will'?
WOULD
What is the correct backshift for the sentence "She said, 'I am going to the market'"
She said that she was going to the market.
In what tense would the sentence "He said, 'I will be there'" be transformed in reported speech?
He said that he would be there.
When changing a direct statement to reported speech, what is the typical change that occurs in the verb tense?
The typical change is a shift to a tense back.