backshifting

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A form of backshift — The changing of the tense of a verb from present to past in reported speech.

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Meanings

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of backshift
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APA

backshifting. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/backshifting

MLA

“backshifting.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/backshifting. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “backshifting,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/backshifting.

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