Direct and Indirect Speech Worksheet

English grammar lesson 25: Direct and indirect speech · Set 319 · 40 questions

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.

1. 1.Kunal ___ me that he was ready. (a) said (b) asked (c) told
2. 2.Ananya asked me, “Which book do you like?” → Ananya asked me ___. (a) which book I liked (b) which book did I like (c) which book do I like
3. 3.Arjun asked me, “Why are you sad?” → Arjun asked me ___. (a) why I was sad (b) why am I sad (c) why was I sad
4. 4.Rohan ___ me that he was tired. (a) asked (b) said (c) told
5. 5.Yash ___ me that he was tired. (a) told (b) said (c) asked
6. 6.Arjun asked me, “What do you want?” → Arjun asked me ___. (a) what do I want (b) what I wanted (c) what did I want
7. 7.Vivaan asked me, “Where do you live?” → Vivaan asked me ___. (a) where do I live (b) where did I live (c) where I lived
8. 8.Neel ___ me that he was ready. (a) told (b) said (c) asked
9. 9.Vivaan said, “I am cleaning the room.” → Vivaan said that he ___ the room. (a) am cleaning (b) is cleaning (c) were cleaning (d) was cleaning
10. 10.Saanvi asked me, “Where do you live?” → Saanvi asked me ___. (a) where I lived (b) where did I live (c) where do I live
11. 11.Meera asked me, “When do you get up?” → Meera asked me ___. (a) when did I get up (b) when do I get up (c) when I got up
12. 12.Manav ___ me that he was hungry. (a) told (b) said (c) asked
13. 13.Nisha said, “I will take the train.” → Nisha said that she ___ take the train. (a) is (b) will (c) would
14. 14.Aarav said, “My bicycle is new.” → Aarav said that ___ bicycle was new. (a) he (b) his (c) my (d) him
15. 15.Kabir ___ that he was hungry. (a) told (b) said (c) asked
16. 16.Ananya said, “I have run in the park.” → Ananya said that she ___ in the park. (a) have run (b) has run (c) had run
17. 17.Vivaan said, “My room is clean.” → Vivaan said that ___ room was clean. (a) my (b) he (c) his (d) him
18. 18.Nisha said, “I have sent a message.” → Nisha said that she ___ a message. (a) has sent (b) had sent (c) have sent
19. 19.Saanvi asked me, “When do you get up?” → Saanvi asked me ___. (a) when did I get up (b) when do I get up (c) when I got up
20. 20.Ananya said, “I am sleepy.” → Ananya said that she ___ sleepy. (a) is (b) were (c) was (d) am
21. 21.Vivaan asked me, “Where is your school?” → Vivaan asked me ___. (a) where is my school (b) where was my school (c) where my school was
22. 22.Tara ___ that she was late. (a) asked (b) said (c) told
23. 23.Karan asked me, “What do you want?” → Karan asked me ___. (a) what did I want (b) what I wanted (c) what do I want
24. 24.Ananya said, “My pencil is broken.” → Ananya said that ___ pencil was broken. (a) she (b) hers (c) my (d) her
25. 25.Meera said, “My kite is torn.” → Meera said that ___ kite was torn. (a) my (b) hers (c) she (d) her
26. 26.Rahul ___ that he was busy. (a) said (b) asked (c) told
27. 27.Isha asked me, “What do you want?” → Isha asked me ___. (a) what do I want (b) what did I want (c) what I wanted
28. 28.Kabir asked me, “Which book do you like?” → Kabir asked me ___. (a) which book I liked (b) which book do I like (c) which book did I like
29. 29.Yash said, “I am throwing the ball.” → Yash said that he ___ the ball. (a) was throwing (b) were throwing (c) am throwing (d) is throwing
30. 30.Vivaan said, “My bag is heavy.” → Vivaan said that ___ bag was heavy. (a) he (b) my (c) him (d) his
31. 31.Riya said, “I will buy vegetables.” → Riya said that she ___ buy vegetables. (a) will (b) would (c) is
32. 32.Aarav asked me, “When do you get up?” → Aarav asked me ___. (a) when do I get up (b) when I got up (c) when did I get up
33. 33.Neel ___ that he was late. (a) asked (b) told (c) said
34. 34.Manav said, “My kite is torn.” → Manav said that ___ kite was torn. (a) him (b) he (c) his (d) my
35. 35.Vivaan asked me, “When do you get up?” → Vivaan asked me ___. (a) when did I get up (b) when do I get up (c) when I got up
36. 36.Isha said, “My bicycle is new.” → Isha said that ___ bicycle was new. (a) my (b) her (c) she (d) hers
37. 37.Aisha said, “I will clean the room.” → Aisha said that she ___ clean the room. (a) is (b) will (c) would
38. 38.Sneha asked me, “When do you get up?” → Sneha asked me ___. (a) when did I get up (b) when do I get up (c) when I got up
39. 39.Kabir said, “My room is clean.” → Kabir said that ___ room was clean. (a) my (b) him (c) he (d) his
40. 40.Kabir said, “I run in the park every day.” → Kabir said that he ___ in the park every day. (a) runs (b) run (c) ran (d) running

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