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English grammar lesson 25: Direct and indirect speech · Set 211 · 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.Ananya said, “I will ride a bicycle.” → Ananya said that she ___ ride a bicycle. (a) will (b) is (c) would
  2. 2.Dev asked me, “Why are you sad?” → Dev asked me ___. (a) why I was sad (b) why was I sad (c) why am I sad
  3. 3.Sneha asked me, “Why are you sad?” → Sneha asked me ___. (a) why am I sad (b) why was I sad (c) why I was sad
  4. 4.Kunal asked me, “What is your name?” → Kunal asked me ___. (a) what was my name (b) what is my name (c) what my name was
  5. 5.Tara said, “My bag is heavy.” → Tara said that ___ bag was heavy. (a) my (b) hers (c) her (d) she
  6. 6.Saanvi asked me, “Which book do you like?” → Saanvi asked me ___. (a) which book do I like (b) which book did I like (c) which book I liked
  7. 7.Manav said, “My bag is heavy.” → Manav said that ___ bag was heavy. (a) my (b) him (c) his (d) he
  8. 8.Tara said, “I am drinking milk.” → Tara said that she ___ milk. (a) am drinking (b) were drinking (c) is drinking (d) was drinking
  9. 9.Myra said, “I am winning the match.” → Myra said that she ___ the match. (a) was winning (b) am winning (c) were winning (d) is winning
  10. 10.Kabir said, “I will feed the dog.” → Kabir said that he ___ feed the dog. (a) is (b) will (c) would
  11. 11.Ishaan said, “My bicycle is new.” → Ishaan said that ___ bicycle was new. (a) he (b) my (c) him (d) his
  12. 12.Sneha asked me, “Where is your school?” → Sneha asked me ___. (a) where my school was (b) where is my school (c) where was my school
  13. 13.Omkar said, “I carry the bag every day.” → Omkar said that he ___ the bag every day. (a) carries (b) carrying (c) carry (d) carried
  14. 14.Diya said, “My bag is heavy.” → Diya said that ___ bag was heavy. (a) hers (b) my (c) her (d) she
  15. 15.Meera ___ that she was busy. (a) told (b) asked (c) said
  16. 16.Kabir said, “My pencil is broken.” → Kabir said that ___ pencil was broken. (a) my (b) he (c) him (d) his
  17. 17.Sneha said, “I will sing a song.” → Sneha said that she ___ sing a song. (a) is (b) would (c) will
  18. 18.Meera said, “I wash the dishes every day.” → Meera said that she ___ the dishes every day. (a) washed (b) washes (c) washing (d) wash
  19. 19.Karan said, “My room is clean.” → Karan said that ___ room was clean. (a) he (b) my (c) his (d) him
  20. 20.Ananya asked me, “Where is your school?” → Ananya asked me ___. (a) where my school was (b) where was my school (c) where is my school
  21. 21.Farhan asked me, “Where do you live?” → Farhan asked me ___. (a) where did I live (b) where I lived (c) where do I live
  22. 22.Omkar said, “My bag is heavy.” → Omkar said that ___ bag was heavy. (a) he (b) my (c) his (d) him
  23. 23.Saanvi asked me, “When do you get up?” → Saanvi asked me ___. (a) when I got up (b) when do I get up (c) when did I get up
  24. 24.Aisha asked me, “What do you want?” → Aisha asked me ___. (a) what did I want (b) what do I want (c) what I wanted
  25. 25.Myra said, “My pencil is broken.” → Myra said that ___ pencil was broken. (a) her (b) hers (c) she (d) my
  26. 26.Aarav asked me, “What is your name?” → Aarav asked me ___. (a) what was my name (b) what my name was (c) what is my name
  27. 27.Myra ___ me that she was busy. (a) said (b) told (c) asked
  28. 28.Priya said, “My kite is torn.” → Priya said that ___ kite was torn. (a) hers (b) her (c) she (d) my
  29. 29.Myra said, “My room is clean.” → Myra said that ___ room was clean. (a) hers (b) my (c) she (d) her
  30. 30.Priya ___ me that she was hungry. (a) asked (b) told (c) said
  31. 31.Ira said, “My bag is heavy.” → Ira said that ___ bag was heavy. (a) my (b) her (c) she (d) hers
  32. 32.Neel ___ that he was hungry. (a) told (b) asked (c) said
  33. 33.Neel said, “My bag is heavy.” → Neel said that ___ bag was heavy. (a) him (b) my (c) his (d) he
  34. 34.Rahul said, “My bag is heavy.” → Rahul said that ___ bag was heavy. (a) him (b) my (c) his (d) he
  35. 35.Isha said, “I am busy.” → Isha said that she ___ busy. (a) were (b) am (c) is (d) was
  36. 36.Meera said, “I am tired.” → Meera said that she ___ tired. (a) was (b) is (c) were (d) am
  37. 37.Neel asked me, “What do you want?” → Neel asked me ___. (a) what did I want (b) what I wanted (c) what do I want
  38. 38.Aarav said, “My bicycle is new.” → Aarav said that ___ bicycle was new. (a) he (b) my (c) his (d) him
  39. 39.Nisha ___ that she was ready. (a) asked (b) said (c) told
  40. 40.Riya ___ me that she was busy. (a) said (b) asked (c) told

Answer key

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

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