Question

Pick out the correct word or sentence from the options.

• A. Father asked had I gone.
• B. Father asked whether I go.
• C. Father asked whether I have gone.
• D. Father asked whether I had gone.

Answer 1

Answer:

D. Father asked whether I had gone.

• Father asked had I gone.

  • This structure is incorrect because it doesn't follow the proper sequence of tenses and word order for reported speech. The question form "had I gone" should be turned into a statement for indirect speech ("had I gone" എന്ന ചോദ്യരൂപം ഒരു പ്രസ്താവനയാക്കി മാറ്റണം).

• Father asked whether I go.

  • This option is incorrect because "whether I go" is in the present tense, which does not match the past tense of "asked". It suggests an ongoing or future action rather than one that has already occurred.

• Father asked whether I have gone.

  • This is also incorrect because "have gone" is present perfect tense. In reported speech, the present perfect tense should be changed to past perfect tense when the reporting verb ("asked") is in the past tense.

• Father asked whether I had gone.

  • This is the correct option. It uses the past perfect tense "had gone", which appropriately follows the reporting verb "asked" in the past tense. This structure correctly conveys that the action of "going" happened before the father asked about it.