Question

Mary asked John whether he _____ Hamlet.

• A. had read
• B. has been read
• C. read
• D. has read

Answer 1

Answer:

A. had read

• "Had read" is the correct past perfect tense form of the verb "to read" to use in reported speech when referring to an action that occurred before another past action (മറ്റൊരു past action-ന് മുമ്പ് സംഭവിച്ച ഒരു പ്രവർത്തനത്തെ പരാമർശിക്കുമ്പോൾ).
• In this case, Mary is asking about a past action (John reading Hamlet) in the context of reported speech.
• "Has been read" is the present perfect passive voice, which doesn't fit the context of the reported speech here.
• "Read" is the simple past tense, which doesn't convey the sequence of events correctly.
• "Has read" is in the present perfect tense, which doesn't convey the past time fr