Direct and Indirect Speech Worksheet

English grammar lesson 25: Direct and indirect speech · Set 215 · 40 questions

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.

1. 1.Ananya ___ me that she was late. (a) said (b) asked (c) told
2. 2.Arjun asked me, “Why are you sad?” → Arjun asked me ___. (a) why am I sad (b) why I was sad (c) why was I sad
3. 3.Rahul ___ that he was tired. (a) told (b) said (c) asked
4. 4.Arjun said, “My bag is heavy.” → Arjun said that ___ bag was heavy. (a) his (b) he (c) my (d) him
5. 5.Myra ___ me that she was ready. (a) told (b) asked (c) said
6. 6.Saanvi ___ that she was busy. (a) said (b) asked (c) told
7. 7.Rohan asked me, “Where is your school?” → Rohan asked me ___. (a) where is my school (b) where was my school (c) where my school was
8. 8.Arjun said, “I have played cricket.” → Arjun said that he ___ cricket. (a) have played (b) had played (c) has played
9. 9.Myra ___ that she was hungry. (a) told (b) asked (c) said
10. 10.Farhan ___ me that he was ready. (a) asked (b) said (c) told
11. 11.Ananya said, “I have planted a tree.” → Ananya said that she ___ a tree. (a) have planted (b) has planted (c) had planted
12. 12.Saanvi said, “I catch the ball every day.” → Saanvi said that she ___ the ball every day. (a) catching (b) caught (c) catch (d) catches
13. 13.Manav ___ that he was busy. (a) asked (b) told (c) said
14. 14.Myra said, “I am carrying the bag.” → Myra said that she ___ the bag. (a) am carrying (b) was carrying (c) is carrying (d) were carrying
15. 15.Neel asked me, “What is your name?” → Neel asked me ___. (a) what my name was (b) what was my name (c) what is my name
16. 16.Aditya asked me, “What do you want?” → Aditya asked me ___. (a) what do I want (b) what I wanted (c) what did I want
17. 17.Ananya ___ that she was hungry. (a) asked (b) told (c) said
18. 18.Karan said, “I am tired.” → Karan said that he ___ tired. (a) were (b) was (c) am (d) is
19. 19.Pooja said, “I have cooked rice.” → Pooja said that she ___ rice. (a) has cooked (b) had cooked (c) have cooked
20. 20.Isha said, “I play cricket every day.” → Isha said that she ___ cricket every day. (a) playing (b) played (c) plays (d) play
21. 21.Vivaan ___ me that he was tired. (a) asked (b) told (c) said
22. 22.Diya said, “I win the match every day.” → Diya said that she ___ the match every day. (a) win (b) wins (c) winning (d) won
23. 23.Pooja asked me, “Where is your school?” → Pooja asked me ___. (a) where is my school (b) where my school was (c) where was my school
24. 24.Yash said, “I write a letter every day.” → Yash said that he ___ a letter every day. (a) writing (b) write (c) wrote (d) writes
25. 25.Tara asked me, “Where is your school?” → Tara asked me ___. (a) where was my school (b) where my school was (c) where is my school
26. 26.Rahul ___ me that he was tired. (a) said (b) asked (c) told
27. 27.Rohan said, “My bag is heavy.” → Rohan said that ___ bag was heavy. (a) he (b) his (c) my (d) him
28. 28.Meera ___ me that she was tired. (a) said (b) asked (c) told
29. 29.Isha ___ that she was busy. (a) said (b) asked (c) told
30. 30.Kavya said, “I fly a kite every day.” → Kavya said that she ___ a kite every day. (a) flies (b) flying (c) fly (d) flew
31. 31.Neel said, “I am hungry.” → Neel said that he ___ hungry. (a) am (b) was (c) is (d) were
32. 32.Omkar said, “My pencil is broken.” → Omkar said that ___ pencil was broken. (a) my (b) he (c) him (d) his
33. 33.Ishaan ___ me that he was ready. (a) asked (b) told (c) said
34. 34.Omkar ___ me that he was tired. (a) said (b) asked (c) told
35. 35.Aditya said, “I have fed the dog.” → Aditya said that he ___ the dog. (a) has fed (b) have fed (c) had fed
36. 36.Meera asked me, “What is your name?” → Meera asked me ___. (a) what my name was (b) what was my name (c) what is my name
37. 37.Diya said, “I wash the dishes every day.” → Diya said that she ___ the dishes every day. (a) washing (b) washes (c) washed (d) wash
38. 38.Pooja said, “I am busy.” → Pooja said that she ___ busy. (a) is (b) were (c) was (d) am
39. 39.Myra ___ that she was late. (a) told (b) asked (c) said
40. 40.Arjun ___ me that he was late. (a) told (b) asked (c) said

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