Wiktionary
backshift
n. 1 (context grammar English) The changing of the tense of a verb from present to past in reported speech. 2 (context statistics English) A function on a (soplink stochastic process) whose value on any random variable is the preceding random variable in the process. vb. (context grammar transitive English) To change the tense of a verb from present to past in reported speech.
Usage examples of "backshift".
He backshifted the transmission into first, actually crammed it into gear.