Time/place references change when using reported speech

The most common of these changes are shown below:

Today		that day
"I saw him today", she said.		She said that she had seen him that day.
Yesterday		the day before
"I saw him yesterday", she said.		She said that she had seen him theday before.
The day before yesterday		two days before
"I met her the day before yesterday", he said.		He said that he had met her two days before.
Tomorrow		the next/following day
"I'll see you tomorrow", he said		He said that he would see me the next day.
The day after tomorrow		in two days time/ two days later
"We'll come the day after tomorrow", they said.		They said that they would come in two days time/ two days later.
Next week/month/year		the following week/month/year
"I have an appointment next week", she said.		She said that she had an appointmentthe following week.
Last week/month/year		the previous/week/month/year
"I was on holiday last week", he told us.		He told us that he had been on holidaythe previous week.
ago		before
"I saw her a week ago," he said.		He said he had seen her a week before.
this (for time)		that
"I'm getting a new car this week", she said.		She said she was getting a new carthat week.
this/that (adjectives)		the
"Do you like this shirt?" he asked		He asked if I liked the shirt.
here		there
He said, "I live here".		He told me he lived there.

Direct speech  Indirect speech

now then / at that time

tonight    last night, that night, on Monday night

today      yesterday, that day, on Monday

yesterday the day before / the previous day, on Sunday

last night the previous night / the night before, on Sunday night

tomorrow       today, the following day, on Tuesday

this week last week, that week

last month      the previous month / the month before, in June

next year this year, the following year / the year after, in 1996

five minutes ago    five minutes before

in two hours' time  two hours later

Note:

In some cases the backshift of tenses is not necessary, e.g. when statements are still true.

John: "My brother is at Leipzig university."

John said (that) his brother was at Leipzig university. or

John said (that) his brother is at Leipzig university.

or

Mandy: "The sun rises in the East."

Mandy said (that) the sun rose in the East. or

Mandy said (that) the sun rises in the East.

Note: The word >that< can be left out