Question

Have you read ‘Othello’ ?, The teacher asked the students. The reported form is ?

• A. The teacher asked the students had they read ‘Othello’
• B. The teacher asked the students have they read ‘Othello’
• C. The teacher asked the students whether they had read ‘Othello’
• D. The teacher asked the students whether they have read ‘Othello’

Answer 1

Answer:

C. The teacher asked the students whether they had read ‘Othello’

• The direct question is in the present perfect ("Have you read...?").

• When turning it into reported speech, the tense usually shifts back one step — so present perfect becomes past perfect ("had read").

• Also, in reported questions, word order changes, and question words like "whether" or "if" are used for yes/no questions.