Multiple choice

Directions: Choose the option that converts the given statement into indirect speech.

"Are you free this afternoon?", he asked me.

  1. He asked me if I am free this afternoon.

  2. He asked me whether I was free that afternoon.

  3. He asked me whether I am free that afternoon.

  4. He asked me whether I was free this afternoon.
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B Correct answer
Explanation

Since the reporting verb is in simple past tense and the addressee is 'me', 'are you' will be replaced by 'I was'. Also, the question is converted into a statement by using 'asked' and 'this' is changed to 'that'.

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