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English grammar lesson 25: Direct and indirect speech · Set 173 · 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.Aditya said, “I have baked a cake.” → Aditya said that he ___ a cake. (a) has baked (b) have baked (c) had baked
  2. 2.Karan asked me, “What do you want?” → Karan asked me ___. (a) what did I want (b) what do I want (c) what I wanted
  3. 3.Sneha said, “I am ready.” → Sneha said that she ___ ready. (a) am (b) was (c) is (d) were
  4. 4.Myra ___ that she was busy. (a) said (b) told (c) asked
  5. 5.Vivaan asked me, “Where do you live?” → Vivaan asked me ___. (a) where did I live (b) where do I live (c) where I lived
  6. 6.Dev ___ that he was hungry. (a) said (b) asked (c) told
  7. 7.Rahul said, “I help Grandma every day.” → Rahul said that he ___ Grandma every day. (a) help (b) helps (c) helping (d) helped
  8. 8.Aarav asked me, “Where is your school?” → Aarav asked me ___. (a) where is my school (b) where was my school (c) where my school was
  9. 9.Aarav ___ me that he was hungry. (a) said (b) told (c) asked
  10. 10.Zoya said, “I go to school every day.” → Zoya said that she ___ to school every day. (a) going (b) went (c) go (d) goes
  11. 11.Farhan said, “I have spoken Hindi.” → Farhan said that he ___ Hindi. (a) had spoken (b) have spoken (c) has spoken
  12. 12.Neel asked me, “What do you want?” → Neel asked me ___. (a) what did I want (b) what I wanted (c) what do I want
  13. 13.Rohan asked me, “What is your name?” → Rohan asked me ___. (a) what is my name (b) what my name was (c) what was my name
  14. 14.Diya said, “I buy vegetables every day.” → Diya said that she ___ vegetables every day. (a) buys (b) buy (c) bought (d) buying
  15. 15.Rahul said, “My bag is heavy.” → Rahul said that ___ bag was heavy. (a) him (b) my (c) his (d) he
  16. 16.Diya said, “I am sleepy.” → Diya said that she ___ sleepy. (a) am (b) were (c) was (d) is
  17. 17.Karan asked me, “Which book do you like?” → Karan asked me ___. (a) which book do I like (b) which book did I like (c) which book I liked
  18. 18.Ira asked me, “Where do you live?” → Ira asked me ___. (a) where did I live (b) where I lived (c) where do I live
  19. 19.Kabir asked me, “What do you want?” → Kabir asked me ___. (a) what do I want (b) what I wanted (c) what did I want
  20. 20.Vivaan said, “My bag is heavy.” → Vivaan said that ___ bag was heavy. (a) my (b) he (c) his (d) him
  21. 21.Vivaan asked me, “Which book do you like?” → Vivaan asked me ___. (a) which book I liked (b) which book do I like (c) which book did I like
  22. 22.Rahul ___ me that he was busy. (a) said (b) asked (c) told
  23. 23.Kabir asked me, “What is your name?” → Kabir asked me ___. (a) what my name was (b) what is my name (c) what was my name
  24. 24.Manav asked me, “Where do you live?” → Manav asked me ___. (a) where I lived (b) where did I live (c) where do I live
  25. 25.Meera ___ me that she was tired. (a) said (b) asked (c) told
  26. 26.Sneha said, “My room is clean.” → Sneha said that ___ room was clean. (a) my (b) hers (c) she (d) her
  27. 27.Saanvi ___ that she was tired. (a) said (b) told (c) asked
  28. 28.Riya said, “I jog in the park every day.” → Riya said that she ___ in the park every day. (a) jogging (b) jogged (c) jogs (d) jog
  29. 29.Sneha said, “I have eaten a mango.” → Sneha said that she ___ a mango. (a) had eaten (b) has eaten (c) have eaten
  30. 30.Saanvi asked me, “What do you want?” → Saanvi asked me ___. (a) what I wanted (b) what do I want (c) what did I want
  31. 31.Ira ___ me that she was tired. (a) said (b) told (c) asked
  32. 32.Meera asked me, “Where do you live?” → Meera asked me ___. (a) where I lived (b) where did I live (c) where do I live
  33. 33.Riya asked me, “Which book do you like?” → Riya asked me ___. (a) which book I liked (b) which book did I like (c) which book do I like
  34. 34.Riya said, “My room is clean.” → Riya said that ___ room was clean. (a) hers (b) my (c) she (d) her
  35. 35.Manav said, “I am cleaning the room.” → Manav said that he ___ the room. (a) am cleaning (b) was cleaning (c) is cleaning (d) were cleaning
  36. 36.Arjun ___ me that he was late. (a) said (b) told (c) asked
  37. 37.Tara said, “I will dance on the stage.” → Tara said that she ___ dance on the stage. (a) would (b) is (c) will
  38. 38.Farhan said, “My bicycle is new.” → Farhan said that ___ bicycle was new. (a) he (b) my (c) him (d) his
  39. 39.Neel said, “I drink milk every day.” → Neel said that he ___ milk every day. (a) drank (b) drinking (c) drinks (d) drink
  40. 40.Aditya said, “I am ready.” → Aditya said that he ___ ready. (a) was (b) am (c) is (d) were

Answer key

  1. had baked
  2. what I wanted
  3. was
  4. said
  5. where I lived
  6. said
  7. helped
  8. where my school was
  9. told
  10. went
  11. had spoken
  12. what I wanted
  13. what my name was
  14. bought
  15. his
  16. was
  17. which book I liked
  18. where I lived
  19. what I wanted
  20. his
  21. which book I liked
  22. told
  23. what my name was
  24. where I lived
  25. told
  26. her
  27. said
  28. jogged
  29. had eaten
  30. what I wanted
  31. told
  32. where I lived
  33. which book I liked
  34. her
  35. was cleaning
  36. told
  37. would
  38. his
  39. drank
  40. was

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