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English grammar lesson 25: Direct and indirect speech · Set 143 · 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.Rohan ___ that he was late. (a) asked (b) said (c) told
  2. 2.Kabir ___ that he was tired. (a) said (b) told (c) asked
  3. 3.Kabir ___ that he was busy. (a) asked (b) said (c) told
  4. 4.Rohan asked me, “What do you want?” → Rohan asked me ___. (a) what did I want (b) what I wanted (c) what do I want
  5. 5.Rahul said, “My room is clean.” → Rahul said that ___ room was clean. (a) him (b) he (c) his (d) my
  6. 6.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
  7. 7.Aditya asked me, “Where do you live?” → Aditya asked me ___. (a) where did I live (b) where do I live (c) where I lived
  8. 8.Nisha asked me, “Where do you live?” → Nisha asked me ___. (a) where did I live (b) where I lived (c) where do I live
  9. 9.Aditya ___ that he was hungry. (a) asked (b) told (c) said
  10. 10.Kabir asked me, “Where do you live?” → Kabir asked me ___. (a) where I lived (b) where do I live (c) where did I live
  11. 11.Omkar ___ me that he was late. (a) said (b) told (c) asked
  12. 12.Rahul said, “I am swimming in the pool.” → Rahul said that he ___ in the pool. (a) am swimming (b) was swimming (c) were swimming (d) is swimming
  13. 13.Ananya said, “I throw the ball every day.” → Ananya said that she ___ the ball every day. (a) throws (b) throw (c) throwing (d) threw
  14. 14.Manav ___ that he was tired. (a) said (b) told (c) asked
  15. 15.Farhan asked me, “Where is your school?” → Farhan asked me ___. (a) where my school was (b) where was my school (c) where is my school
  16. 16.Diya ___ that she was tired. (a) told (b) asked (c) said
  17. 17.Priya said, “My kite is torn.” → Priya said that ___ kite was torn. (a) hers (b) she (c) her (d) my
  18. 18.Dev said, “My room is clean.” → Dev said that ___ room was clean. (a) him (b) my (c) he (d) his
  19. 19.Saanvi said, “My bag is heavy.” → Saanvi said that ___ bag was heavy. (a) hers (b) my (c) she (d) her
  20. 20.Diya asked me, “Why are you sad?” → Diya asked me ___. (a) why I was sad (b) why was I sad (c) why am I sad
  21. 21.Ira said, “I will clean the room.” → Ira said that she ___ clean the room. (a) would (b) will (c) is
  22. 22.Pooja ___ me that she was busy. (a) said (b) asked (c) told
  23. 23.Meera said, “My pencil is broken.” → Meera said that ___ pencil was broken. (a) her (b) my (c) she (d) hers
  24. 24.Pooja said, “My bicycle is new.” → Pooja said that ___ bicycle was new. (a) hers (b) my (c) she (d) her
  25. 25.Aisha said, “I am eating a mango.” → Aisha said that she ___ a mango. (a) is eating (b) was eating (c) were eating (d) am eating
  26. 26.Zoya ___ that she was hungry. (a) said (b) told (c) asked
  27. 27.Aisha ___ me that she was busy. (a) said (b) asked (c) told
  28. 28.Kabir said, “I climb a tree every day.” → Kabir said that he ___ a tree every day. (a) climb (b) climbs (c) climbed (d) climbing
  29. 29.Aditya ___ me that he was busy. (a) asked (b) told (c) said
  30. 30.Karan said, “I have run in the park.” → Karan said that he ___ in the park. (a) has run (b) had run (c) have run
  31. 31.Kunal asked me, “Where is your school?” → Kunal asked me ___. (a) where was my school (b) where my school was (c) where is my school
  32. 32.Ishaan said, “My room is clean.” → Ishaan said that ___ room was clean. (a) him (b) his (c) he (d) my
  33. 33.Vivaan said, “My room is clean.” → Vivaan said that ___ room was clean. (a) him (b) my (c) he (d) his
  34. 34.Kabir said, “I have sung a song.” → Kabir said that he ___ a song. (a) had sung (b) have sung (c) has sung
  35. 35.Arjun asked me, “Where do you live?” → Arjun asked me ___. (a) where do I live (b) where I lived (c) where did I live
  36. 36.Zoya said, “I am catching the ball.” → Zoya said that she ___ the ball. (a) were catching (b) is catching (c) was catching (d) am catching
  37. 37.Nisha asked me, “Which book do you like?” → Nisha asked me ___. (a) which book do I like (b) which book did I like (c) which book I liked
  38. 38.Farhan asked me, “Which book do you like?” → Farhan asked me ___. (a) which book I liked (b) which book do I like (c) which book did I like
  39. 39.Aarav said, “My room is clean.” → Aarav said that ___ room was clean. (a) my (b) his (c) he (d) him
  40. 40.Myra said, “My kite is torn.” → Myra said that ___ kite was torn. (a) hers (b) she (c) her (d) my

Answer key

  1. said
  2. said
  3. said
  4. what I wanted
  5. his
  6. what my name was
  7. where I lived
  8. where I lived
  9. said
  10. where I lived
  11. told
  12. was swimming
  13. threw
  14. said
  15. where my school was
  16. said
  17. her
  18. his
  19. her
  20. why I was sad
  21. would
  22. told
  23. her
  24. her
  25. was eating
  26. said
  27. told
  28. climbed
  29. told
  30. had run
  31. where my school was
  32. his
  33. his
  34. had sung
  35. where I lived
  36. was catching
  37. which book I liked
  38. which book I liked
  39. his
  40. her

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