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Direct and Indirect Speech Worksheet

English grammar lesson 25: Direct and indirect speech · Set 380 · 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.Arjun asked me, “Why are you sad?” → Arjun asked me ___. (a) why was I sad (b) why am I sad (c) why I was sad
  2. 2.Kabir said, “I am sleepy.” → Kabir said that he ___ sleepy. (a) was (b) is (c) am (d) were
  3. 3.Manav asked me, “What do you want?” → Manav asked me ___. (a) what did I want (b) what do I want (c) what I wanted
  4. 4.Sneha said, “My bicycle is new.” → Sneha said that ___ bicycle was new. (a) hers (b) my (c) she (d) her
  5. 5.Priya asked me, “Why are you sad?” → Priya asked me ___. (a) why was I sad (b) why I was sad (c) why am I sad
  6. 6.Omkar asked me, “Where is your school?” → Omkar asked me ___. (a) where is my school (b) where was my school (c) where my school was
  7. 7.Ananya said, “My bicycle is new.” → Ananya said that ___ bicycle was new. (a) she (b) my (c) her (d) hers
  8. 8.Aisha asked me, “Which book do you like?” → Aisha asked me ___. (a) which book did I like (b) which book I liked (c) which book do I like
  9. 9.Sneha said, “I am happy.” → Sneha said that she ___ happy. (a) were (b) is (c) am (d) was
  10. 10.Kavya said, “I am jogging in the park.” → Kavya said that she ___ in the park. (a) were jogging (b) am jogging (c) is jogging (d) was jogging
  11. 11.Kunal ___ that he was late. (a) told (b) asked (c) said
  12. 12.Aisha said, “I am hungry.” → Aisha said that she ___ hungry. (a) am (b) is (c) was (d) were
  13. 13.Manav said, “My kite is torn.” → Manav said that ___ kite was torn. (a) his (b) he (c) my (d) him
  14. 14.Farhan asked me, “What do you want?” → Farhan asked me ___. (a) what did I want (b) what do I want (c) what I wanted
  15. 15.Diya asked me, “Where is your school?” → Diya asked me ___. (a) where was my school (b) where my school was (c) where is my school
  16. 16.Ishaan ___ that he was hungry. (a) told (b) asked (c) said
  17. 17.Yash asked me, “Where do you live?” → Yash asked me ___. (a) where I lived (b) where do I live (c) where did I live
  18. 18.Manav said, “My pencil is broken.” → Manav said that ___ pencil was broken. (a) he (b) my (c) him (d) his
  19. 19.Nisha asked me, “Why are you sad?” → Nisha asked me ___. (a) why I was sad (b) why am I sad (c) why was I sad
  20. 20.Priya said, “I bring lunch every day.” → Priya said that she ___ lunch every day. (a) bringing (b) bring (c) brought (d) brings
  21. 21.Dev said, “My bag is heavy.” → Dev said that ___ bag was heavy. (a) him (b) his (c) he (d) my
  22. 22.Neel ___ me that he was busy. (a) asked (b) said (c) told
  23. 23.Manav asked me, “Where do you live?” → Manav asked me ___. (a) where did I live (b) where do I live (c) where I lived
  24. 24.Pooja asked me, “Why are you sad?” → Pooja asked me ___. (a) why am I sad (b) why was I sad (c) why I was sad
  25. 25.Zoya said, “I am hungry.” → Zoya said that she ___ hungry. (a) were (b) is (c) am (d) was
  26. 26.Neel said, “I am hungry.” → Neel said that he ___ hungry. (a) am (b) is (c) were (d) was
  27. 27.Rohan asked me, “Which book do you like?” → Rohan asked me ___. (a) which book I liked (b) which book do I like (c) which book did I like
  28. 28.Ishaan said, “I have brought lunch.” → Ishaan said that he ___ lunch. (a) has brought (b) had brought (c) have brought
  29. 29.Aditya asked me, “Which book do you like?” → Aditya asked me ___. (a) which book do I like (b) which book I liked (c) which book did I like
  30. 30.Zoya said, “I jog in the park every day.” → Zoya said that she ___ in the park every day. (a) jog (b) jogging (c) jogs (d) jogged
  31. 31.Kavya asked me, “Where do you live?” → Kavya asked me ___. (a) where do I live (b) where I lived (c) where did I live
  32. 32.Aditya ___ me that he was late. (a) told (b) said (c) asked
  33. 33.Aisha said, “My pencil is broken.” → Aisha said that ___ pencil was broken. (a) her (b) she (c) hers (d) my
  34. 34.Meera said, “I take the train every day.” → Meera said that she ___ the train every day. (a) take (b) takes (c) taking (d) took
  35. 35.Zoya asked me, “What do you want?” → Zoya asked me ___. (a) what I wanted (b) what do I want (c) what did I want
  36. 36.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
  37. 37.Meera ___ that she was late. (a) told (b) said (c) asked
  38. 38.Neel said, “I clean the room every day.” → Neel said that he ___ the room every day. (a) clean (b) cleaned (c) cleans (d) cleaning
  39. 39.Priya ___ me that she was hungry. (a) told (b) said (c) asked
  40. 40.Kabir ___ me that he was hungry. (a) told (b) asked (c) said

Answer key

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

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