Direct and Indirect Speech Worksheet

English grammar lesson 25: Direct and indirect speech · Set 393 · 40 questions

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.

1. 1.Ishaan asked me, “What do you want?” → Ishaan asked me ___. (a) what did I want (b) what I wanted (c) what do I want
2. 2.Yash asked me, “When do you get up?” → Yash asked me ___. (a) when do I get up (b) when I got up (c) when did I get up
3. 3.Vivaan ___ me that he was hungry. (a) told (b) said (c) asked
4. 4.Saanvi said, “I have bought vegetables.” → Saanvi said that she ___ vegetables. (a) have bought (b) has bought (c) had bought
5. 5.Kunal said, “I have climbed a tree.” → Kunal said that he ___ a tree. (a) had climbed (b) have climbed (c) has climbed
6. 6.Priya ___ me that she was tired. (a) told (b) asked (c) said
7. 7.Isha ___ me that she was ready. (a) asked (b) said (c) told
8. 8.Manav said, “My bag is heavy.” → Manav said that ___ bag was heavy. (a) my (b) his (c) he (d) him
9. 9.Sneha ___ that she was hungry. (a) asked (b) told (c) said
10. 10.Farhan said, “My pencil is broken.” → Farhan said that ___ pencil was broken. (a) he (b) his (c) my (d) him
11. 11.Meera ___ that she was busy. (a) asked (b) said (c) told
12. 12.Saanvi said, “My kite is torn.” → Saanvi said that ___ kite was torn. (a) hers (b) her (c) she (d) my
13. 13.Riya said, “I am washing the dishes.” → Riya said that she ___ the dishes. (a) is washing (b) am washing (c) were washing (d) was washing
14. 14.Rahul said, “I am hungry.” → Rahul said that he ___ hungry. (a) is (b) were (c) was (d) am
15. 15.Ira said, “My bag is heavy.” → Ira said that ___ bag was heavy. (a) her (b) hers (c) my (d) she
16. 16.Yash said, “My room is clean.” → Yash said that ___ room was clean. (a) him (b) he (c) my (d) his
17. 17.Manav said, “I am hungry.” → Manav said that he ___ hungry. (a) is (b) were (c) am (d) was
18. 18.Yash said, “My pencil is broken.” → Yash said that ___ pencil was broken. (a) my (b) he (c) him (d) his
19. 19.Vivaan said, “I will tell a story.” → Vivaan said that he ___ tell a story. (a) is (b) will (c) would
20. 20.Sneha ___ me that she was busy. (a) asked (b) said (c) told
21. 21.Omkar ___ that he was tired. (a) told (b) asked (c) said
22. 22.Pooja asked me, “Where is your school?” → Pooja asked me ___. (a) where is my school (b) where was my school (c) where my school was
23. 23.Rahul asked me, “Which book do you like?” → Rahul asked me ___. (a) which book do I like (b) which book did I like (c) which book I liked
24. 24.Vivaan asked me, “When do you get up?” → Vivaan asked me ___. (a) when did I get up (b) when do I get up (c) when I got up
25. 25.Nisha said, “My pencil is broken.” → Nisha said that ___ pencil was broken. (a) hers (b) her (c) she (d) my
26. 26.Neel asked me, “Why are you sad?” → Neel asked me ___. (a) why am I sad (b) why I was sad (c) why was I sad
27. 27.Priya said, “I carry the bag every day.” → Priya said that she ___ the bag every day. (a) carries (b) carry (c) carried (d) carrying
28. 28.Aditya ___ that he was busy. (a) asked (b) said (c) told
29. 29.Farhan said, “I will build a sandcastle.” → Farhan said that he ___ build a sandcastle. (a) is (b) will (c) would
30. 30.Diya said, “My bicycle is new.” → Diya said that ___ bicycle was new. (a) my (b) hers (c) her (d) she
31. 31.Karan ___ me that he was ready. (a) told (b) said (c) asked
32. 32.Pooja said, “I will climb a tree.” → Pooja said that she ___ climb a tree. (a) will (b) is (c) would
33. 33.Rahul said, “I have cleaned the room.” → Rahul said that he ___ the room. (a) has cleaned (b) had cleaned (c) have cleaned
34. 34.Pooja said, “I have caught the ball.” → Pooja said that she ___ the ball. (a) have caught (b) had caught (c) has caught
35. 35.Riya asked me, “Where do you live?” → Riya asked me ___. (a) where I lived (b) where do I live (c) where did I live
36. 36.Kabir asked me, “What is your name?” → Kabir asked me ___. (a) what was my name (b) what is my name (c) what my name was
37. 37.Ishaan said, “My bicycle is new.” → Ishaan said that ___ bicycle was new. (a) him (b) he (c) my (d) his
38. 38.Aisha said, “My room is clean.” → Aisha said that ___ room was clean. (a) my (b) hers (c) she (d) her
39. 39.Saanvi asked me, “Where do you live?” → Saanvi asked me ___. (a) where do I live (b) where did I live (c) where I lived
40. 40.Saanvi said, “My room is clean.” → Saanvi said that ___ room was clean. (a) my (b) her (c) she (d) hers

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