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English grammar lesson 25: Direct and indirect speech · Set 356 · 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.Aarav asked me, “Where do you live?” → Aarav asked me ___. (a) where did I live (b) where I lived (c) where do I live
  2. 2.Nisha said, “I am tired.” → Nisha said that she ___ tired. (a) is (b) were (c) am (d) was
  3. 3.Farhan asked me, “Why are you sad?” → Farhan asked me ___. (a) why I was sad (b) why am I sad (c) why was I sad
  4. 4.Neel ___ me that he was ready. (a) said (b) asked (c) told
  5. 5.Kabir said, “My kite is torn.” → Kabir said that ___ kite was torn. (a) him (b) my (c) he (d) his
  6. 6.Vivaan ___ me that he was late. (a) said (b) told (c) asked
  7. 7.Kavya asked me, “What is your name?” → Kavya asked me ___. (a) what is my name (b) what my name was (c) what was my name
  8. 8.Arjun said, “I am happy.” → Arjun said that he ___ happy. (a) were (b) was (c) is (d) am
  9. 9.Kunal asked me, “When do you get up?” → Kunal asked me ___. (a) when do I get up (b) when I got up (c) when did I get up
  10. 10.Arjun ___ me that he was ready. (a) told (b) said (c) asked
  11. 11.Neel said, “I am speaking Hindi.” → Neel said that he ___ Hindi. (a) were speaking (b) was speaking (c) is speaking (d) am speaking
  12. 12.Omkar said, “My room is clean.” → Omkar said that ___ room was clean. (a) he (b) his (c) him (d) my
  13. 13.Kunal asked me, “Where is your school?” → Kunal asked me ___. (a) where is my school (b) where my school was (c) where was my school
  14. 14.Dev said, “My bag is heavy.” → Dev said that ___ bag was heavy. (a) he (b) my (c) him (d) his
  15. 15.Karan asked me, “What do you want?” → Karan asked me ___. (a) what I wanted (b) what do I want (c) what did I want
  16. 16.Tara ___ me that she was busy. (a) asked (b) said (c) told
  17. 17.Kabir asked me, “Where is your school?” → Kabir asked me ___. (a) where was my school (b) where is my school (c) where my school was
  18. 18.Aditya asked me, “Which book do you like?” → Aditya asked me ___. (a) which book did I like (b) which book do I like (c) which book I liked
  19. 19.Pooja said, “My pencil is broken.” → Pooja said that ___ pencil was broken. (a) she (b) hers (c) my (d) her
  20. 20.Vivaan said, “My kite is torn.” → Vivaan said that ___ kite was torn. (a) him (b) he (c) his (d) my
  21. 21.Arjun ___ me that he was late. (a) asked (b) said (c) told
  22. 22.Arjun said, “My pencil is broken.” → Arjun said that ___ pencil was broken. (a) his (b) he (c) him (d) my
  23. 23.Zoya asked me, “What do you want?” → Zoya asked me ___. (a) what I wanted (b) what did I want (c) what do I want
  24. 24.Nisha said, “I will plant a tree.” → Nisha said that she ___ plant a tree. (a) will (b) would (c) is
  25. 25.Ira asked me, “What do you want?” → Ira asked me ___. (a) what did I want (b) what do I want (c) what I wanted
  26. 26.Rahul ___ me that he was tired. (a) asked (b) told (c) said
  27. 27.Tara ___ that she was late. (a) told (b) asked (c) said
  28. 28.Zoya ___ that she was late. (a) asked (b) told (c) said
  29. 29.Vivaan said, “My room is clean.” → Vivaan said that ___ room was clean. (a) my (b) he (c) his (d) him
  30. 30.Arjun said, “I am building a sandcastle.” → Arjun said that he ___ a sandcastle. (a) am building (b) was building (c) is building (d) were building
  31. 31.Farhan said, “My room is clean.” → Farhan said that ___ room was clean. (a) his (b) he (c) him (d) my
  32. 32.Meera ___ me that she was tired. (a) said (b) told (c) asked
  33. 33.Riya asked me, “Where do you live?” → Riya asked me ___. (a) where did I live (b) where I lived (c) where do I live
  34. 34.Priya ___ that she was ready. (a) asked (b) said (c) told
  35. 35.Dev said, “My bicycle is new.” → Dev said that ___ bicycle was new. (a) my (b) his (c) he (d) him
  36. 36.Kabir asked me, “Why are you sad?” → Kabir asked me ___. (a) why I was sad (b) why was I sad (c) why am I sad
  37. 37.Isha asked me, “Which book do you like?” → Isha asked me ___. (a) which book did I like (b) which book I liked (c) which book do I like
  38. 38.Diya said, “I am buying vegetables.” → Diya said that she ___ vegetables. (a) was buying (b) is buying (c) were buying (d) am buying
  39. 39.Ananya said, “My pencil is broken.” → Ananya said that ___ pencil was broken. (a) hers (b) she (c) my (d) her
  40. 40.Priya ___ me that she was hungry. (a) told (b) said (c) asked

Answer key

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

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