Question

Change the given sentence into indirect speech: Anil asked Anu, "Are you going to see your grandmother" ?

• A. Anil asked Anu whether she is going to see her grandmother.
• B. Anil asked Anu whether she was going to see her grandmother.
• C. Anil asked Anu whether she had gone to see her grandmother.
• D. Anil asked Anu whether she will go to see her grandmother.

Answer 1

Answer:

B. Anil asked Anu whether she was going to see her grandmother.

The direct speech is:

Anil asked Anu, “Are you going to see your grandmother?”

When changing into indirect speech:

• Are you going → was going
  The reporting verb “asked” is in the past tense, so the present continuous “are going” changes to past continuous “was going.”

• you → she, because you refers to Anu.

• your → her, because the grandmother belongs to Anu.

• For a Yes/No question, use whether/if.

• The question form changes into a statement word order:
  she was going, not was she going.

Correct sentence:
Anil asked Anu whether she was going to see her grandmother. ✅