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English grammar lesson 25: Direct and indirect speech · Set 25 · 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.Aditya asked me, “Which book do you like?” → Aditya asked me ___. (a) which book did I like (b) which book do I like (c) which book I liked
  2. 2.Rohan asked me, “Why are you sad?” → Rohan asked me ___. (a) why I was sad (b) why am I sad (c) why was I sad
  3. 3.Isha asked me, “Where is your school?” → Isha asked me ___. (a) where my school was (b) where is my school (c) where was my school
  4. 4.Arjun asked me, “What do you want?” → Arjun asked me ___. (a) what do I want (b) what I wanted (c) what did I want
  5. 5.Neel asked me, “Where do you live?” → Neel asked me ___. (a) where did I live (b) where do I live (c) where I lived
  6. 6.Sneha said, “My kite is torn.” → Sneha said that ___ kite was torn. (a) she (b) my (c) hers (d) her
  7. 7.Kabir said, “My kite is torn.” → Kabir said that ___ kite was torn. (a) he (b) him (c) my (d) his
  8. 8.Aditya said, “I am washing the dishes.” → Aditya said that he ___ the dishes. (a) were washing (b) is washing (c) was washing (d) am washing
  9. 9.Ira said, “I will plant a tree.” → Ira said that she ___ plant a tree. (a) would (b) is (c) will
  10. 10.Manav ___ me that he was tired. (a) said (b) told (c) asked
  11. 11.Nisha said, “My bag is heavy.” → Nisha said that ___ bag was heavy. (a) her (b) my (c) she (d) hers
  12. 12.Saanvi said, “I am hungry.” → Saanvi said that she ___ hungry. (a) is (b) was (c) were (d) am
  13. 13.Dev said, “My bag is heavy.” → Dev said that ___ bag was heavy. (a) him (b) he (c) my (d) his
  14. 14.Nisha ___ that she was tired. (a) asked (b) said (c) told
  15. 15.Karan ___ me that he was late. (a) asked (b) told (c) said
  16. 16.Ananya asked me, “What is your name?” → Ananya asked me ___. (a) what is my name (b) what my name was (c) what was my name
  17. 17.Ananya asked me, “When do you get up?” → Ananya asked me ___. (a) when do I get up (b) when I got up (c) when did I get up
  18. 18.Diya asked me, “When do you get up?” → Diya asked me ___. (a) when did I get up (b) when do I get up (c) when I got up
  19. 19.Yash said, “My room is clean.” → Yash said that ___ room was clean. (a) him (b) he (c) his (d) my
  20. 20.Kabir ___ me that he was late. (a) asked (b) told (c) said
  21. 21.Omkar ___ that he was late. (a) said (b) asked (c) told
  22. 22.Arjun said, “I will cook rice.” → Arjun said that he ___ cook rice. (a) will (b) is (c) would
  23. 23.Ira said, “I make tea every day.” → Ira said that she ___ tea every day. (a) made (b) making (c) makes (d) make
  24. 24.Meera ___ me that she was hungry. (a) said (b) asked (c) told
  25. 25.Farhan said, “I am happy.” → Farhan said that he ___ happy. (a) was (b) am (c) is (d) were
  26. 26.Isha said, “My bicycle is new.” → Isha said that ___ bicycle was new. (a) she (b) my (c) her (d) hers
  27. 27.Vivaan said, “My pencil is broken.” → Vivaan said that ___ pencil was broken. (a) my (b) he (c) him (d) his
  28. 28.Rahul ___ that he was hungry. (a) told (b) asked (c) said
  29. 29.Ananya said, “I eat a mango every day.” → Ananya said that she ___ a mango every day. (a) eat (b) ate (c) eats (d) eating
  30. 30.Rohan said, “My pencil is broken.” → Rohan said that ___ pencil was broken. (a) his (b) my (c) him (d) he
  31. 31.Vivaan ___ me that he was busy. (a) said (b) told (c) asked
  32. 32.Myra said, “My room is clean.” → Myra said that ___ room was clean. (a) hers (b) she (c) my (d) her
  33. 33.Aisha said, “My pencil is broken.” → Aisha said that ___ pencil was broken. (a) my (b) she (c) her (d) hers
  34. 34.Rahul said, “My bicycle is new.” → Rahul said that ___ bicycle was new. (a) my (b) he (c) him (d) his
  35. 35.Tara said, “My kite is torn.” → Tara said that ___ kite was torn. (a) hers (b) her (c) my (d) she
  36. 36.Isha said, “My bag is heavy.” → Isha said that ___ bag was heavy. (a) she (b) her (c) my (d) hers
  37. 37.Yash said, “I carry the bag every day.” → Yash said that he ___ the bag every day. (a) carry (b) carries (c) carrying (d) carried
  38. 38.Karan said, “I am washing the dishes.” → Karan said that he ___ the dishes. (a) am washing (b) is washing (c) was washing (d) were washing
  39. 39.Isha said, “I am hungry.” → Isha said that she ___ hungry. (a) am (b) was (c) were (d) is
  40. 40.Sneha said, “My bicycle is new.” → Sneha said that ___ bicycle was new. (a) her (b) she (c) hers (d) my

Answer key

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

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