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English grammar lesson 25: Direct and indirect speech · Set 233 · 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, “What do you want?” → Aarav asked me ___. (a) what I wanted (b) what do I want (c) what did I want
  2. 2.Aarav said, “I wash the dishes every day.” → Aarav said that he ___ the dishes every day. (a) washed (b) wash (c) washing (d) washes
  3. 3.Rahul said, “I make tea every day.” → Rahul said that he ___ tea every day. (a) make (b) makes (c) made (d) making
  4. 4.Farhan asked me, “Why are you sad?” → Farhan asked me ___. (a) why was I sad (b) why I was sad (c) why am I sad
  5. 5.Saanvi said, “My bag is heavy.” → Saanvi said that ___ bag was heavy. (a) hers (b) she (c) her (d) my
  6. 6.Pooja said, “I will eat a mango.” → Pooja said that she ___ eat a mango. (a) will (b) is (c) would
  7. 7.Ananya said, “My bag is heavy.” → Ananya said that ___ bag was heavy. (a) hers (b) her (c) my (d) she
  8. 8.Kabir said, “I will plant a tree.” → Kabir said that he ___ plant a tree. (a) would (b) will (c) is
  9. 9.Farhan asked me, “What is your name?” → Farhan asked me ___. (a) what is my name (b) what my name was (c) what was my name
  10. 10.Neel said, “My room is clean.” → Neel said that ___ room was clean. (a) his (b) he (c) my (d) him
  11. 11.Neel said, “I am tired.” → Neel said that he ___ tired. (a) is (b) were (c) was (d) am
  12. 12.Ira said, “I have ridden a bicycle.” → Ira said that she ___ a bicycle. (a) has ridden (b) have ridden (c) had ridden
  13. 13.Aarav said, “I ride a bicycle every day.” → Aarav said that he ___ a bicycle every day. (a) rode (b) rides (c) ride (d) riding
  14. 14.Kabir asked me, “Where is your school?” → Kabir asked me ___. (a) where is my school (b) where was my school (c) where my school was
  15. 15.Nisha asked me, “Where do you live?” → Nisha asked me ___. (a) where do I live (b) where I lived (c) where did I live
  16. 16.Arjun said, “My pencil is broken.” → Arjun said that ___ pencil was broken. (a) my (b) he (c) his (d) him
  17. 17.Aditya ___ me that he was busy. (a) told (b) asked (c) said
  18. 18.Kavya ___ me that she was late. (a) told (b) said (c) asked
  19. 19.Karan said, “I sing a song every day.” → Karan said that he ___ a song every day. (a) singing (b) sing (c) sings (d) sang
  20. 20.Neel ___ me that he was ready. (a) asked (b) told (c) said
  21. 21.Aarav said, “I feed the dog every day.” → Aarav said that he ___ the dog every day. (a) feeding (b) feeds (c) fed (d) feed
  22. 22.Isha said, “My pencil is broken.” → Isha said that ___ pencil was broken. (a) my (b) her (c) she (d) hers
  23. 23.Omkar asked me, “Which book do you like?” → Omkar asked me ___. (a) which book did I like (b) which book I liked (c) which book do I like
  24. 24.Aarav said, “I will make tea.” → Aarav said that he ___ make tea. (a) would (b) will (c) is
  25. 25.Meera asked me, “Where do you live?” → Meera asked me ___. (a) where did I live (b) where do I live (c) where I lived
  26. 26.Neel said, “My pencil is broken.” → Neel said that ___ pencil was broken. (a) he (b) him (c) my (d) his
  27. 27.Riya asked me, “Where do you live?” → Riya asked me ___. (a) where do I live (b) where I lived (c) where did I live
  28. 28.Kunal ___ me that he was late. (a) told (b) said (c) asked
  29. 29.Ishaan said, “My room is clean.” → Ishaan said that ___ room was clean. (a) he (b) my (c) him (d) his
  30. 30.Ira said, “I build a sandcastle every day.” → Ira said that she ___ a sandcastle every day. (a) build (b) building (c) builds (d) built
  31. 31.Aditya said, “I have caught the ball.” → Aditya said that he ___ the ball. (a) has caught (b) have caught (c) had caught
  32. 32.Ishaan ___ me that he was hungry. (a) said (b) told (c) asked
  33. 33.Tara said, “I speak Hindi every day.” → Tara said that she ___ Hindi every day. (a) spoke (b) speak (c) speaking (d) speaks
  34. 34.Priya said, “I will eat a mango.” → Priya said that she ___ eat a mango. (a) will (b) would (c) is
  35. 35.Isha ___ me that she was hungry. (a) asked (b) told (c) said
  36. 36.Rohan said, “My room is clean.” → Rohan said that ___ room was clean. (a) his (b) he (c) my (d) him
  37. 37.Neel ___ me that he was tired. (a) said (b) asked (c) told
  38. 38.Isha ___ that she was tired. (a) asked (b) said (c) told
  39. 39.Manav ___ that he was ready. (a) said (b) asked (c) told
  40. 40.Aditya ___ me that he was hungry. (a) told (b) asked (c) said

Answer key

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

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