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English grammar lesson 25: Direct and indirect speech · Set 3 · 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.Farhan asked me, “Where is your school?” → Farhan asked me ___. (a) where was my school (b) where my school was (c) where is my school
  2. 2.Tara said, “My room is clean.” → Tara said that ___ room was clean. (a) her (b) she (c) hers (d) my
  3. 3.Isha said, “I am sleepy.” → Isha said that she ___ sleepy. (a) am (b) is (c) were (d) was
  4. 4.Kabir said, “My bag is heavy.” → Kabir said that ___ bag was heavy. (a) his (b) he (c) my (d) him
  5. 5.Omkar said, “My bicycle is new.” → Omkar said that ___ bicycle was new. (a) him (b) he (c) his (d) my
  6. 6.Neel asked me, “What is your name?” → Neel asked me ___. (a) what my name was (b) what is my name (c) what was my name
  7. 7.Diya said, “I have told a story.” → Diya said that she ___ a story. (a) have told (b) has told (c) had told
  8. 8.Saanvi ___ that she was ready. (a) said (b) told (c) asked
  9. 9.Aditya said, “My bicycle is new.” → Aditya said that ___ bicycle was new. (a) him (b) my (c) he (d) his
  10. 10.Vivaan said, “My kite is torn.” → Vivaan said that ___ kite was torn. (a) he (b) my (c) him (d) his
  11. 11.Aditya ___ me that he was hungry. (a) asked (b) told (c) said
  12. 12.Diya asked me, “What do you want?” → Diya asked me ___. (a) what did I want (b) what I wanted (c) what do I want
  13. 13.Rohan asked me, “What is your name?” → Rohan asked me ___. (a) what was my name (b) what my name was (c) what is my name
  14. 14.Arjun asked me, “What is your name?” → Arjun asked me ___. (a) what my name was (b) what is my name (c) what was my name
  15. 15.Riya said, “I will speak Hindi.” → Riya said that she ___ speak Hindi. (a) is (b) would (c) will
  16. 16.Arjun said, “My bicycle is new.” → Arjun said that ___ bicycle was new. (a) my (b) his (c) he (d) him
  17. 17.Priya ___ me that she was busy. (a) told (b) said (c) asked
  18. 18.Rahul said, “I have clapped for the team.” → Rahul said that he ___ for the team. (a) had clapped (b) has clapped (c) have clapped
  19. 19.Manav said, “I run in the park every day.” → Manav said that he ___ in the park every day. (a) runs (b) ran (c) run (d) running
  20. 20.Rohan ___ that he was busy. (a) asked (b) told (c) said
  21. 21.Zoya said, “I am hungry.” → Zoya said that she ___ hungry. (a) am (b) was (c) were (d) is
  22. 22.Ananya ___ me that she was ready. (a) said (b) told (c) asked
  23. 23.Aditya ___ that he was busy. (a) said (b) asked (c) told
  24. 24.Rohan ___ that he was late. (a) asked (b) told (c) said
  25. 25.Ishaan said, “I am singing a song.” → Ishaan said that he ___ a song. (a) was singing (b) were singing (c) am singing (d) is singing
  26. 26.Sneha ___ me that she was hungry. (a) asked (b) said (c) told
  27. 27.Ira said, “My kite is torn.” → Ira said that ___ kite was torn. (a) hers (b) my (c) she (d) her
  28. 28.Arjun said, “My kite is torn.” → Arjun said that ___ kite was torn. (a) he (b) his (c) my (d) him
  29. 29.Karan said, “My pencil is broken.” → Karan said that ___ pencil was broken. (a) his (b) my (c) him (d) he
  30. 30.Aarav said, “I will eat a mango.” → Aarav said that he ___ eat a mango. (a) is (b) will (c) would
  31. 31.Dev said, “My kite is torn.” → Dev said that ___ kite was torn. (a) him (b) his (c) my (d) he
  32. 32.Ananya asked me, “What do you want?” → Ananya asked me ___. (a) what did I want (b) what do I want (c) what I wanted
  33. 33.Yash asked me, “When do you get up?” → Yash asked me ___. (a) when I got up (b) when do I get up (c) when did I get up
  34. 34.Pooja asked me, “When do you get up?” → Pooja asked me ___. (a) when do I get up (b) when did I get up (c) when I got up
  35. 35.Ananya asked me, “What is your name?” → Ananya asked me ___. (a) what my name was (b) what was my name (c) what is my name
  36. 36.Omkar ___ me that he was busy. (a) asked (b) told (c) said
  37. 37.Kunal said, “I am winning the match.” → Kunal said that he ___ the match. (a) was winning (b) is winning (c) were winning (d) am winning
  38. 38.Vivaan asked me, “What do you want?” → Vivaan asked me ___. (a) what did I want (b) what do I want (c) what I wanted
  39. 39.Aisha said, “My pencil is broken.” → Aisha said that ___ pencil was broken. (a) my (b) hers (c) she (d) her
  40. 40.Vivaan said, “My bicycle is new.” → Vivaan said that ___ bicycle was new. (a) my (b) he (c) him (d) his

Answer key

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

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