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English grammar lesson 25: Direct and indirect speech · Set 246 · 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.Ishaan asked me, “Where do you live?” → Ishaan asked me ___. (a) where I lived (b) where did I live (c) where do I live
  2. 2.Vivaan asked me, “Where is your school?” → Vivaan asked me ___. (a) where is my school (b) where my school was (c) where was my school
  3. 3.Kabir asked me, “Where do you live?” → Kabir asked me ___. (a) where I lived (b) where did I live (c) where do I live
  4. 4.Aditya said, “I am happy.” → Aditya said that he ___ happy. (a) is (b) were (c) am (d) was
  5. 5.Karan said, “My bicycle is new.” → Karan said that ___ bicycle was new. (a) he (b) him (c) his (d) my
  6. 6.Dev asked me, “Why are you sad?” → Dev asked me ___. (a) why am I sad (b) why I was sad (c) why was I sad
  7. 7.Nisha said, “I am going to school.” → Nisha said that she ___ to school. (a) am going (b) is going (c) were going (d) was going
  8. 8.Omkar said, “My bag is heavy.” → Omkar said that ___ bag was heavy. (a) his (b) my (c) him (d) he
  9. 9.Rahul said, “I am tired.” → Rahul said that he ___ tired. (a) is (b) was (c) were (d) am
  10. 10.Isha asked me, “What do you want?” → Isha asked me ___. (a) what do I want (b) what I wanted (c) what did I want
  11. 11.Ira asked me, “Where do you live?” → Ira asked me ___. (a) where did I live (b) where do I live (c) where I lived
  12. 12.Priya ___ that she was busy. (a) told (b) asked (c) said
  13. 13.Arjun said, “My pencil is broken.” → Arjun said that ___ pencil was broken. (a) his (b) him (c) my (d) he
  14. 14.Rohan said, “My pencil is broken.” → Rohan said that ___ pencil was broken. (a) he (b) my (c) him (d) his
  15. 15.Priya said, “My kite is torn.” → Priya said that ___ kite was torn. (a) my (b) hers (c) her (d) she
  16. 16.Tara ___ that she was ready. (a) told (b) asked (c) said
  17. 17.Isha asked me, “Which book do you like?” → Isha asked me ___. (a) which book I liked (b) which book do I like (c) which book did I like
  18. 18.Rohan said, “My room is clean.” → Rohan said that ___ room was clean. (a) him (b) my (c) his (d) he
  19. 19.Karan ___ that he was ready. (a) told (b) said (c) asked
  20. 20.Sneha ___ me that she was tired. (a) said (b) asked (c) told
  21. 21.Farhan asked me, “What do you want?” → Farhan asked me ___. (a) what I wanted (b) what do I want (c) what did I want
  22. 22.Tara said, “I am bringing lunch.” → Tara said that she ___ lunch. (a) am bringing (b) were bringing (c) was bringing (d) is bringing
  23. 23.Meera said, “I have danced on the stage.” → Meera said that she ___ on the stage. (a) has danced (b) had danced (c) have danced
  24. 24.Tara asked me, “Why are you sad?” → Tara asked me ___. (a) why I was sad (b) why was I sad (c) why am I sad
  25. 25.Diya said, “I send a message every day.” → Diya said that she ___ a message every day. (a) sending (b) sent (c) sends (d) send
  26. 26.Pooja said, “I have jogged in the park.” → Pooja said that she ___ in the park. (a) have jogged (b) had jogged (c) has jogged
  27. 27.Isha asked me, “Where is your school?” → Isha asked me ___. (a) where is my school (b) where was my school (c) where my school was
  28. 28.Kunal ___ me that he was tired. (a) said (b) asked (c) told
  29. 29.Ananya said, “My kite is torn.” → Ananya said that ___ kite was torn. (a) my (b) her (c) hers (d) she
  30. 30.Neel ___ me that he was ready. (a) said (b) asked (c) told
  31. 31.Diya said, “I clap for the team every day.” → Diya said that she ___ for the team every day. (a) clap (b) claps (c) clapping (d) clapped
  32. 32.Zoya asked me, “Why are you sad?” → Zoya asked me ___. (a) why I was sad (b) why was I sad (c) why am I sad
  33. 33.Vivaan said, “My kite is torn.” → Vivaan said that ___ kite was torn. (a) he (b) my (c) him (d) his
  34. 34.Ananya ___ that she was busy. (a) said (b) asked (c) told
  35. 35.Karan ___ me that he was ready. (a) said (b) told (c) asked
  36. 36.Riya asked me, “Where do you live?” → Riya asked me ___. (a) where do I live (b) where did I live (c) where I lived
  37. 37.Omkar said, “I clean the room every day.” → Omkar said that he ___ the room every day. (a) cleaning (b) clean (c) cleaned (d) cleans
  38. 38.Priya said, “I am busy.” → Priya said that she ___ busy. (a) am (b) is (c) was (d) were
  39. 39.Yash ___ that he was hungry. (a) asked (b) told (c) said
  40. 40.Diya asked me, “Why are you sad?” → Diya asked me ___. (a) why am I sad (b) why was I sad (c) why I was sad

Answer key

  1. where I lived
  2. where my school was
  3. where I lived
  4. was
  5. his
  6. why I was sad
  7. was going
  8. his
  9. was
  10. what I wanted
  11. where I lived
  12. said
  13. his
  14. his
  15. her
  16. said
  17. which book I liked
  18. his
  19. said
  20. told
  21. what I wanted
  22. was bringing
  23. had danced
  24. why I was sad
  25. sent
  26. had jogged
  27. where my school was
  28. told
  29. her
  30. told
  31. clapped
  32. why I was sad
  33. his
  34. said
  35. told
  36. where I lived
  37. cleaned
  38. was
  39. said
  40. why I was sad

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