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English grammar lesson 25: Direct and indirect speech · Set 187 · 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.Tara said, “My pencil is broken.” → Tara said that ___ pencil was broken. (a) my (b) her (c) hers (d) she
  2. 2.Ishaan asked me, “Where do you live?” → Ishaan asked me ___. (a) where did I live (b) where do I live (c) where I lived
  3. 3.Arjun asked me, “Where do you live?” → Arjun asked me ___. (a) where did I live (b) where I lived (c) where do I live
  4. 4.Arjun said, “My kite is torn.” → Arjun said that ___ kite was torn. (a) he (b) him (c) my (d) his
  5. 5.Rohan said, “I tell a story every day.” → Rohan said that he ___ a story every day. (a) tell (b) tells (c) telling (d) told
  6. 6.Farhan said, “I will swim in the pool.” → Farhan said that he ___ swim in the pool. (a) would (b) is (c) will
  7. 7.Nisha said, “I have sung a song.” → Nisha said that she ___ a song. (a) has sung (b) have sung (c) had sung
  8. 8.Meera asked me, “Which book do you like?” → Meera asked me ___. (a) which book I liked (b) which book do I like (c) which book did I like
  9. 9.Priya ___ me that she was late. (a) said (b) asked (c) told
  10. 10.Aarav asked me, “What do you want?” → Aarav asked me ___. (a) what I wanted (b) what did I want (c) what do I want
  11. 11.Tara ___ that she was hungry. (a) said (b) asked (c) told
  12. 12.Vivaan said, “I will drink milk.” → Vivaan said that he ___ drink milk. (a) will (b) would (c) is
  13. 13.Meera said, “I am ready.” → Meera said that she ___ ready. (a) am (b) is (c) were (d) was
  14. 14.Zoya asked me, “Why are you sad?” → Zoya asked me ___. (a) why was I sad (b) why am I sad (c) why I was sad
  15. 15.Arjun said, “I buy vegetables every day.” → Arjun said that he ___ vegetables every day. (a) buys (b) bought (c) buying (d) buy
  16. 16.Diya asked me, “What do you want?” → Diya asked me ___. (a) what do I want (b) what did I want (c) what I wanted
  17. 17.Isha ___ that she was ready. (a) said (b) asked (c) told
  18. 18.Saanvi said, “My room is clean.” → Saanvi said that ___ room was clean. (a) my (b) she (c) her (d) hers
  19. 19.Myra said, “My kite is torn.” → Myra said that ___ kite was torn. (a) she (b) my (c) her (d) hers
  20. 20.Sneha said, “I have sung a song.” → Sneha said that she ___ a song. (a) have sung (b) has sung (c) had sung
  21. 21.Aarav asked me, “Where is your school?” → Aarav asked me ___. (a) where my school was (b) where is my school (c) where was my school
  22. 22.Rahul said, “I am hungry.” → Rahul said that he ___ hungry. (a) were (b) am (c) was (d) is
  23. 23.Zoya ___ me that she was late. (a) asked (b) told (c) said
  24. 24.Myra asked me, “When do you get up?” → Myra asked me ___. (a) when do I get up (b) when did I get up (c) when I got up
  25. 25.Myra said, “I clean the room every day.” → Myra said that she ___ the room every day. (a) cleans (b) cleaned (c) clean (d) cleaning
  26. 26.Myra said, “I cook rice every day.” → Myra said that she ___ rice every day. (a) cooks (b) cook (c) cooking (d) cooked
  27. 27.Isha said, “I have swum in the pool.” → Isha said that she ___ in the pool. (a) have swum (b) has swum (c) had swum
  28. 28.Neel ___ that he was hungry. (a) asked (b) said (c) told
  29. 29.Vivaan said, “My room is clean.” → Vivaan said that ___ room was clean. (a) his (b) he (c) him (d) my
  30. 30.Diya asked me, “When do you get up?” → Diya asked me ___. (a) when I got up (b) when did I get up (c) when do I get up
  31. 31.Manav asked me, “Where do you live?” → Manav asked me ___. (a) where do I live (b) where did I live (c) where I lived
  32. 32.Manav said, “I will help Grandma.” → Manav said that he ___ help Grandma. (a) would (b) is (c) will
  33. 33.Aditya said, “I will throw the ball.” → Aditya said that he ___ throw the ball. (a) will (b) would (c) is
  34. 34.Ishaan said, “My bag is heavy.” → Ishaan said that ___ bag was heavy. (a) he (b) my (c) him (d) his
  35. 35.Aarav said, “My kite is torn.” → Aarav said that ___ kite was torn. (a) my (b) him (c) he (d) his
  36. 36.Meera said, “I have carried the bag.” → Meera said that she ___ the bag. (a) has carried (b) have carried (c) had carried
  37. 37.Myra said, “I have fed the dog.” → Myra said that she ___ the dog. (a) has fed (b) have fed (c) had fed
  38. 38.Kunal said, “My bag is heavy.” → Kunal said that ___ bag was heavy. (a) his (b) my (c) he (d) him
  39. 39.Aisha said, “My kite is torn.” → Aisha said that ___ kite was torn. (a) my (b) she (c) her (d) hers
  40. 40.Arjun asked me, “What do you want?” → Arjun asked me ___. (a) what do I want (b) what did I want (c) what I wanted

Answer key

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

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