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Direct and Indirect Speech Worksheet

English grammar lesson 25: Direct and indirect speech · Set 149 · 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.Meera ___ that she was hungry. (a) told (b) said (c) asked
  2. 2.Dev asked me, “Why are you sad?” → Dev asked me ___. (a) why am I sad (b) why I was sad (c) why was I sad
  3. 3.Neel asked me, “Where do you live?” → Neel asked me ___. (a) where do I live (b) where I lived (c) where did I live
  4. 4.Isha asked me, “Why are you sad?” → Isha asked me ___. (a) why am I sad (b) why was I sad (c) why I was sad
  5. 5.Tara asked me, “What do you want?” → Tara asked me ___. (a) what did I want (b) what I wanted (c) what do I want
  6. 6.Vivaan said, “My pencil is broken.” → Vivaan said that ___ pencil was broken. (a) him (b) my (c) he (d) his
  7. 7.Farhan said, “My bag is heavy.” → Farhan said that ___ bag was heavy. (a) his (b) my (c) he (d) him
  8. 8.Diya said, “I am sleepy.” → Diya said that she ___ sleepy. (a) was (b) am (c) were (d) is
  9. 9.Ishaan said, “My room is clean.” → Ishaan said that ___ room was clean. (a) my (b) he (c) his (d) him
  10. 10.Myra said, “I have carried the bag.” → Myra said that she ___ the bag. (a) have carried (b) had carried (c) has carried
  11. 11.Dev said, “I clap for the team every day.” → Dev said that he ___ for the team every day. (a) clapping (b) clapped (c) clap (d) claps
  12. 12.Vivaan said, “I have clapped for the team.” → Vivaan said that he ___ for the team. (a) had clapped (b) have clapped (c) has clapped
  13. 13.Vivaan ___ that he was busy. (a) said (b) told (c) asked
  14. 14.Sneha said, “I have eaten a mango.” → Sneha said that she ___ a mango. (a) has eaten (b) had eaten (c) have eaten
  15. 15.Pooja said, “My bag is heavy.” → Pooja said that ___ bag was heavy. (a) my (b) hers (c) she (d) her
  16. 16.Ishaan said, “I will throw the ball.” → Ishaan said that he ___ throw the ball. (a) will (b) would (c) is
  17. 17.Manav ___ me that he was ready. (a) said (b) told (c) asked
  18. 18.Ishaan asked me, “Why are you sad?” → Ishaan asked me ___. (a) why am I sad (b) why was I sad (c) why I was sad
  19. 19.Tara said, “My bag is heavy.” → Tara said that ___ bag was heavy. (a) my (b) her (c) she (d) hers
  20. 20.Tara ___ me that she was hungry. (a) said (b) told (c) asked
  21. 21.Rahul ___ me that he was late. (a) asked (b) told (c) said
  22. 22.Meera said, “My pencil is broken.” → Meera said that ___ pencil was broken. (a) my (b) she (c) hers (d) her
  23. 23.Dev said, “I am tired.” → Dev said that he ___ tired. (a) is (b) were (c) am (d) was
  24. 24.Myra asked me, “Why are you sad?” → Myra asked me ___. (a) why was I sad (b) why I was sad (c) why am I sad
  25. 25.Nisha asked me, “When do you get up?” → Nisha asked me ___. (a) when do I get up (b) when I got up (c) when did I get up
  26. 26.Ananya said, “I am tired.” → Ananya said that she ___ tired. (a) is (b) was (c) am (d) were
  27. 27.Omkar said, “My pencil is broken.” → Omkar said that ___ pencil was broken. (a) my (b) he (c) him (d) his
  28. 28.Kunal asked me, “What do you want?” → Kunal asked me ___. (a) what I wanted (b) what do I want (c) what did I want
  29. 29.Neel said, “I am carrying the bag.” → Neel said that he ___ the bag. (a) is carrying (b) was carrying (c) am carrying (d) were carrying
  30. 30.Rahul said, “My bicycle is new.” → Rahul said that ___ bicycle was new. (a) he (b) my (c) him (d) his
  31. 31.Kabir asked me, “Where do you live?” → Kabir asked me ___. (a) where did I live (b) where do I live (c) where I lived
  32. 32.Tara asked me, “Where do you live?” → Tara asked me ___. (a) where I lived (b) where did I live (c) where do I live
  33. 33.Rohan said, “My kite is torn.” → Rohan said that ___ kite was torn. (a) my (b) him (c) he (d) his
  34. 34.Nisha said, “I carry the bag every day.” → Nisha said that she ___ the bag every day. (a) carry (b) carrying (c) carries (d) carried
  35. 35.Rahul said, “My bag is heavy.” → Rahul said that ___ bag was heavy. (a) my (b) he (c) his (d) him
  36. 36.Rohan said, “My room is clean.” → Rohan said that ___ room was clean. (a) he (b) my (c) his (d) him
  37. 37.Kunal asked me, “Why are you sad?” → Kunal asked me ___. (a) why am I sad (b) why I was sad (c) why was I sad
  38. 38.Pooja said, “I have caught the ball.” → Pooja said that she ___ the ball. (a) have caught (b) has caught (c) had caught
  39. 39.Nisha asked me, “Which book do you like?” → Nisha asked me ___. (a) which book do I like (b) which book I liked (c) which book did I like
  40. 40.Ishaan said, “I am tired.” → Ishaan said that he ___ tired. (a) is (b) am (c) was (d) were

Answer key

  1. said
  2. why I was sad
  3. where I lived
  4. why I was sad
  5. what I wanted
  6. his
  7. his
  8. was
  9. his
  10. had carried
  11. clapped
  12. had clapped
  13. said
  14. had eaten
  15. her
  16. would
  17. told
  18. why I was sad
  19. her
  20. told
  21. told
  22. her
  23. was
  24. why I was sad
  25. when I got up
  26. was
  27. his
  28. what I wanted
  29. was carrying
  30. his
  31. where I lived
  32. where I lived
  33. his
  34. carried
  35. his
  36. his
  37. why I was sad
  38. had caught
  39. which book I liked
  40. was

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