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English grammar lesson 25: Direct and indirect speech · Set 342 · 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.

NameDateTime takenScore ___ / 40
  1. 1.Sneha ___ me that she was hungry. (a) said (b) asked (c) told
  2. 2.Farhan ___ me that he was busy. (a) told (b) said (c) asked
  3. 3.Karan asked me, “What do you want?” → Karan asked me ___. (a) what did I want (b) what I wanted (c) what do I want
  4. 4.Kavya ___ me that she was ready. (a) asked (b) said (c) told
  5. 5.Tara ___ me that she was late. (a) said (b) asked (c) told
  6. 6.Kabir ___ me that he was tired. (a) said (b) asked (c) told
  7. 7.Zoya said, “I am cleaning the room.” → Zoya said that she ___ the room. (a) were cleaning (b) am cleaning (c) was cleaning (d) is cleaning
  8. 8.Karan said, “I play cricket every day.” → Karan said that he ___ cricket every day. (a) plays (b) playing (c) play (d) played
  9. 9.Tara ___ me that she was busy. (a) said (b) told (c) asked
  10. 10.Arjun said, “My bag is heavy.” → Arjun said that ___ bag was heavy. (a) him (b) his (c) he (d) my
  11. 11.Vivaan asked me, “What do you want?” → Vivaan asked me ___. (a) what did I want (b) what do I want (c) what I wanted
  12. 12.Myra said, “My pencil is broken.” → Myra said that ___ pencil was broken. (a) her (b) hers (c) my (d) she
  13. 13.Kabir said, “I am writing a letter.” → Kabir said that he ___ a letter. (a) was writing (b) am writing (c) were writing (d) is writing
  14. 14.Manav said, “I will buy vegetables.” → Manav said that he ___ buy vegetables. (a) would (b) is (c) will
  15. 15.Meera said, “My bag is heavy.” → Meera said that ___ bag was heavy. (a) hers (b) she (c) my (d) her
  16. 16.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
  17. 17.Diya said, “My room is clean.” → Diya said that ___ room was clean. (a) hers (b) she (c) my (d) her
  18. 18.Tara said, “I am busy.” → Tara said that she ___ busy. (a) was (b) were (c) is (d) am
  19. 19.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
  20. 20.Vivaan ___ me that he was busy. (a) asked (b) said (c) told
  21. 21.Ananya ___ me that she was hungry. (a) asked (b) told (c) said
  22. 22.Ishaan said, “My room is clean.” → Ishaan said that ___ room was clean. (a) my (b) his (c) he (d) him
  23. 23.Neel said, “I have watched a cartoon.” → Neel said that he ___ a cartoon. (a) has watched (b) have watched (c) had watched
  24. 24.Manav ___ me that he was hungry. (a) told (b) asked (c) said
  25. 25.Rahul said, “My bag is heavy.” → Rahul said that ___ bag was heavy. (a) my (b) his (c) him (d) he
  26. 26.Kunal said, “My kite is torn.” → Kunal said that ___ kite was torn. (a) my (b) him (c) he (d) his
  27. 27.Rohan said, “My bicycle is new.” → Rohan said that ___ bicycle was new. (a) my (b) him (c) his (d) he
  28. 28.Manav ___ that he was ready. (a) said (b) asked (c) told
  29. 29.Omkar said, “My room is clean.” → Omkar said that ___ room was clean. (a) my (b) he (c) his (d) him
  30. 30.Ananya asked me, “Why are you sad?” → Ananya asked me ___. (a) why was I sad (b) why I was sad (c) why am I sad
  31. 31.Rahul ___ me that he was tired. (a) asked (b) told (c) said
  32. 32.Dev asked me, “What is your name?” → Dev asked me ___. (a) what is my name (b) what my name was (c) what was my name
  33. 33.Dev said, “I am hungry.” → Dev said that he ___ hungry. (a) was (b) were (c) am (d) is
  34. 34.Kunal ___ me that he was busy. (a) asked (b) told (c) said
  35. 35.Manav asked me, “Where is your school?” → Manav asked me ___. (a) where was my school (b) where is my school (c) where my school was
  36. 36.Isha said, “My kite is torn.” → Isha said that ___ kite was torn. (a) her (b) hers (c) she (d) my
  37. 37.Aditya said, “I am hungry.” → Aditya said that he ___ hungry. (a) am (b) was (c) were (d) is
  38. 38.Aditya ___ me that he was busy. (a) said (b) asked (c) told
  39. 39.Saanvi ___ me that she was hungry. (a) said (b) asked (c) told
  40. 40.Aisha said, “I am busy.” → Aisha said that she ___ busy. (a) am (b) is (c) were (d) was

Answer key

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

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