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English grammar lesson 25: Direct and indirect speech · Set 119 · 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.Aarav said, “My pencil is broken.” → Aarav said that ___ pencil was broken. (a) my (b) him (c) he (d) his
  2. 2.Kabir asked me, “Where do you live?” → Kabir asked me ___. (a) where do I live (b) where I lived (c) where did I live
  3. 3.Sneha asked me, “Where do you live?” → Sneha asked me ___. (a) where do I live (b) where did I live (c) where I lived
  4. 4.Manav asked me, “Why are you sad?” → Manav asked me ___. (a) why I was sad (b) why was I sad (c) why am I sad
  5. 5.Neel asked me, “What is your name?” → Neel asked me ___. (a) what was my name (b) what my name was (c) what is my name
  6. 6.Riya said, “I have swum in the pool.” → Riya said that she ___ in the pool. (a) have swum (b) has swum (c) had swum
  7. 7.Kabir ___ that he was late. (a) told (b) said (c) asked
  8. 8.Manav said, “I ride a bicycle every day.” → Manav said that he ___ a bicycle every day. (a) rode (b) rides (c) riding (d) ride
  9. 9.Vivaan said, “My kite is torn.” → Vivaan said that ___ kite was torn. (a) him (b) his (c) my (d) he
  10. 10.Rohan ___ me that he was tired. (a) told (b) asked (c) said
  11. 11.Ira ___ me that she was busy. (a) said (b) told (c) asked
  12. 12.Farhan ___ me that he was ready. (a) told (b) said (c) asked
  13. 13.Dev asked me, “What do you want?” → Dev asked me ___. (a) what I wanted (b) what do I want (c) what did I want
  14. 14.Rahul said, “My bicycle is new.” → Rahul said that ___ bicycle was new. (a) my (b) he (c) him (d) his
  15. 15.Sneha ___ me that she was busy. (a) told (b) said (c) asked
  16. 16.Rahul asked me, “Where do you live?” → Rahul asked me ___. (a) where did I live (b) where do I live (c) where I lived
  17. 17.Kunal ___ me that he was busy. (a) told (b) said (c) asked
  18. 18.Tara said, “My kite is torn.” → Tara said that ___ kite was torn. (a) hers (b) she (c) my (d) her
  19. 19.Diya said, “I throw the ball every day.” → Diya said that she ___ the ball every day. (a) throwing (b) throws (c) threw (d) throw
  20. 20.Aarav said, “My bicycle is new.” → Aarav said that ___ bicycle was new. (a) my (b) him (c) his (d) he
  21. 21.Nisha said, “I have cooked rice.” → Nisha said that she ___ rice. (a) had cooked (b) has cooked (c) have cooked
  22. 22.Rahul asked me, “Why are you sad?” → Rahul asked me ___. (a) why am I sad (b) why I was sad (c) why was I sad
  23. 23.Kunal said, “I am flying a kite.” → Kunal said that he ___ a kite. (a) am flying (b) was flying (c) were flying (d) is flying
  24. 24.Vivaan said, “I am running in the park.” → Vivaan said that he ___ in the park. (a) is running (b) were running (c) am running (d) was running
  25. 25.Rohan said, “My bicycle is new.” → Rohan said that ___ bicycle was new. (a) he (b) his (c) my (d) him
  26. 26.Vivaan asked me, “Where do you live?” → Vivaan asked me ___. (a) where do I live (b) where I lived (c) where did I live
  27. 27.Tara ___ me that she was busy. (a) asked (b) told (c) said
  28. 28.Saanvi asked me, “Where do you live?” → Saanvi asked me ___. (a) where did I live (b) where I lived (c) where do I live
  29. 29.Aarav ___ me that he was ready. (a) said (b) asked (c) told
  30. 30.Meera asked me, “What is your name?” → Meera asked me ___. (a) what is my name (b) what was my name (c) what my name was
  31. 31.Priya ___ me that she was ready. (a) asked (b) said (c) told
  32. 32.Aditya said, “I am sleepy.” → Aditya said that he ___ sleepy. (a) was (b) is (c) am (d) were
  33. 33.Ishaan said, “My pencil is broken.” → Ishaan said that ___ pencil was broken. (a) him (b) he (c) my (d) his
  34. 34.Nisha said, “My bag is heavy.” → Nisha said that ___ bag was heavy. (a) my (b) she (c) hers (d) her
  35. 35.Saanvi said, “I have worn a cap.” → Saanvi said that she ___ a cap. (a) have worn (b) has worn (c) had worn
  36. 36.Vivaan said, “I have planted a tree.” → Vivaan said that he ___ a tree. (a) has planted (b) have planted (c) had planted
  37. 37.Myra asked me, “Where do you live?” → Myra asked me ___. (a) where I lived (b) where do I live (c) where did I live
  38. 38.Riya asked me, “When do you get up?” → Riya asked me ___. (a) when did I get up (b) when do I get up (c) when I got up
  39. 39.Isha said, “My room is clean.” → Isha said that ___ room was clean. (a) she (b) hers (c) my (d) her
  40. 40.Diya said, “I am happy.” → Diya said that she ___ happy. (a) were (b) was (c) am (d) is

Answer key

  1. his
  2. where I lived
  3. where I lived
  4. why I was sad
  5. what my name was
  6. had swum
  7. said
  8. rode
  9. his
  10. told
  11. told
  12. told
  13. what I wanted
  14. his
  15. told
  16. where I lived
  17. told
  18. her
  19. threw
  20. his
  21. had cooked
  22. why I was sad
  23. was flying
  24. was running
  25. his
  26. where I lived
  27. told
  28. where I lived
  29. told
  30. what my name was
  31. told
  32. was
  33. his
  34. her
  35. had worn
  36. had planted
  37. where I lived
  38. when I got up
  39. her
  40. was

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