Tense use in reported speech in French

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Tense use in reported speech

When the verb which introduces the reported speech (dire, annoncer, demander, penser, etc.) is in the present or future tense, the tense of the verbs in the reported speech doesn’t change.
Combien coĂ»te le billet ?
How much does this ticket cost?
Muriel demande combien coûte le billet.
Muriel is asking how much this ticket costs.
J’ai perdu mes clĂ©s.
I’ve lost my keys.
Victor pense qu’il a perdu ses clĂ©s.
Victor thinks that he has lost his keys.
Je ne l’aime plus.
I don’t love him any more.
Je lui dirai que je ne l’aime plus.
I will tell him that I don’t love him any more.
However, when the verb which introduces the reported speech is in the past tense (i.e. the imparfait, passé composé, plus-que-parfait, etc.):

•  Subsequent verbs in the present tense change into the imparfait (imperfect).
Je travaille à l’AIGF.
I work at the AIGF.
J’ai dit que je travaillais à l’AIGF.
I said that I worked at the AIGF.
•  Subsequent verbs in the passĂ© composĂ© change into the plus-que-parfait (past perfect).
J’ai travaillĂ© Ă  l’AIGF pendant 3 ans.
I worked at the AIGF for three years.
Il nous a affirmĂ© qu’il avait travaillĂ© Ă  l’AIGF pendant 3 ans.
He claimed that he had worked at the AIGF for three years.
•  Subsequent verbs in the simple future tense change into the conditionnel prĂ©sent (conditional).
Un jour ils travailleront à l’AIGF.
One day they will work at the AIGF.
GĂ©rard a annoncĂ© qu’un jour ils travailleraient Ă  l’AIGF.
GĂ©rard announced that they would work at the AIGF one day.
•  Subsequent verbs in the futur proche (near future tense) change into the futur proche dans le passĂ© (near future in the past), made up of the imperfect + infinitive.
Muriel va travailler avec Victor.
Muriel is going to work with Victor.
Vous avez dit que Muriel allait travailler avec Victor.
You said that Muriel was going to work with Victor.
•  Subsequent verbs in the imparfait (imperfect), plus-que-parfait (past perfect) or the conditionnel prĂ©sent (conditional) do not change.
À cette Ă©poque, je travaillais Ă  l’AIGF.
At the time, I was working at the AIGF.
J’ai dit qu’à cette Ă©poque je travaillais Ă  l’AIGF.
I said that I was working at the AIGF at the time.
J’avais dĂ©jĂ  travaillĂ© Ă  l’AIGF.
I had already worked at the AIGF.
Il a affirmĂ© qu’il avait dĂ©jĂ  travaillĂ© Ă  l’AIGF.
He claimed that he had already worked at the AIGF.
J’aimerais bien travailler à l’AIGF.
I would really like to work at the AIGF.
Elle m’a annoncĂ© qu’elle aimerait bien travailler Ă  l’AIGF.
She told me that she would really like to work at the AIGF.

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