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Direct and Indirect Speech Worksheet

English grammar lesson 25: Direct and indirect speech · Set 348 · 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.Omkar ___ me that he was busy. (a) asked (b) told (c) said
  2. 2.Rohan asked me, “What do you want?” → Rohan asked me ___. (a) what I wanted (b) what do I want (c) what did I want
  3. 3.Vivaan said, “My pencil is broken.” → Vivaan said that ___ pencil was broken. (a) his (b) my (c) him (d) he
  4. 4.Neel ___ that he was hungry. (a) said (b) told (c) asked
  5. 5.Ananya asked me, “What do you want?” → Ananya asked me ___. (a) what did I want (b) what do I want (c) what I wanted
  6. 6.Karan said, “I swim in the pool every day.” → Karan said that he ___ in the pool every day. (a) swam (b) swims (c) swim (d) swimming
  7. 7.Rohan said, “I will study science.” → Rohan said that he ___ study science. (a) is (b) would (c) will
  8. 8.Rahul said, “I have jogged in the park.” → Rahul said that he ___ in the park. (a) has jogged (b) have jogged (c) had jogged
  9. 9.Vivaan said, “I am sending a message.” → Vivaan said that he ___ a message. (a) is sending (b) was sending (c) were sending (d) am sending
  10. 10.Nisha ___ that she was late. (a) said (b) told (c) asked
  11. 11.Kabir asked me, “What is your name?” → Kabir asked me ___. (a) what was my name (b) what my name was (c) what is my name
  12. 12.Kunal said, “My pencil is broken.” → Kunal said that ___ pencil was broken. (a) his (b) him (c) he (d) my
  13. 13.Zoya asked me, “What is your name?” → Zoya asked me ___. (a) what is my name (b) what was my name (c) what my name was
  14. 14.Ira asked me, “When do you get up?” → Ira asked me ___. (a) when do I get up (b) when I got up (c) when did I get up
  15. 15.Dev asked me, “Where do you live?” → Dev asked me ___. (a) where did I live (b) where do I live (c) where I lived
  16. 16.Arjun asked me, “Which book do you like?” → Arjun asked me ___. (a) which book do I like (b) which book did I like (c) which book I liked
  17. 17.Omkar ___ that he was ready. (a) asked (b) told (c) said
  18. 18.Nisha said, “My bag is heavy.” → Nisha said that ___ bag was heavy. (a) she (b) my (c) hers (d) her
  19. 19.Farhan said, “I have baked a cake.” → Farhan said that he ___ a cake. (a) has baked (b) have baked (c) had baked
  20. 20.Aditya asked me, “Where is your school?” → Aditya asked me ___. (a) where is my school (b) where my school was (c) where was my school
  21. 21.Kunal said, “My bag is heavy.” → Kunal said that ___ bag was heavy. (a) him (b) my (c) his (d) he
  22. 22.Dev said, “My pencil is broken.” → Dev said that ___ pencil was broken. (a) he (b) my (c) his (d) him
  23. 23.Pooja ___ that she was tired. (a) said (b) asked (c) told
  24. 24.Pooja said, “I climb a tree every day.” → Pooja said that she ___ a tree every day. (a) climbed (b) climb (c) climbs (d) climbing
  25. 25.Aditya asked me, “Which book do you like?” → Aditya asked me ___. (a) which book I liked (b) which book do I like (c) which book did I like
  26. 26.Rahul said, “My bag is heavy.” → Rahul said that ___ bag was heavy. (a) he (b) my (c) him (d) his
  27. 27.Karan said, “I clean the room every day.” → Karan said that he ___ the room every day. (a) cleaned (b) cleans (c) cleaning (d) clean
  28. 28.Rohan said, “I am baking a cake.” → Rohan said that he ___ a cake. (a) was baking (b) is baking (c) were baking (d) am baking
  29. 29.Sneha said, “I will jog in the park.” → Sneha said that she ___ jog in the park. (a) would (b) will (c) is
  30. 30.Kabir said, “My bicycle is new.” → Kabir said that ___ bicycle was new. (a) him (b) he (c) his (d) my
  31. 31.Aarav said, “My pencil is broken.” → Aarav said that ___ pencil was broken. (a) his (b) he (c) my (d) him
  32. 32.Saanvi ___ me that she was tired. (a) told (b) said (c) asked
  33. 33.Karan said, “My kite is torn.” → Karan said that ___ kite was torn. (a) he (b) my (c) his (d) him
  34. 34.Omkar said, “My room is clean.” → Omkar said that ___ room was clean. (a) my (b) he (c) his (d) him
  35. 35.Kunal ___ that he was late. (a) told (b) asked (c) said
  36. 36.Kabir said, “My bag is heavy.” → Kabir said that ___ bag was heavy. (a) my (b) he (c) his (d) him
  37. 37.Diya said, “I am going to school.” → Diya said that she ___ to school. (a) is going (b) were going (c) was going (d) am going
  38. 38.Kabir ___ that he was ready. (a) told (b) asked (c) said
  39. 39.Vivaan said, “I will draw a picture.” → Vivaan said that he ___ draw a picture. (a) will (b) is (c) would
  40. 40.Karan said, “My room is clean.” → Karan said that ___ room was clean. (a) him (b) my (c) his (d) he

Answer key

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

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