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What tense is used in indirect speech with "according to"?

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Is there backshifting when the sentence starts with "according to"?

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@LiniBiniSchini,

I've been on this planet quite a long time and I never heard of "indirect speech" or "backshifting."

"According to" is followed by a noun, the name of a source. Tense only applies to verbs.

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