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English grammar lesson 25: Direct and indirect speech · Set 397 · 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.Yash said, “I have clapped for the team.” → Yash said that he ___ for the team. (a) had clapped (b) has clapped (c) have clapped
  2. 2.Pooja said, “My pencil is broken.” → Pooja said that ___ pencil was broken. (a) she (b) hers (c) her (d) my
  3. 3.Aditya ___ me that he was hungry. (a) told (b) asked (c) said
  4. 4.Vivaan said, “My kite is torn.” → Vivaan said that ___ kite was torn. (a) his (b) my (c) he (d) him
  5. 5.Rahul ___ that he was tired. (a) said (b) told (c) asked
  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.Isha ___ me that she was ready. (a) asked (b) told (c) said
  8. 8.Farhan asked me, “Why are you sad?” → Farhan asked me ___. (a) why am I sad (b) why I was sad (c) why was I sad
  9. 9.Kunal asked me, “Which book do you like?” → Kunal asked me ___. (a) which book I liked (b) which book do I like (c) which book did I like
  10. 10.Aditya said, “I feed the dog every day.” → Aditya said that he ___ the dog every day. (a) feeds (b) feed (c) fed (d) feeding
  11. 11.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
  12. 12.Aarav said, “I will climb a tree.” → Aarav said that he ___ climb a tree. (a) will (b) is (c) would
  13. 13.Dev ___ me that he was late. (a) told (b) said (c) asked
  14. 14.Pooja said, “My bag is heavy.” → Pooja said that ___ bag was heavy. (a) hers (b) my (c) she (d) her
  15. 15.Pooja asked me, “What is your name?” → Pooja asked me ___. (a) what my name was (b) what was my name (c) what is my name
  16. 16.Vivaan asked me, “Where do you live?” → Vivaan asked me ___. (a) where I lived (b) where did I live (c) where do I live
  17. 17.Arjun said, “My bag is heavy.” → Arjun said that ___ bag was heavy. (a) my (b) he (c) his (d) him
  18. 18.Yash said, “I win the match every day.” → Yash said that he ___ the match every day. (a) won (b) wins (c) win (d) winning
  19. 19.Omkar said, “My bag is heavy.” → Omkar said that ___ bag was heavy. (a) my (b) he (c) him (d) his
  20. 20.Diya ___ me that she was hungry. (a) asked (b) told (c) said
  21. 21.Nisha ___ me that she was hungry. (a) said (b) asked (c) told
  22. 22.Rahul ___ that he was ready. (a) asked (b) said (c) told
  23. 23.Riya said, “I am throwing the ball.” → Riya said that she ___ the ball. (a) is throwing (b) were throwing (c) was throwing (d) am throwing
  24. 24.Aisha ___ that she was busy. (a) told (b) asked (c) said
  25. 25.Zoya said, “I will ride a bicycle.” → Zoya said that she ___ ride a bicycle. (a) would (b) will (c) is
  26. 26.Ishaan said, “My kite is torn.” → Ishaan said that ___ kite was torn. (a) my (b) him (c) his (d) he
  27. 27.Tara asked me, “When do you get up?” → Tara asked me ___. (a) when do I get up (b) when did I get up (c) when I got up
  28. 28.Ishaan said, “My bag is heavy.” → Ishaan said that ___ bag was heavy. (a) he (b) my (c) him (d) his
  29. 29.Riya said, “I will bake a cake.” → Riya said that she ___ bake a cake. (a) would (b) is (c) will
  30. 30.Diya ___ that she was hungry. (a) said (b) told (c) asked
  31. 31.Neel asked me, “What is your name?” → Neel asked me ___. (a) what my name was (b) what is my name (c) what was my name
  32. 32.Yash said, “My pencil is broken.” → Yash said that ___ pencil was broken. (a) my (b) him (c) he (d) his
  33. 33.Sneha ___ that she was ready. (a) said (b) asked (c) told
  34. 34.Zoya asked me, “Where is your school?” → Zoya asked me ___. (a) where was my school (b) where is my school (c) where my school was
  35. 35.Kavya asked me, “When do you get up?” → Kavya asked me ___. (a) when do I get up (b) when I got up (c) when did I get up
  36. 36.Saanvi asked me, “What do you want?” → Saanvi asked me ___. (a) what do I want (b) what did I want (c) what I wanted
  37. 37.Diya ___ that she was tired. (a) asked (b) said (c) told
  38. 38.Aarav said, “I will ride a bicycle.” → Aarav said that he ___ ride a bicycle. (a) will (b) is (c) would
  39. 39.Dev said, “I am hungry.” → Dev said that he ___ hungry. (a) was (b) were (c) am (d) is
  40. 40.Kabir said, “My pencil is broken.” → Kabir said that ___ pencil was broken. (a) his (b) him (c) my (d) he

Answer key

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

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