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English grammar lesson 25: Direct and indirect speech · Set 106 · 40 questions
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The grammar rule (One step back): Verb one step back: am / is → was, are → were, like → liked, will → would, can → could, have → had. Pronouns change to fit the reporter: I → he / she, my → his / her. “told” needs a person (told me that …); “said” does not (said that …). Reported questions use normal word order: asked me where I lived.

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  1. 1.Zoya asked me, “What do you want?” → Zoya asked me ___. (a) what I wanted (b) what did I want (c) what do I want
  2. 2.Arjun said, “My bag is heavy.” → Arjun said that ___ bag was heavy. (a) he (b) him (c) my (d) his
  3. 3.Rohan ___ me that he was tired. (a) said (b) asked (c) told
  4. 4.Riya said, “My room is clean.” → Riya said that ___ room was clean. (a) my (b) her (c) she (d) hers
  5. 5.Pooja said, “I ride a bicycle every day.” → Pooja said that she ___ a bicycle every day. (a) rides (b) ride (c) rode (d) riding
  6. 6.Vivaan asked me, “Where is your school?” → Vivaan asked me ___. (a) where was my school (b) where is my school (c) where my school was
  7. 7.Yash asked me, “When do you get up?” → Yash asked me ___. (a) when did I get up (b) when I got up (c) when do I get up
  8. 8.Diya said, “I am flying a kite.” → Diya said that she ___ a kite. (a) were flying (b) am flying (c) was flying (d) is flying
  9. 9.Priya asked me, “What is your name?” → Priya asked me ___. (a) what was my name (b) what my name was (c) what is my name
  10. 10.Ananya said, “I write a letter every day.” → Ananya said that she ___ a letter every day. (a) writing (b) wrote (c) writes (d) write
  11. 11.Arjun said, “I am taking the train.” → Arjun said that he ___ the train. (a) is taking (b) were taking (c) was taking (d) am taking
  12. 12.Isha asked me, “What is your name?” → Isha asked me ___. (a) what my name was (b) what was my name (c) what is my name
  13. 13.Rohan asked me, “Which book do you like?” → Rohan asked me ___. (a) which book do I like (b) which book did I like (c) which book I liked
  14. 14.Isha ___ that she was busy. (a) told (b) said (c) asked
  15. 15.Diya ___ that she was late. (a) said (b) asked (c) told
  16. 16.Dev asked me, “Where is your school?” → Dev asked me ___. (a) where is my school (b) where was my school (c) where my school was
  17. 17.Manav asked me, “Where do you live?” → Manav asked me ___. (a) where did I live (b) where do I live (c) where I lived
  18. 18.Ananya ___ that she was tired. (a) asked (b) said (c) told
  19. 19.Vivaan said, “My kite is torn.” → Vivaan said that ___ kite was torn. (a) him (b) my (c) his (d) he
  20. 20.Omkar asked me, “Where do you live?” → Omkar asked me ___. (a) where I lived (b) where did I live (c) where do I live
  21. 21.Rahul said, “My kite is torn.” → Rahul said that ___ kite was torn. (a) he (b) my (c) his (d) him
  22. 22.Isha said, “My kite is torn.” → Isha said that ___ kite was torn. (a) she (b) my (c) her (d) hers
  23. 23.Rahul said, “My bag is heavy.” → Rahul said that ___ bag was heavy. (a) his (b) he (c) my (d) him
  24. 24.Ishaan said, “I am baking a cake.” → Ishaan said that he ___ a cake. (a) is baking (b) am baking (c) were baking (d) was baking
  25. 25.Kunal ___ that he was tired. (a) told (b) asked (c) said
  26. 26.Rohan asked me, “What is your name?” → Rohan asked me ___. (a) what was my name (b) what my name was (c) what is my name
  27. 27.Ananya asked me, “Where is your school?” → Ananya asked me ___. (a) where was my school (b) where is my school (c) where my school was
  28. 28.Aditya asked me, “Which book do you like?” → Aditya asked me ___. (a) which book did I like (b) which book I liked (c) which book do I like
  29. 29.Isha ___ that she was tired. (a) asked (b) told (c) said
  30. 30.Saanvi said, “I have written a letter.” → Saanvi said that she ___ a letter. (a) had written (b) have written (c) has written
  31. 31.Isha said, “I clean the room every day.” → Isha said that she ___ the room every day. (a) clean (b) cleaned (c) cleans (d) cleaning
  32. 32.Zoya said, “My kite is torn.” → Zoya said that ___ kite was torn. (a) my (b) her (c) she (d) hers
  33. 33.Ishaan ___ that he was late. (a) told (b) asked (c) said
  34. 34.Pooja ___ that she was tired. (a) told (b) asked (c) said
  35. 35.Meera ___ me that she was tired. (a) said (b) told (c) asked
  36. 36.Ananya said, “I have danced on the stage.” → Ananya said that she ___ on the stage. (a) has danced (b) have danced (c) had danced
  37. 37.Sneha ___ me that she was tired. (a) said (b) asked (c) told
  38. 38.Isha ___ me that she was ready. (a) asked (b) told (c) said
  39. 39.Myra said, “I have built a sandcastle.” → Myra said that she ___ a sandcastle. (a) have built (b) has built (c) had built
  40. 40.Sneha asked me, “What is your name?” → Sneha asked me ___. (a) what was my name (b) what is my name (c) what my name was

Answer key

  1. what I wanted
  2. his
  3. told
  4. her
  5. rode
  6. where my school was
  7. when I got up
  8. was flying
  9. what my name was
  10. wrote
  11. was taking
  12. what my name was
  13. which book I liked
  14. said
  15. said
  16. where my school was
  17. where I lived
  18. said
  19. his
  20. where I lived
  21. his
  22. her
  23. his
  24. was baking
  25. said
  26. what my name was
  27. where my school was
  28. which book I liked
  29. said
  30. had written
  31. cleaned
  32. her
  33. said
  34. said
  35. told
  36. had danced
  37. told
  38. told
  39. had built
  40. what my name was

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