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Target Exam

CUET

Subject

English

Chapter

Direct/indirect

Question:

Select the correct indirect form of the given sentence.

Vikrant asked his teacher, "Do I need to submit the project by the end of this week"?

Options:

Vikrant asked his teacher if he has to submit the project by the end of this week.

Vikrant asked his teacher if he had to submit the project by the end of that week.

Vikrant asked his teacher didn't he had to submit the project by the end of this week.

Vikrant asked his teacher hadn't he have to submit the project by the end of that week.

Correct Answer:

Vikrant asked his teacher if he had to submit the project by the end of that week.

Explanation:

The correct indirect form of the given sentence is:

Vikrant asked his teacher if he had to submit the project by the end of that week.

The other options are incorrect for the following reasons:

Vikrant asked his teacher if he has to submit the project by the end of this week. The time reference "this week" is incorrect, since the question is being reported from the perspective of the past.
Vikrant asked his teacher didn't he had to submit the project by the end of this week. The negative contraction "didn't" is not used in indirect speech.
Vikrant asked his teacher hadn't he have to submit the project by the end of that week. This sentence is grammatically incorrect. The modal verb "have" should be removed.