In a reported question, if the verb in direct speech is in the simple present ("is"), it changes to the simple past ("was").
В косвенном вопросе, если глагол в прямой речи стоит в настоящем простом времени («is»), он изменяется на прошедшее простое время («was»).
| Question | My mother asked me: “Is she at the station?”. |
|---|---|
| Title | 2786 |
| QType (0=kprim,1=mc,2=sc) | 2 |
| Q_1 | My mother asked me whether she was at the station. |
| Q_2 | My mother asked me if she had been at the station. |
| Q_3 | My mother asked me whether she is at the station. |
| Answers | 1 0 0 |
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