Direct and Indirect Speech Worksheet

English grammar lesson 25: Direct and indirect speech · Set 239 · 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.Meera ___ me that she was late. (a) told (b) asked (c) said
2. 2.Vivaan ___ me that he was busy. (a) told (b) asked (c) said
3. 3.Karan asked me, “What do you want?” → Karan asked me ___. (a) what do I want (b) what I wanted (c) what did I want
4. 4.Manav ___ me that he was late. (a) told (b) asked (c) said
5. 5.Kunal said, “My pencil is broken.” → Kunal said that ___ pencil was broken. (a) him (b) my (c) his (d) he
6. 6.Saanvi said, “I have planted a tree.” → Saanvi said that she ___ a tree. (a) have planted (b) has planted (c) had planted
7. 7.Dev said, “My kite is torn.” → Dev said that ___ kite was torn. (a) he (b) my (c) his (d) him
8. 8.Zoya said, “I am hungry.” → Zoya said that she ___ hungry. (a) is (b) were (c) am (d) was
9. 9.Karan said, “My pencil is broken.” → Karan said that ___ pencil was broken. (a) my (b) he (c) his (d) him
10. 10.Ira said, “My pencil is broken.” → Ira said that ___ pencil was broken. (a) my (b) she (c) hers (d) her
11. 11.Aditya asked me, “What do you want?” → Aditya asked me ___. (a) what do I want (b) what I wanted (c) what did I want
12. 12.Aarav asked me, “What is your name?” → Aarav asked me ___. (a) what was my name (b) what is my name (c) what my name was
13. 13.Kavya ___ that she was hungry. (a) told (b) asked (c) said
14. 14.Priya said, “My bag is heavy.” → Priya said that ___ bag was heavy. (a) hers (b) she (c) my (d) her
15. 15.Aditya said, “I watch a cartoon every day.” → Aditya said that he ___ a cartoon every day. (a) watches (b) watch (c) watched (d) watching
16. 16.Priya asked me, “Where do you live?” → Priya asked me ___. (a) where I lived (b) where did I live (c) where do I live
17. 17.Rahul said, “My bicycle is new.” → Rahul said that ___ bicycle was new. (a) him (b) my (c) his (d) he
18. 18.Kunal said, “I will carry the bag.” → Kunal said that he ___ carry the bag. (a) will (b) is (c) would
19. 19.Ananya said, “I will dance on the stage.” → Ananya said that she ___ dance on the stage. (a) would (b) will (c) is
20. 20.Pooja said, “I have played cricket.” → Pooja said that she ___ cricket. (a) has played (b) had played (c) have played
21. 21.Karan said, “I take the train every day.” → Karan said that he ___ the train every day. (a) take (b) takes (c) took (d) taking
22. 22.Neel ___ that he was tired. (a) told (b) asked (c) said
23. 23.Meera ___ me that she was ready. (a) asked (b) told (c) said
24. 24.Nisha ___ me that she was busy. (a) told (b) said (c) asked
25. 25.Myra said, “I am busy.” → Myra said that she ___ busy. (a) is (b) were (c) am (d) was
26. 26.Tara said, “My pencil is broken.” → Tara said that ___ pencil was broken. (a) she (b) my (c) hers (d) her
27. 27.Arjun said, “I have baked a cake.” → Arjun said that he ___ a cake. (a) have baked (b) has baked (c) had baked
28. 28.Rahul said, “My bag is heavy.” → Rahul said that ___ bag was heavy. (a) his (b) my (c) he (d) him
29. 29.Manav asked me, “Where do you live?” → Manav asked me ___. (a) where I lived (b) where did I live (c) where do I live
30. 30.Tara said, “My kite is torn.” → Tara said that ___ kite was torn. (a) hers (b) she (c) her (d) my
31. 31.Aisha asked me, “Which book do you like?” → Aisha asked me ___. (a) which book did I like (b) which book do I like (c) which book I liked
32. 32.Ishaan said, “My bicycle is new.” → Ishaan said that ___ bicycle was new. (a) he (b) him (c) my (d) his
33. 33.Yash said, “I am catching the ball.” → Yash said that he ___ the ball. (a) is catching (b) were catching (c) am catching (d) was catching
34. 34.Farhan said, “My bag is heavy.” → Farhan said that ___ bag was heavy. (a) he (b) my (c) him (d) his
35. 35.Myra asked me, “When do you get up?” → Myra asked me ___. (a) when I got up (b) when did I get up (c) when do I get up
36. 36.Aarav ___ that he was hungry. (a) said (b) told (c) asked
37. 37.Dev said, “My bag is heavy.” → Dev said that ___ bag was heavy. (a) his (b) my (c) him (d) he
38. 38.Farhan said, “I am happy.” → Farhan said that he ___ happy. (a) am (b) was (c) were (d) is
39. 39.Aarav asked me, “What do you want?” → Aarav asked me ___. (a) what I wanted (b) what do I want (c) what did I want
40. 40.Ananya said, “My bag is heavy.” → Ananya said that ___ bag was heavy. (a) she (b) my (c) hers (d) her

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