In a reported question, if the verb in direct speech is in the simple present ("are free"), it changes to the simple past ("were free").
В косвенном вопросе, если глагол в прямой речи стоит в настоящем простом времени («are free»), он изменяется на прошедшее простое время («were free»).
| Question | The manager asked me: “When are they free?”. |
|---|---|
| Title | 2788 |
| QType (0=kprim,1=mc,2=sc) | 2 |
| Q_1 | The manager asked me when were they free. |
| Q_2 | The manager asked me when they had been free. |
| Q_3 | The manager asked me when they were free. |
| Answers | 0 0 1 |
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