When you backshift tenses, the time words shift too — demain said last month is not tomorrow any more:
| direct speech | reported (past viewpoint) |
|---|---|
| aujourd'hui | ce jour-là |
| hier | la veille |
| demain | le lendemain |
| la semaine prochaine | la semaine suivante |
| He said he would leave the next day. | Il a dit qu'il partirait le lendemain. |
| She explained to me that she had arrived the day before. | Elle m'a expliqué qu'elle était arrivée la veille. |
| They promised they would come back the next morning. | Ils ont promis qu'ils reviendraient le lendemain matin. |
| She confessed that she had lied the day before. | Elle a avoué qu'elle avait menti la veille. |
| He said that on that day, he was sick. | Il a dit que ce jour-là, il était malade. |
le lendemain and la veille also work outside reported speech, for the day after or before any day you are talking about:
| The next day, it was raining. | Le lendemain, il pleuvait. |
| The day before the departure, we were nervous. | La veille du départ, nous étions nerveux. |
| The day after the party, we were tired. | Le lendemain de la fête, nous étions fatigués. |
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