Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

English

Chapter

Direct/indirect

Question:

Select the correct indirect form of the given sentence.

“Do you attend the film festival at Goa every year?” he asked.

Options:

He asked me if I attended the film festival at Goa every year.

He is asking me if I attended the film festival at Goa every year.

He asks me if I attend the film festival at Goa every year.

He had asked me if I was attending the film festival at Goa every year.

Correct Answer:

He asked me if I attended the film festival at Goa every year.

Explanation:

The correct indirect form of the given sentence is:

He asked me if I attended the film festival at Goa every year.

When changing from direct speech to indirect speech, there are a few rules that must be followed. One of these rules is that the tense of the reported speech must be changed to the past tense. In this case, the direct speech is in the present tense ("Do you attend"), so the indirect speech must also be in the past tense ("asked me if I attended").

The other options are incorrect because they use the wrong tense or reporting verb.

  • He is asking me if I attended the film festival at Goa every year. This is in the present tense, which is incorrect for a statement that was made in the past.
  • He asks me if I attend the film festival at Goa every year. This is also in the present tense, and it is also incorrect.
  • He had asked me if I was attending the film festival at Goa every year. This is in the past perfect tense, which is incorrect for a question.