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English grammar lesson 25: Direct and indirect speech · Set 29 · 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 said, “My room is clean.” → Aarav said that ___ room was clean. (a) his (b) him (c) my (d) he
  2. 2.Rahul ___ me that he was hungry. (a) asked (b) said (c) told
  3. 3.Omkar said, “I fly a kite every day.” → Omkar said that he ___ a kite every day. (a) fly (b) flew (c) flies (d) flying
  4. 4.Rohan said, “I catch the ball every day.” → Rohan said that he ___ the ball every day. (a) catching (b) caught (c) catch (d) catches
  5. 5.Pooja asked me, “Where do you live?” → Pooja asked me ___. (a) where did I live (b) where do I live (c) where I lived
  6. 6.Manav ___ me that he was ready. (a) said (b) told (c) asked
  7. 7.Ishaan said, “My pencil is broken.” → Ishaan said that ___ pencil was broken. (a) he (b) him (c) my (d) his
  8. 8.Diya ___ me that she was tired. (a) asked (b) said (c) told
  9. 9.Omkar said, “I am eating a mango.” → Omkar said that he ___ a mango. (a) am eating (b) is eating (c) were eating (d) was eating
  10. 10.Myra asked me, “Where is your school?” → Myra asked me ___. (a) where is my school (b) where my school was (c) where was my school
  11. 11.Pooja said, “I wear a cap every day.” → Pooja said that she ___ a cap every day. (a) wear (b) wears (c) wearing (d) wore
  12. 12.Dev asked me, “Why are you sad?” → Dev asked me ___. (a) why I was sad (b) why was I sad (c) why am I sad
  13. 13.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
  14. 14.Priya said, “My bag is heavy.” → Priya said that ___ bag was heavy. (a) she (b) my (c) her (d) hers
  15. 15.Aarav said, “I throw the ball every day.” → Aarav said that he ___ the ball every day. (a) throw (b) throwing (c) throws (d) threw
  16. 16.Pooja said, “My bag is heavy.” → Pooja said that ___ bag was heavy. (a) hers (b) her (c) my (d) she
  17. 17.Kabir ___ that he was late. (a) told (b) said (c) asked
  18. 18.Ira asked me, “Where do you live?” → Ira asked me ___. (a) where did I live (b) where I lived (c) where do I live
  19. 19.Isha said, “I will help Grandma.” → Isha said that she ___ help Grandma. (a) would (b) will (c) is
  20. 20.Arjun said, “I am hungry.” → Arjun said that he ___ hungry. (a) was (b) am (c) is (d) were
  21. 21.Saanvi ___ that she was hungry. (a) told (b) asked (c) said
  22. 22.Isha ___ me that she was busy. (a) told (b) asked (c) said
  23. 23.Omkar asked me, “Which book do you like?” → Omkar asked me ___. (a) which book I liked (b) which book do I like (c) which book did I like
  24. 24.Karan said, “My kite is torn.” → Karan said that ___ kite was torn. (a) he (b) my (c) him (d) his
  25. 25.Neel said, “My room is clean.” → Neel said that ___ room was clean. (a) my (b) him (c) he (d) his
  26. 26.Diya said, “My kite is torn.” → Diya said that ___ kite was torn. (a) hers (b) she (c) her (d) my
  27. 27.Myra said, “I have run in the park.” → Myra said that she ___ in the park. (a) has run (b) have run (c) had run
  28. 28.Meera ___ that she was ready. (a) asked (b) told (c) said
  29. 29.Ishaan said, “I draw a picture every day.” → Ishaan said that he ___ a picture every day. (a) draw (b) drew (c) drawing (d) draws
  30. 30.Karan said, “My room is clean.” → Karan said that ___ room was clean. (a) he (b) him (c) his (d) my
  31. 31.Pooja asked me, “What is your name?” → Pooja asked me ___. (a) what my name was (b) what is my name (c) what was my name
  32. 32.Pooja asked me, “When do you get up?” → Pooja asked me ___. (a) when do I get up (b) when I got up (c) when did I get up
  33. 33.Aditya said, “I will bake a cake.” → Aditya said that he ___ bake a cake. (a) is (b) will (c) would
  34. 34.Rahul said, “I am hungry.” → Rahul said that he ___ hungry. (a) were (b) am (c) was (d) is
  35. 35.Omkar said, “My bicycle is new.” → Omkar said that ___ bicycle was new. (a) he (b) my (c) him (d) his
  36. 36.Rohan asked me, “Where is your school?” → Rohan asked me ___. (a) where is my school (b) where was my school (c) where my school was
  37. 37.Karan said, “My bag is heavy.” → Karan said that ___ bag was heavy. (a) him (b) he (c) my (d) his
  38. 38.Rahul said, “My bag is heavy.” → Rahul said that ___ bag was heavy. (a) him (b) his (c) my (d) he
  39. 39.Ira said, “My bag is heavy.” → Ira said that ___ bag was heavy. (a) hers (b) my (c) her (d) she
  40. 40.Aisha said, “I clean the room every day.” → Aisha said that she ___ the room every day. (a) cleaning (b) cleaned (c) cleans (d) clean

Answer key

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

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