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English grammar lesson 25: Direct and indirect speech · Set 232 · 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.Arjun said, “I win the match every day.” → Arjun said that he ___ the match every day. (a) won (b) winning (c) wins (d) win
  2. 2.Zoya asked me, “When do you get up?” → Zoya asked me ___. (a) when do I get up (b) when did I get up (c) when I got up
  3. 3.Aarav asked me, “Where do you live?” → Aarav asked me ___. (a) where did I live (b) where do I live (c) where I lived
  4. 4.Nisha said, “I will play cricket.” → Nisha said that she ___ play cricket. (a) is (b) would (c) will
  5. 5.Rohan ___ me that he was tired. (a) said (b) told (c) asked
  6. 6.Yash asked me, “Which book do you like?” → Yash asked me ___. (a) which book did I like (b) which book I liked (c) which book do I like
  7. 7.Yash ___ me that he was tired. (a) told (b) said (c) asked
  8. 8.Kavya said, “I catch the ball every day.” → Kavya said that she ___ the ball every day. (a) catches (b) caught (c) catching (d) catch
  9. 9.Vivaan said, “I will bake a cake.” → Vivaan said that he ___ bake a cake. (a) would (b) will (c) is
  10. 10.Myra said, “My pencil is broken.” → Myra said that ___ pencil was broken. (a) her (b) my (c) she (d) hers
  11. 11.Ananya ___ me that she was hungry. (a) asked (b) said (c) told
  12. 12.Saanvi asked me, “Why are you sad?” → Saanvi asked me ___. (a) why was I sad (b) why I was sad (c) why am I sad
  13. 13.Aarav said, “I swim in the pool every day.” → Aarav said that he ___ in the pool every day. (a) swimming (b) swim (c) swam (d) swims
  14. 14.Riya said, “I am throwing the ball.” → Riya said that she ___ the ball. (a) is throwing (b) am throwing (c) were throwing (d) was throwing
  15. 15.Aditya said, “My room is clean.” → Aditya said that ___ room was clean. (a) him (b) my (c) he (d) his
  16. 16.Rohan said, “I bake a cake every day.” → Rohan said that he ___ a cake every day. (a) bakes (b) baking (c) baked (d) bake
  17. 17.Neel asked me, “Where is your school?” → Neel asked me ___. (a) where is my school (b) where my school was (c) where was my school
  18. 18.Pooja ___ that she was busy. (a) said (b) told (c) asked
  19. 19.Ishaan said, “My pencil is broken.” → Ishaan said that ___ pencil was broken. (a) he (b) my (c) his (d) him
  20. 20.Ananya ___ that she was late. (a) said (b) told (c) asked
  21. 21.Meera asked me, “Where is your school?” → Meera asked me ___. (a) where my school was (b) where is my school (c) where was my school
  22. 22.Ira asked me, “What do you want?” → Ira asked me ___. (a) what do I want (b) what I wanted (c) what did I want
  23. 23.Tara ___ me that she was ready. (a) told (b) said (c) asked
  24. 24.Riya said, “I will plant a tree.” → Riya said that she ___ plant a tree. (a) will (b) is (c) would
  25. 25.Saanvi asked me, “Where do you live?” → Saanvi asked me ___. (a) where did I live (b) where I lived (c) where do I live
  26. 26.Tara ___ that she was tired. (a) told (b) asked (c) said
  27. 27.Isha asked me, “When do you get up?” → Isha asked me ___. (a) when do I get up (b) when did I get up (c) when I got up
  28. 28.Myra asked me, “Where do you live?” → Myra asked me ___. (a) where did I live (b) where do I live (c) where I lived
  29. 29.Rohan ___ that he was late. (a) told (b) said (c) asked
  30. 30.Dev asked me, “Why are you sad?” → Dev asked me ___. (a) why was I sad (b) why I was sad (c) why am I sad
  31. 31.Ishaan said, “I am happy.” → Ishaan said that he ___ happy. (a) was (b) were (c) am (d) is
  32. 32.Nisha ___ that she was busy. (a) asked (b) told (c) said
  33. 33.Saanvi ___ me that she was hungry. (a) said (b) told (c) asked
  34. 34.Ishaan said, “My bag is heavy.” → Ishaan said that ___ bag was heavy. (a) my (b) him (c) he (d) his
  35. 35.Kunal said, “My bag is heavy.” → Kunal said that ___ bag was heavy. (a) his (b) my (c) him (d) he
  36. 36.Aarav ___ that he was hungry. (a) said (b) told (c) asked
  37. 37.Zoya said, “My kite is torn.” → Zoya said that ___ kite was torn. (a) her (b) she (c) my (d) hers
  38. 38.Pooja said, “I am building a sandcastle.” → Pooja said that she ___ a sandcastle. (a) am building (b) was building (c) were building (d) is building
  39. 39.Isha ___ me that she was late. (a) told (b) asked (c) said
  40. 40.Diya asked me, “Where is your school?” → Diya asked me ___. (a) where was my school (b) where my school was (c) where is my school

Answer key

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

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