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English grammar lesson 25: Direct and indirect speech · Set 341 · 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.Meera asked me, “When do you get up?” → Meera asked me ___. (a) when I got up (b) when did I get up (c) when do I get up
  2. 2.Aditya said, “My bicycle is new.” → Aditya said that ___ bicycle was new. (a) his (b) him (c) he (d) my
  3. 3.Karan said, “My bicycle is new.” → Karan said that ___ bicycle was new. (a) he (b) his (c) him (d) my
  4. 4.Vivaan ___ me that he was busy. (a) asked (b) said (c) told
  5. 5.Ishaan asked me, “What is your name?” → Ishaan asked me ___. (a) what was my name (b) what my name was (c) what is my name
  6. 6.Sneha said, “My kite is torn.” → Sneha said that ___ kite was torn. (a) my (b) her (c) she (d) hers
  7. 7.Aditya said, “My bag is heavy.” → Aditya said that ___ bag was heavy. (a) him (b) his (c) my (d) he
  8. 8.Sneha said, “I will run in the park.” → Sneha said that she ___ run in the park. (a) will (b) is (c) would
  9. 9.Kavya said, “I take the train every day.” → Kavya said that she ___ the train every day. (a) take (b) takes (c) taking (d) took
  10. 10.Kunal said, “I am tired.” → Kunal said that he ___ tired. (a) is (b) was (c) were (d) am
  11. 11.Myra ___ me that she was ready. (a) told (b) said (c) asked
  12. 12.Dev said, “I am buying vegetables.” → Dev said that he ___ vegetables. (a) am buying (b) was buying (c) is buying (d) were buying
  13. 13.Vivaan ___ me that he was hungry. (a) told (b) asked (c) said
  14. 14.Arjun ___ that he was busy. (a) asked (b) said (c) told
  15. 15.Farhan said, “I swim in the pool every day.” → Farhan said that he ___ in the pool every day. (a) swim (b) swam (c) swimming (d) swims
  16. 16.Rahul asked me, “Which book do you like?” → Rahul asked me ___. (a) which book do I like (b) which book did I like (c) which book I liked
  17. 17.Ishaan ___ that he was late. (a) told (b) asked (c) said
  18. 18.Ananya asked me, “What do you want?” → Ananya asked me ___. (a) what did I want (b) what I wanted (c) what do I want
  19. 19.Karan ___ me that he was late. (a) said (b) told (c) asked
  20. 20.Manav said, “I have bought vegetables.” → Manav said that he ___ vegetables. (a) has bought (b) had bought (c) have bought
  21. 21.Kabir said, “I am happy.” → Kabir said that he ___ happy. (a) am (b) was (c) were (d) is
  22. 22.Priya ___ that she was busy. (a) asked (b) said (c) told
  23. 23.Ishaan asked me, “What do you want?” → Ishaan asked me ___. (a) what I wanted (b) what do I want (c) what did I want
  24. 24.Meera said, “My room is clean.” → Meera said that ___ room was clean. (a) her (b) hers (c) my (d) she
  25. 25.Pooja asked me, “Which book do you like?” → Pooja asked me ___. (a) which book do I like (b) which book did I like (c) which book I liked
  26. 26.Vivaan said, “My bicycle is new.” → Vivaan said that ___ bicycle was new. (a) him (b) his (c) he (d) my
  27. 27.Aisha said, “I am catching the ball.” → Aisha said that she ___ the ball. (a) am catching (b) was catching (c) is catching (d) were catching
  28. 28.Omkar asked me, “Why are you sad?” → Omkar asked me ___. (a) why am I sad (b) why I was sad (c) why was I sad
  29. 29.Aarav said, “My room is clean.” → Aarav said that ___ room was clean. (a) my (b) his (c) he (d) him
  30. 30.Dev asked me, “What do you want?” → Dev asked me ___. (a) what did I want (b) what I wanted (c) what do I want
  31. 31.Kunal said, “My room is clean.” → Kunal said that ___ room was clean. (a) his (b) he (c) my (d) him
  32. 32.Rahul ___ me that he was busy. (a) said (b) told (c) asked
  33. 33.Sneha asked me, “When do you get up?” → Sneha asked me ___. (a) when do I get up (b) when did I get up (c) when I got up
  34. 34.Aisha said, “My pencil is broken.” → Aisha said that ___ pencil was broken. (a) my (b) she (c) hers (d) her
  35. 35.Myra asked me, “What is your name?” → Myra asked me ___. (a) what is my name (b) what was my name (c) what my name was
  36. 36.Vivaan asked me, “What is your name?” → Vivaan asked me ___. (a) what is my name (b) what was my name (c) what my name was
  37. 37.Neel said, “My pencil is broken.” → Neel said that ___ pencil was broken. (a) his (b) he (c) my (d) him
  38. 38.Arjun asked me, “When do you get up?” → Arjun asked me ___. (a) when did I get up (b) when do I get up (c) when I got up
  39. 39.Diya asked me, “Where is your school?” → Diya asked me ___. (a) where is my school (b) where my school was (c) where was my school
  40. 40.Rahul asked me, “What is your name?” → Rahul asked me ___. (a) what is my name (b) what my name was (c) what was my name

Answer key

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

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