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4 Mohammad Mahfooz HussainFuture TensesSehrish will say, %u201cI will submit the assignment tomorrow.%u201dSehrish will say that she will submit the assignment tomorrow.Alam will say, %u201cI am too tired to work.%u201dAlam will say that he is too tired to work.He will be saying, %u201cI am not responsible for this.%u201dHe will be saying that he is not responsible for this.Sehrish will be saying, %u201cMycomputer has crashed.%u201dSehrish will be saying that hercomputer has crashed.The critics will have said, %u201cThe movie lacks a good plot.%u201dThe critics will have said that the movie lacks a good plot.But whenever a reporting verb is in any form of the past tense%u2014whether it is simple past (said), past continuous (was saying), or past perfect (had said) %u2014 the standard backshift rule applies. The tense inside the reported speech must change.Example:Direct IndirectPast ContinuousAlam was saying, %u201cI need some help.%u201dAlam was saying that he neededsome help.The students were saying, %u201cWe will finish the project soon.%u201dThe students were saying that they would finish the project soon.Past PerfectSehrish had said, %u201cMy brother bought a new car.%u201dSehrish had said that her brother had bought a new car.The witness had said, %u201cI cannot remember what happened.%u201dThe witness had said that he could not remember what had happened.