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English grammar lesson 25: Direct and indirect speech · Set 208 · 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.Aarav asked me, “Where is your school?” → Aarav asked me ___. (a) where was my school (b) where my school was (c) where is my school
  2. 2.Meera said, “My kite is torn.” → Meera said that ___ kite was torn. (a) hers (b) my (c) she (d) her
  3. 3.Riya said, “I am happy.” → Riya said that she ___ happy. (a) were (b) am (c) was (d) is
  4. 4.Ira ___ me that she was busy. (a) asked (b) told (c) said
  5. 5.Priya said, “I have taken the train.” → Priya said that she ___ the train. (a) has taken (b) had taken (c) have taken
  6. 6.Isha said, “My room is clean.” → Isha said that ___ room was clean. (a) hers (b) her (c) she (d) my
  7. 7.Kavya asked me, “What do you want?” → Kavya asked me ___. (a) what did I want (b) what I wanted (c) what do I want
  8. 8.Kavya said, “I draw a picture every day.” → Kavya said that she ___ a picture every day. (a) draw (b) drew (c) drawing (d) draws
  9. 9.Manav said, “I fly a kite every day.” → Manav said that he ___ a kite every day. (a) flew (b) flying (c) flies (d) fly
  10. 10.Dev ___ that he was ready. (a) asked (b) said (c) told
  11. 11.Rohan ___ that he was ready. (a) told (b) said (c) asked
  12. 12.Ananya said, “I am writing a letter.” → Ananya said that she ___ a letter. (a) was writing (b) were writing (c) am writing (d) is writing
  13. 13.Dev asked me, “Which book do you like?” → Dev asked me ___. (a) which book I liked (b) which book did I like (c) which book do I like
  14. 14.Tara said, “I jog in the park every day.” → Tara said that she ___ in the park every day. (a) jog (b) jogs (c) jogging (d) jogged
  15. 15.Farhan said, “I will clean the room.” → Farhan said that he ___ clean the room. (a) will (b) would (c) is
  16. 16.Rahul ___ me that he was hungry. (a) asked (b) told (c) said
  17. 17.Kunal asked me, “Where is your school?” → Kunal asked me ___. (a) where was my school (b) where is my school (c) where my school was
  18. 18.Ira asked me, “What is your name?” → Ira asked me ___. (a) what is my name (b) what was my name (c) what my name was
  19. 19.Ishaan said, “I have written a letter.” → Ishaan said that he ___ a letter. (a) had written (b) have written (c) has written
  20. 20.Riya ___ me that she was tired. (a) asked (b) said (c) told
  21. 21.Rohan asked me, “What is your name?” → Rohan asked me ___. (a) what my name was (b) what was my name (c) what is my name
  22. 22.Kunal said, “I am busy.” → Kunal said that he ___ busy. (a) were (b) was (c) am (d) is
  23. 23.Karan said, “I am sending a message.” → Karan said that he ___ a message. (a) is sending (b) am sending (c) were sending (d) was sending
  24. 24.Aarav said, “My bag is heavy.” → Aarav said that ___ bag was heavy. (a) he (b) him (c) my (d) his
  25. 25.Farhan asked me, “What do you want?” → Farhan asked me ___. (a) what do I want (b) what I wanted (c) what did I want
  26. 26.Yash asked me, “Where is your school?” → Yash asked me ___. (a) where was my school (b) where is my school (c) where my school was
  27. 27.Rahul said, “I write a letter every day.” → Rahul said that he ___ a letter every day. (a) write (b) writes (c) wrote (d) writing
  28. 28.Farhan said, “I am ready.” → Farhan said that he ___ ready. (a) am (b) were (c) is (d) was
  29. 29.Neel asked me, “Where is your school?” → Neel asked me ___. (a) where my school was (b) where is my school (c) where was my school
  30. 30.Manav said, “My pencil is broken.” → Manav said that ___ pencil was broken. (a) my (b) his (c) he (d) him
  31. 31.Diya said, “My bicycle is new.” → Diya said that ___ bicycle was new. (a) my (b) hers (c) she (d) her
  32. 32.Zoya ___ me that she was busy. (a) asked (b) told (c) said
  33. 33.Vivaan asked me, “Which book do you like?” → Vivaan asked me ___. (a) which book did I like (b) which book I liked (c) which book do I like
  34. 34.Meera ___ me that she was busy. (a) said (b) asked (c) told
  35. 35.Kunal ___ me that he was busy. (a) said (b) asked (c) told
  36. 36.Manav asked me, “Where do you live?” → Manav asked me ___. (a) where do I live (b) where did I live (c) where I lived
  37. 37.Pooja said, “I am tired.” → Pooja said that she ___ tired. (a) is (b) were (c) am (d) was
  38. 38.Priya said, “I cook rice every day.” → Priya said that she ___ rice every day. (a) cooks (b) cook (c) cooking (d) cooked
  39. 39.Kunal said, “My kite is torn.” → Kunal said that ___ kite was torn. (a) his (b) him (c) my (d) he
  40. 40.Aarav asked me, “Why are you sad?” → Aarav asked me ___. (a) why was I sad (b) why I was sad (c) why am I sad

Answer key

  1. where my school was
  2. her
  3. was
  4. told
  5. had taken
  6. her
  7. what I wanted
  8. drew
  9. flew
  10. said
  11. said
  12. was writing
  13. which book I liked
  14. jogged
  15. would
  16. told
  17. where my school was
  18. what my name was
  19. had written
  20. told
  21. what my name was
  22. was
  23. was sending
  24. his
  25. what I wanted
  26. where my school was
  27. wrote
  28. was
  29. where my school was
  30. his
  31. her
  32. told
  33. which book I liked
  34. told
  35. told
  36. where I lived
  37. was
  38. cooked
  39. his
  40. why I was sad

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