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English grammar lesson 25: Direct and indirect speech · Set 252 · 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.

NameDateTime takenScore ___ / 40
  1. 1.Arjun said, “I am playing cricket.” → Arjun said that he ___ cricket. (a) were playing (b) is playing (c) am playing (d) was playing
  2. 2.Vivaan asked me, “Where do you live?” → Vivaan asked me ___. (a) where I lived (b) where do I live (c) where did I live
  3. 3.Ira said, “I study science every day.” → Ira said that she ___ science every day. (a) study (b) studying (c) studies (d) studied
  4. 4.Ananya said, “I am drinking milk.” → Ananya said that she ___ milk. (a) were drinking (b) is drinking (c) was drinking (d) am drinking
  5. 5.Karan said, “My kite is torn.” → Karan said that ___ kite was torn. (a) he (b) his (c) my (d) him
  6. 6.Kunal said, “My kite is torn.” → Kunal said that ___ kite was torn. (a) him (b) he (c) his (d) my
  7. 7.Karan asked me, “What do you want?” → Karan asked me ___. (a) what I wanted (b) what did I want (c) what do I want
  8. 8.Ananya ___ me that she was busy. (a) told (b) asked (c) said
  9. 9.Kavya said, “My room is clean.” → Kavya said that ___ room was clean. (a) my (b) she (c) her (d) hers
  10. 10.Aisha asked me, “Where is your school?” → Aisha asked me ___. (a) where my school was (b) where was my school (c) where is my school
  11. 11.Zoya said, “I will wash the dishes.” → Zoya said that she ___ wash the dishes. (a) is (b) will (c) would
  12. 12.Rahul said, “I have told a story.” → Rahul said that he ___ a story. (a) have told (b) had told (c) has told
  13. 13.Omkar asked me, “Which book do you like?” → Omkar asked me ___. (a) which book I liked (b) which book did I like (c) which book do I like
  14. 14.Omkar said, “My kite is torn.” → Omkar said that ___ kite was torn. (a) him (b) he (c) my (d) his
  15. 15.Aisha said, “I will speak Hindi.” → Aisha said that she ___ speak Hindi. (a) will (b) is (c) would
  16. 16.Sneha ___ me that she was late. (a) told (b) asked (c) said
  17. 17.Aisha asked me, “When do you get up?” → Aisha asked me ___. (a) when do I get up (b) when I got up (c) when did I get up
  18. 18.Sneha ___ me that she was hungry. (a) asked (b) told (c) said
  19. 19.Neel said, “My pencil is broken.” → Neel said that ___ pencil was broken. (a) my (b) him (c) he (d) his
  20. 20.Karan said, “My bicycle is new.” → Karan said that ___ bicycle was new. (a) my (b) him (c) his (d) he
  21. 21.Tara said, “I have baked a cake.” → Tara said that she ___ a cake. (a) has baked (b) have baked (c) had baked
  22. 22.Rahul asked me, “What is your name?” → Rahul asked me ___. (a) what was my name (b) what is my name (c) what my name was
  23. 23.Arjun said, “I am studying science.” → Arjun said that he ___ science. (a) am studying (b) is studying (c) was studying (d) were studying
  24. 24.Isha said, “I am busy.” → Isha said that she ___ busy. (a) am (b) was (c) is (d) were
  25. 25.Aisha asked me, “What do you want?” → Aisha asked me ___. (a) what did I want (b) what I wanted (c) what do I want
  26. 26.Ananya said, “My bag is heavy.” → Ananya said that ___ bag was heavy. (a) she (b) my (c) hers (d) her
  27. 27.Zoya said, “My pencil is broken.” → Zoya said that ___ pencil was broken. (a) my (b) her (c) hers (d) she
  28. 28.Rahul asked me, “Where do you live?” → Rahul asked me ___. (a) where did I live (b) where I lived (c) where do I live
  29. 29.Neel said, “My kite is torn.” → Neel said that ___ kite was torn. (a) him (b) his (c) he (d) my
  30. 30.Myra ___ me that she was busy. (a) said (b) asked (c) told
  31. 31.Aarav said, “My room is clean.” → Aarav said that ___ room was clean. (a) he (b) him (c) my (d) his
  32. 32.Aditya said, “I am singing a song.” → Aditya said that he ___ a song. (a) is singing (b) were singing (c) am singing (d) was singing
  33. 33.Priya said, “I am telling a story.” → Priya said that she ___ a story. (a) am telling (b) were telling (c) is telling (d) was telling
  34. 34.Isha said, “I will speak Hindi.” → Isha said that she ___ speak Hindi. (a) would (b) is (c) will
  35. 35.Ishaan said, “I am happy.” → Ishaan said that he ___ happy. (a) was (b) am (c) were (d) is
  36. 36.Ishaan said, “My bag is heavy.” → Ishaan said that ___ bag was heavy. (a) his (b) he (c) him (d) my
  37. 37.Omkar said, “I will bring lunch.” → Omkar said that he ___ bring lunch. (a) will (b) is (c) would
  38. 38.Kavya said, “My pencil is broken.” → Kavya said that ___ pencil was broken. (a) hers (b) her (c) she (d) my
  39. 39.Ishaan ___ me that he was tired. (a) told (b) asked (c) said
  40. 40.Rohan asked me, “When do you get up?” → Rohan asked me ___. (a) when did I get up (b) when I got up (c) when do I get up

Answer key

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

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