Sekirov Dictionary

backshift

/ˈbækʃɪft/

noun 2
verb 1
forms 3

noun2

The changing of the tense of a verb from present to past in reported speech.
A function on a stochastic process whose value on any random variable is the preceding random variable in the process.

verb1

To change the tense of a verb from present to past in reported speech.

forms

backshifted · backshifting · backshifts

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