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English grammar lesson 25: Direct and indirect speech · Set 332 · 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.Yash said, “My kite is torn.” → Yash said that ___ kite was torn. (a) him (b) my (c) his (d) he
  2. 2.Omkar said, “I have bought vegetables.” → Omkar said that he ___ vegetables. (a) have bought (b) had bought (c) has bought
  3. 3.Arjun ___ me that he was late. (a) said (b) asked (c) told
  4. 4.Yash said, “I am happy.” → Yash said that he ___ happy. (a) am (b) was (c) is (d) were
  5. 5.Saanvi ___ that she was ready. (a) told (b) asked (c) said
  6. 6.Dev said, “My bag is heavy.” → Dev said that ___ bag was heavy. (a) his (b) my (c) him (d) he
  7. 7.Aarav ___ that he was hungry. (a) said (b) told (c) asked
  8. 8.Isha asked me, “When do you get up?” → Isha asked me ___. (a) when I got up (b) when do I get up (c) when did I get up
  9. 9.Dev asked me, “Why are you sad?” → Dev asked me ___. (a) why was I sad (b) why am I sad (c) why I was sad
  10. 10.Rahul said, “I have caught the ball.” → Rahul said that he ___ the ball. (a) has caught (b) have caught (c) had caught
  11. 11.Myra said, “I have danced on the stage.” → Myra said that she ___ on the stage. (a) have danced (b) had danced (c) has danced
  12. 12.Rohan said, “My room is clean.” → Rohan said that ___ room was clean. (a) him (b) his (c) my (d) he
  13. 13.Ishaan asked me, “What is your name?” → Ishaan asked me ___. (a) what is my name (b) what my name was (c) what was my name
  14. 14.Aditya said, “I play cricket every day.” → Aditya said that he ___ cricket every day. (a) plays (b) played (c) playing (d) play
  15. 15.Aarav said, “My pencil is broken.” → Aarav said that ___ pencil was broken. (a) he (b) my (c) him (d) his
  16. 16.Ira ___ that she was ready. (a) asked (b) told (c) said
  17. 17.Rohan asked me, “What is your name?” → Rohan asked me ___. (a) what is my name (b) what was my name (c) what my name was
  18. 18.Neel said, “My kite is torn.” → Neel said that ___ kite was torn. (a) my (b) his (c) he (d) him
  19. 19.Kunal said, “I build a sandcastle every day.” → Kunal said that he ___ a sandcastle every day. (a) built (b) build (c) building (d) builds
  20. 20.Farhan asked me, “Where do you live?” → Farhan asked me ___. (a) where I lived (b) where did I live (c) where do I live
  21. 21.Pooja said, “My bag is heavy.” → Pooja said that ___ bag was heavy. (a) my (b) her (c) hers (d) she
  22. 22.Nisha said, “My bag is heavy.” → Nisha said that ___ bag was heavy. (a) she (b) hers (c) my (d) her
  23. 23.Zoya asked me, “Why are you sad?” → Zoya asked me ___. (a) why am I sad (b) why was I sad (c) why I was sad
  24. 24.Manav said, “I will climb a tree.” → Manav said that he ___ climb a tree. (a) would (b) will (c) is
  25. 25.Isha asked me, “Why are you sad?” → Isha asked me ___. (a) why am I sad (b) why was I sad (c) why I was sad
  26. 26.Rahul said, “I have watched a cartoon.” → Rahul said that he ___ a cartoon. (a) has watched (b) have watched (c) had watched
  27. 27.Tara said, “My bicycle is new.” → Tara said that ___ bicycle was new. (a) my (b) hers (c) her (d) she
  28. 28.Kavya said, “I am throwing the ball.” → Kavya said that she ___ the ball. (a) was throwing (b) were throwing (c) am throwing (d) is throwing
  29. 29.Myra asked me, “Why are you sad?” → Myra asked me ___. (a) why was I sad (b) why I was sad (c) why am I sad
  30. 30.Karan ___ me that he was late. (a) told (b) asked (c) said
  31. 31.Diya asked me, “Which book do you like?” → Diya asked me ___. (a) which book did I like (b) which book I liked (c) which book do I like
  32. 32.Rahul ___ me that he was busy. (a) asked (b) said (c) told
  33. 33.Rahul ___ me that he was late. (a) said (b) asked (c) told
  34. 34.Rohan said, “My bicycle is new.” → Rohan said that ___ bicycle was new. (a) my (b) him (c) his (d) he
  35. 35.Vivaan said, “My pencil is broken.” → Vivaan said that ___ pencil was broken. (a) him (b) he (c) his (d) my
  36. 36.Aarav said, “I have made tea.” → Aarav said that he ___ tea. (a) had made (b) has made (c) have made
  37. 37.Rahul asked me, “What do you want?” → Rahul asked me ___. (a) what do I want (b) what I wanted (c) what did I want
  38. 38.Kabir asked me, “Where do you live?” → Kabir asked me ___. (a) where I lived (b) where do I live (c) where did I live
  39. 39.Kunal said, “My kite is torn.” → Kunal said that ___ kite was torn. (a) his (b) him (c) my (d) he
  40. 40.Karan ___ that he was hungry. (a) asked (b) said (c) told

Answer key

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

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