Relacionar Columnas Reported Speech! (theory)Versión en línea When we report what somebody else say, we usually use indirect speech. In indirect speech, we often use a tense which is 'further back' in the past (e.g. worked) than the tense originally used (e.g. work). This is called 'backshift' Match the tenses with their corresponding 'backshift' tense. Have fun! por Cami Gomez Coll 1 Present Perfect 2 Past Perfect 3 Present Continuous 4 Present Simple 5 Past Simple 6 Past Continuous Past Perfect Continuous Past Simple Past Perfect Simple (as opposed to continuous) Past Continuous Stays the same Past Perfect