IMO Practice Test — Reported Speech — Introduction

8 Questions • 15 min • Olympiad level

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Question 1 of 8
Report: 'The guide said, "The museum opens at nine."'
The guide said the museum opened at nine.
The guide said the museum opens at nine.
Both are acceptable (a permanent fact may stay present).
The guide said the museum had opened at nine.
Explanation: A general/permanent fact may keep the present tense or back-shift; both are accepted.