Basic Tense Chart
The tenses generally move backwards in this way (the tense on the left changes to the tense on the right). - See more at: http://www.rubenvalero.com/english/content/reported-speech#sthash.UmrPMLLo.dpuf
Other verb forms
Other verb forms also sometimes change:
Things are slightly more complicated with imperatives
Time and place references
Example:
"I'm staying here until next week"
→ He said he was staying there until the following week.
→ He said he was staying there until the following week.
Personal pronouns
You also need to be careful with personal pronouns. They need to be changed according to the situation.
Remember:
The verb tenses do not always follow the rules shown above
Exercises
Statements
