1. having my favorite show canceled is minor
2. getting a haircut is major
3. gaining a new best friend is minor
4. repainting my room is major
5. going to a new school is major
6. moving far away is major
If the verb in the independent clause is in the present tense, the tense that the verb in the indirect quotation should be is <span>remain in its original tense.
</span>You don't have to shift tenses because it is present in the independent one.
For example:
He says: "I need to wash my hair."
He says that he needs to wash his hair.
You wouldn't say - he says that he needed to wash his hair.
Wishful thinking because he doesn’t know for certain the young man would have died
