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English grammar lesson 25: Direct and indirect speech · Set 193 · 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.Dev asked me, “Where is your school?” → Dev asked me ___. (a) where is my school (b) where was my school (c) where my school was
  2. 2.Dev said, “I am busy.” → Dev said that he ___ busy. (a) is (b) were (c) am (d) was
  3. 3.Aditya ___ me that he was hungry. (a) said (b) asked (c) told
  4. 4.Zoya said, “I will speak Hindi.” → Zoya said that she ___ speak Hindi. (a) will (b) is (c) would
  5. 5.Arjun asked me, “Where do you live?” → Arjun asked me ___. (a) where did I live (b) where I lived (c) where do I live
  6. 6.Dev said, “I carry the bag every day.” → Dev said that he ___ the bag every day. (a) carry (b) carries (c) carried (d) carrying
  7. 7.Tara said, “I am tired.” → Tara said that she ___ tired. (a) is (b) were (c) am (d) was
  8. 8.Aditya said, “I am going to school.” → Aditya said that he ___ to school. (a) were going (b) am going (c) was going (d) is going
  9. 9.Nisha said, “I have eaten a mango.” → Nisha said that she ___ a mango. (a) has eaten (b) have eaten (c) had eaten
  10. 10.Aarav said, “My room is clean.” → Aarav said that ___ room was clean. (a) he (b) my (c) him (d) his
  11. 11.Karan said, “I am swimming in the pool.” → Karan said that he ___ in the pool. (a) is swimming (b) was swimming (c) am swimming (d) were swimming
  12. 12.Farhan ___ that he was hungry. (a) asked (b) said (c) told
  13. 13.Priya asked me, “Where is your school?” → Priya asked me ___. (a) where was my school (b) where is my school (c) where my school was
  14. 14.Myra asked me, “Which book do you like?” → Myra asked me ___. (a) which book did I like (b) which book do I like (c) which book I liked
  15. 15.Manav said, “My kite is torn.” → Manav said that ___ kite was torn. (a) him (b) he (c) his (d) my
  16. 16.Priya said, “My pencil is broken.” → Priya said that ___ pencil was broken. (a) hers (b) my (c) her (d) she
  17. 17.Priya said, “I have washed the dishes.” → Priya said that she ___ the dishes. (a) have washed (b) has washed (c) had washed
  18. 18.Isha said, “I will win the match.” → Isha said that she ___ win the match. (a) will (b) is (c) would
  19. 19.Ira said, “My pencil is broken.” → Ira said that ___ pencil was broken. (a) hers (b) my (c) her (d) she
  20. 20.Rohan said, “My bicycle is new.” → Rohan said that ___ bicycle was new. (a) him (b) my (c) his (d) he
  21. 21.Tara asked me, “Why are you sad?” → Tara asked me ___. (a) why am I sad (b) why I was sad (c) why was I sad
  22. 22.Sneha said, “I will catch the ball.” → Sneha said that she ___ catch the ball. (a) is (b) would (c) will
  23. 23.Vivaan asked me, “Where do you live?” → Vivaan asked me ___. (a) where I lived (b) where did I live (c) where do I live
  24. 24.Aarav said, “I am eating a mango.” → Aarav said that he ___ a mango. (a) am eating (b) is eating (c) was eating (d) were eating
  25. 25.Sneha ___ me that she was hungry. (a) asked (b) told (c) said
  26. 26.Diya said, “My bicycle is new.” → Diya said that ___ bicycle was new. (a) hers (b) she (c) my (d) her
  27. 27.Nisha ___ me that she was late. (a) asked (b) said (c) told
  28. 28.Ishaan said, “I am going to school.” → Ishaan said that he ___ to school. (a) is going (b) were going (c) am going (d) was going
  29. 29.Aarav said, “I am wearing a cap.” → Aarav said that he ___ a cap. (a) was wearing (b) am wearing (c) is wearing (d) were wearing
  30. 30.Priya said, “My room is clean.” → Priya said that ___ room was clean. (a) my (b) she (c) her (d) hers
  31. 31.Farhan said, “I am climbing a tree.” → Farhan said that he ___ a tree. (a) were climbing (b) is climbing (c) was climbing (d) am climbing
  32. 32.Kavya said, “I am tired.” → Kavya said that she ___ tired. (a) is (b) am (c) were (d) was
  33. 33.Riya asked me, “What do you want?” → Riya asked me ___. (a) what did I want (b) what I wanted (c) what do I want
  34. 34.Omkar said, “My kite is torn.” → Omkar said that ___ kite was torn. (a) his (b) him (c) he (d) my
  35. 35.Rohan ___ that he was busy. (a) said (b) told (c) asked
  36. 36.Myra asked me, “Where do you live?” → Myra asked me ___. (a) where do I live (b) where I lived (c) where did I live
  37. 37.Kabir asked me, “Which book do you like?” → Kabir asked me ___. (a) which book do I like (b) which book I liked (c) which book did I like
  38. 38.Saanvi said, “I make tea every day.” → Saanvi said that she ___ tea every day. (a) made (b) making (c) makes (d) make
  39. 39.Omkar asked me, “Where do you live?” → Omkar asked me ___. (a) where do I live (b) where did I live (c) where I lived
  40. 40.Vivaan asked me, “What is your name?” → Vivaan asked me ___. (a) what my name was (b) what is my name (c) what was my name

Answer key

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

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