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English grammar lesson 25: Direct and indirect speech · Set 129 · 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 asked me, “Where do you live?” → Aarav asked me ___. (a) where do I live (b) where I lived (c) where did I live
  2. 2.Rahul said, “I have brought lunch.” → Rahul said that he ___ lunch. (a) has brought (b) had brought (c) have brought
  3. 3.Riya ___ me that she was hungry. (a) asked (b) said (c) told
  4. 4.Farhan said, “I am winning the match.” → Farhan said that he ___ the match. (a) was winning (b) were winning (c) am winning (d) is winning
  5. 5.Yash said, “I will clap for the team.” → Yash said that he ___ clap for the team. (a) would (b) will (c) is
  6. 6.Priya said, “I am feeding the dog.” → Priya said that she ___ the dog. (a) is feeding (b) am feeding (c) were feeding (d) was feeding
  7. 7.Omkar said, “I am ready.” → Omkar said that he ___ ready. (a) am (b) is (c) was (d) were
  8. 8.Ananya said, “I go to school every day.” → Ananya said that she ___ to school every day. (a) go (b) going (c) goes (d) went
  9. 9.Neel said, “I have won the match.” → Neel said that he ___ the match. (a) have won (b) has won (c) had won
  10. 10.Aditya said, “My kite is torn.” → Aditya said that ___ kite was torn. (a) him (b) he (c) my (d) his
  11. 11.Aditya asked me, “What is your name?” → Aditya asked me ___. (a) what my name was (b) what is my name (c) what was my name
  12. 12.Myra asked me, “Which book do you like?” → Myra asked me ___. (a) which book do I like (b) which book I liked (c) which book did I like
  13. 13.Kabir said, “I am throwing the ball.” → Kabir said that he ___ the ball. (a) were throwing (b) am throwing (c) was throwing (d) is throwing
  14. 14.Rohan said, “I jog in the park every day.” → Rohan said that he ___ in the park every day. (a) jogs (b) jogging (c) jogged (d) jog
  15. 15.Sneha asked me, “Where do you live?” → Sneha asked me ___. (a) where did I live (b) where do I live (c) where I lived
  16. 16.Dev ___ that he was tired. (a) asked (b) told (c) said
  17. 17.Aditya said, “I will go to school.” → Aditya said that he ___ go to school. (a) will (b) would (c) is
  18. 18.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
  19. 19.Zoya asked me, “Why are you sad?” → Zoya asked me ___. (a) why I was sad (b) why am I sad (c) why was I sad
  20. 20.Saanvi asked me, “What do you want?” → Saanvi asked me ___. (a) what I wanted (b) what do I want (c) what did I want
  21. 21.Rahul said, “I am happy.” → Rahul said that he ___ happy. (a) am (b) is (c) were (d) was
  22. 22.Meera said, “I catch the ball every day.” → Meera said that she ___ the ball every day. (a) catching (b) catches (c) caught (d) catch
  23. 23.Karan asked me, “Why are you sad?” → Karan asked me ___. (a) why was I sad (b) why am I sad (c) why I was sad
  24. 24.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
  25. 25.Vivaan ___ me that he was late. (a) asked (b) said (c) told
  26. 26.Riya said, “My bag is heavy.” → Riya said that ___ bag was heavy. (a) her (b) my (c) she (d) hers
  27. 27.Tara said, “My bicycle is new.” → Tara said that ___ bicycle was new. (a) hers (b) my (c) her (d) she
  28. 28.Diya said, “My room is clean.” → Diya said that ___ room was clean. (a) her (b) my (c) hers (d) she
  29. 29.Kabir asked me, “Why are you sad?” → Kabir asked me ___. (a) why am I sad (b) why I was sad (c) why was I sad
  30. 30.Omkar said, “My room is clean.” → Omkar said that ___ room was clean. (a) my (b) he (c) him (d) his
  31. 31.Rohan said, “My bicycle is new.” → Rohan said that ___ bicycle was new. (a) him (b) my (c) he (d) his
  32. 32.Ira asked me, “Where is your school?” → Ira asked me ___. (a) where is my school (b) where my school was (c) where was my school
  33. 33.Riya ___ me that she was ready. (a) told (b) said (c) asked
  34. 34.Myra ___ me that she was late. (a) said (b) asked (c) told
  35. 35.Rahul ___ me that he was ready. (a) said (b) asked (c) told
  36. 36.Ananya asked me, “Where do you live?” → Ananya asked me ___. (a) where I lived (b) where do I live (c) where did I live
  37. 37.Tara said, “I am watching a cartoon.” → Tara said that she ___ a cartoon. (a) am watching (b) was watching (c) is watching (d) were watching
  38. 38.Ishaan asked me, “Which book do you like?” → Ishaan asked me ___. (a) which book I liked (b) which book did I like (c) which book do I like
  39. 39.Ananya said, “I cook rice every day.” → Ananya said that she ___ rice every day. (a) cooked (b) cooking (c) cooks (d) cook
  40. 40.Aisha ___ me that she was ready. (a) asked (b) said (c) told

Answer key

  1. where I lived
  2. had brought
  3. told
  4. was winning
  5. would
  6. was feeding
  7. was
  8. went
  9. had won
  10. his
  11. what my name was
  12. which book I liked
  13. was throwing
  14. jogged
  15. where I lived
  16. said
  17. would
  18. which book I liked
  19. why I was sad
  20. what I wanted
  21. was
  22. caught
  23. why I was sad
  24. what my name was
  25. told
  26. her
  27. her
  28. her
  29. why I was sad
  30. his
  31. his
  32. where my school was
  33. told
  34. told
  35. told
  36. where I lived
  37. was watching
  38. which book I liked
  39. cooked
  40. told

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