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English grammar lesson 25: Direct and indirect speech · Set 121 · 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.

NameDateTime takenScore ___ / 40
  1. 1.Pooja ___ me that she was busy. (a) asked (b) told (c) said
  2. 2.Neel said, “I have ridden a bicycle.” → Neel said that he ___ a bicycle. (a) has ridden (b) have ridden (c) had ridden
  3. 3.Myra asked me, “Where do you live?” → Myra asked me ___. (a) where did I live (b) where do I live (c) where I lived
  4. 4.Dev said, “I am sleepy.” → Dev said that he ___ sleepy. (a) am (b) was (c) is (d) were
  5. 5.Omkar asked me, “What is your name?” → Omkar asked me ___. (a) what is my name (b) what was my name (c) what my name was
  6. 6.Kabir ___ me that he was hungry. (a) said (b) told (c) asked
  7. 7.Farhan said, “I have swum in the pool.” → Farhan said that he ___ in the pool. (a) had swum (b) have swum (c) has swum
  8. 8.Karan said, “I am cleaning the room.” → Karan said that he ___ the room. (a) is cleaning (b) was cleaning (c) am cleaning (d) were cleaning
  9. 9.Kabir ___ me that he was busy. (a) asked (b) told (c) said
  10. 10.Neel said, “I will jog in the park.” → Neel said that he ___ jog in the park. (a) is (b) would (c) will
  11. 11.Rohan asked me, “When do you get up?” → Rohan asked me ___. (a) when did I get up (b) when do I get up (c) when I got up
  12. 12.Yash asked me, “Where is your school?” → Yash asked me ___. (a) where is my school (b) where my school was (c) where was my school
  13. 13.Omkar said, “I have thrown the ball.” → Omkar said that he ___ the ball. (a) has thrown (b) had thrown (c) have thrown
  14. 14.Aditya ___ that he was hungry. (a) said (b) asked (c) told
  15. 15.Farhan ___ that he was ready. (a) told (b) asked (c) said
  16. 16.Yash said, “I jog in the park every day.” → Yash said that he ___ in the park every day. (a) jogs (b) jog (c) jogged (d) jogging
  17. 17.Ishaan said, “I am happy.” → Ishaan said that he ___ happy. (a) am (b) was (c) is (d) were
  18. 18.Aisha said, “My kite is torn.” → Aisha said that ___ kite was torn. (a) hers (b) my (c) her (d) she
  19. 19.Aarav said, “I wash the dishes every day.” → Aarav said that he ___ the dishes every day. (a) washes (b) washing (c) wash (d) washed
  20. 20.Kavya said, “My pencil is broken.” → Kavya said that ___ pencil was broken. (a) her (b) my (c) hers (d) she
  21. 21.Meera asked me, “When do you get up?” → Meera asked me ___. (a) when do I get up (b) when did I get up (c) when I got up
  22. 22.Arjun asked me, “Where is your school?” → Arjun asked me ___. (a) where is my school (b) where my school was (c) where was my school
  23. 23.Omkar asked me, “Which book do you like?” → Omkar asked me ___. (a) which book did I like (b) which book do I like (c) which book I liked
  24. 24.Sneha ___ me that she was ready. (a) said (b) asked (c) told
  25. 25.Yash asked me, “Where do you live?” → Yash asked me ___. (a) where I lived (b) where do I live (c) where did I live
  26. 26.Pooja said, “My kite is torn.” → Pooja said that ___ kite was torn. (a) my (b) hers (c) her (d) she
  27. 27.Yash said, “My kite is torn.” → Yash said that ___ kite was torn. (a) my (b) him (c) he (d) his
  28. 28.Ishaan said, “I have sung a song.” → Ishaan said that he ___ a song. (a) has sung (b) have sung (c) had sung
  29. 29.Aarav ___ that he was busy. (a) told (b) asked (c) said
  30. 30.Farhan said, “My kite is torn.” → Farhan said that ___ kite was torn. (a) he (b) him (c) my (d) his
  31. 31.Rahul ___ that he was busy. (a) told (b) asked (c) said
  32. 32.Yash ___ that he was late. (a) told (b) said (c) asked
  33. 33.Arjun said, “I am sleepy.” → Arjun said that he ___ sleepy. (a) is (b) am (c) were (d) was
  34. 34.Rahul ___ me that he was late. (a) said (b) told (c) asked
  35. 35.Ishaan ___ me that he was hungry. (a) asked (b) told (c) said
  36. 36.Ishaan said, “My kite is torn.” → Ishaan said that ___ kite was torn. (a) my (b) his (c) him (d) he
  37. 37.Rahul said, “My bag is heavy.” → Rahul said that ___ bag was heavy. (a) him (b) he (c) his (d) my
  38. 38.Aarav said, “My kite is torn.” → Aarav said that ___ kite was torn. (a) him (b) his (c) my (d) he
  39. 39.Meera said, “I build a sandcastle every day.” → Meera said that she ___ a sandcastle every day. (a) building (b) build (c) builds (d) built
  40. 40.Rohan asked me, “Where is your school?” → Rohan asked me ___. (a) where is my school (b) where was my school (c) where my school was

Answer key

  1. told
  2. had ridden
  3. where I lived
  4. was
  5. what my name was
  6. told
  7. had swum
  8. was cleaning
  9. told
  10. would
  11. when I got up
  12. where my school was
  13. had thrown
  14. said
  15. said
  16. jogged
  17. was
  18. her
  19. washed
  20. her
  21. when I got up
  22. where my school was
  23. which book I liked
  24. told
  25. where I lived
  26. her
  27. his
  28. had sung
  29. said
  30. his
  31. said
  32. said
  33. was
  34. told
  35. told
  36. his
  37. his
  38. his
  39. built
  40. where my school was

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