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English grammar lesson 25: Direct and indirect speech · Set 39 · 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 said, “My bag is heavy.” → Aarav said that ___ bag was heavy. (a) he (b) him (c) his (d) my
  2. 2.Yash said, “I am planting a tree.” → Yash said that he ___ a tree. (a) am planting (b) is planting (c) was planting (d) were planting
  3. 3.Kabir asked me, “Why are you sad?” → Kabir asked me ___. (a) why am I sad (b) why was I sad (c) why I was sad
  4. 4.Rahul said, “My kite is torn.” → Rahul said that ___ kite was torn. (a) my (b) he (c) him (d) his
  5. 5.Riya said, “I am happy.” → Riya said that she ___ happy. (a) is (b) was (c) were (d) am
  6. 6.Kabir asked me, “When do you get up?” → Kabir asked me ___. (a) when I got up (b) when do I get up (c) when did I get up
  7. 7.Pooja ___ that she was tired. (a) asked (b) said (c) told
  8. 8.Sneha said, “My bag is heavy.” → Sneha said that ___ bag was heavy. (a) she (b) her (c) hers (d) my
  9. 9.Ira said, “My pencil is broken.” → Ira said that ___ pencil was broken. (a) her (b) hers (c) my (d) she
  10. 10.Arjun asked me, “Where is your school?” → Arjun asked me ___. (a) where my school was (b) where is my school (c) where was my school
  11. 11.Kunal said, “I will wash the dishes.” → Kunal said that he ___ wash the dishes. (a) is (b) would (c) will
  12. 12.Rohan asked me, “When do you get up?” → Rohan asked me ___. (a) when do I get up (b) when did I get up (c) when I got up
  13. 13.Rohan ___ that he was late. (a) told (b) asked (c) said
  14. 14.Isha asked me, “What is your name?” → Isha asked me ___. (a) what is my name (b) what my name was (c) what was my name
  15. 15.Tara said, “I have cleaned the room.” → Tara said that she ___ the room. (a) had cleaned (b) have cleaned (c) has cleaned
  16. 16.Isha said, “I have played cricket.” → Isha said that she ___ cricket. (a) has played (b) had played (c) have played
  17. 17.Aarav said, “I will catch the ball.” → Aarav said that he ___ catch the ball. (a) will (b) is (c) would
  18. 18.Neel said, “I eat a mango every day.” → Neel said that he ___ a mango every day. (a) eats (b) eat (c) ate (d) eating
  19. 19.Aditya ___ me that he was busy. (a) asked (b) said (c) told
  20. 20.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
  21. 21.Dev said, “My bicycle is new.” → Dev said that ___ bicycle was new. (a) my (b) he (c) his (d) him
  22. 22.Arjun ___ me that he was tired. (a) told (b) said (c) asked
  23. 23.Diya asked me, “Why are you sad?” → Diya asked me ___. (a) why am I sad (b) why was I sad (c) why I was sad
  24. 24.Manav ___ that he was busy. (a) told (b) said (c) asked
  25. 25.Vivaan asked me, “Where do you live?” → Vivaan asked me ___. (a) where I lived (b) where do I live (c) where did I live
  26. 26.Omkar said, “My kite is torn.” → Omkar said that ___ kite was torn. (a) his (b) he (c) him (d) my
  27. 27.Vivaan said, “My pencil is broken.” → Vivaan said that ___ pencil was broken. (a) he (b) my (c) him (d) his
  28. 28.Omkar said, “I will plant a tree.” → Omkar said that he ___ plant a tree. (a) will (b) would (c) is
  29. 29.Dev said, “My bag is heavy.” → Dev said that ___ bag was heavy. (a) him (b) he (c) his (d) my
  30. 30.Meera asked me, “Where is your school?” → Meera asked me ___. (a) where is my school (b) where my school was (c) where was my school
  31. 31.Kunal asked me, “Where is your school?” → Kunal asked me ___. (a) where was my school (b) where is my school (c) where my school was
  32. 32.Meera asked me, “What do you want?” → Meera asked me ___. (a) what did I want (b) what do I want (c) what I wanted
  33. 33.Farhan said, “I am ready.” → Farhan said that he ___ ready. (a) am (b) is (c) were (d) was
  34. 34.Dev said, “I go to school every day.” → Dev said that he ___ to school every day. (a) goes (b) went (c) go (d) going
  35. 35.Yash said, “I am sleepy.” → Yash said that he ___ sleepy. (a) am (b) was (c) were (d) is
  36. 36.Vivaan asked me, “Why are you sad?” → Vivaan asked me ___. (a) why I was sad (b) why am I sad (c) why was I sad
  37. 37.Riya ___ that she was hungry. (a) asked (b) told (c) said
  38. 38.Ira said, “My bicycle is new.” → Ira said that ___ bicycle was new. (a) hers (b) she (c) my (d) her
  39. 39.Aditya said, “My kite is torn.” → Aditya said that ___ kite was torn. (a) him (b) my (c) he (d) his
  40. 40.Yash asked me, “Which book do you like?” → Yash asked me ___. (a) which book did I like (b) which book do I like (c) which book I liked

Answer key

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

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