The teacher asked the little boy if he_ the correct answer to the question.
Correct answer: D. Knew
- A. Knows
- B. Know
- C. Known
- D. Knew
Explanation
In reported speech, the tense of the original present verb "knows" changes to past tense ("knew") because the reporting verb "asked" is in the past. So the sentence becomes: "The teacher asked the little boy if he knew the correct answer to the question."
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