𝒞𝒽𝑜𝑜𝓈𝑒 𝓉𝒽𝑒 𝒸𝑜𝓇𝓇𝑒𝒸𝓉 𝑜𝓅𝓉𝒾𝑜𝓃.
The grandmother asked, "Why is the child crying?"

• The grandmother asked why the child was crying.
• The grandmother asked why the child is crying.
• The grandmother asked if the child was crying.