Direct and Indirect Speech Worksheet

English grammar lesson 25: Direct and indirect speech · Set 428 · 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 is your name?” → Ishaan asked me ___. (a) what is my name (b) what my name was (c) what was my name
2. 2.Diya asked me, “What do you want?” → Diya asked me ___. (a) what did I want (b) what I wanted (c) what do I want
3. 3.Ira said, “I am hungry.” → Ira said that she ___ hungry. (a) is (b) am (c) were (d) was
4. 4.Priya asked me, “When do you get up?” → Priya asked me ___. (a) when did I get up (b) when do I get up (c) when I got up
5. 5.Manav said, “I have written a letter.” → Manav said that he ___ a letter. (a) has written (b) have written (c) had written
6. 6.Karan said, “My room is clean.” → Karan said that ___ room was clean. (a) he (b) him (c) his (d) my
7. 7.Ira asked me, “Which book do you like?” → Ira asked me ___. (a) which book did I like (b) which book I liked (c) which book do I like
8. 8.Arjun ___ me that he was ready. (a) asked (b) told (c) said
9. 9.Pooja said, “I will make tea.” → Pooja said that she ___ make tea. (a) will (b) is (c) would
10. 10.Priya said, “I am running in the park.” → Priya said that she ___ in the park. (a) is running (b) am running (c) were running (d) was running
11. 11.Priya ___ that she was busy. (a) asked (b) said (c) told
12. 12.Nisha ___ that she was busy. (a) told (b) asked (c) said
13. 13.Kavya ___ me that she was tired. (a) said (b) asked (c) told
14. 14.Priya asked me, “Where do you live?” → Priya asked me ___. (a) where do I live (b) where did I live (c) where I lived
15. 15.Arjun asked me, “Where is your school?” → Arjun asked me ___. (a) where was my school (b) where my school was (c) where is my school
16. 16.Rahul said, “My bicycle is new.” → Rahul said that ___ bicycle was new. (a) his (b) he (c) him (d) my
17. 17.Tara ___ that she was busy. (a) told (b) asked (c) said
18. 18.Diya asked me, “Which book do you like?” → Diya asked me ___. (a) which book do I like (b) which book I liked (c) which book did I like
19. 19.Riya asked me, “Where do you live?” → Riya asked me ___. (a) where did I live (b) where do I live (c) where I lived
20. 20.Myra said, “I have ridden a bicycle.” → Myra said that she ___ a bicycle. (a) had ridden (b) have ridden (c) has ridden
21. 21.Pooja asked me, “Where do you live?” → Pooja asked me ___. (a) where I lived (b) where did I live (c) where do I live
22. 22.Ishaan asked me, “Why are you sad?” → Ishaan asked me ___. (a) why I was sad (b) why am I sad (c) why was I sad
23. 23.Isha ___ me that she was busy. (a) asked (b) told (c) said
24. 24.Sneha asked me, “Where do you live?” → Sneha asked me ___. (a) where do I live (b) where did I live (c) where I lived
25. 25.Rohan asked me, “What do you want?” → Rohan asked me ___. (a) what I wanted (b) what do I want (c) what did I want
26. 26.Neel asked me, “When do you get up?” → Neel asked me ___. (a) when do I get up (b) when I got up (c) when did I get up
27. 27.Dev said, “My kite is torn.” → Dev said that ___ kite was torn. (a) his (b) my (c) him (d) he
28. 28.Karan said, “I have flown a kite.” → Karan said that he ___ a kite. (a) has flown (b) have flown (c) had flown
29. 29.Aditya said, “My kite is torn.” → Aditya said that ___ kite was torn. (a) he (b) his (c) my (d) him
30. 30.Rahul said, “I have made tea.” → Rahul said that he ___ tea. (a) has made (b) had made (c) have made
31. 31.Isha asked me, “Which book do you like?” → Isha asked me ___. (a) which book do I like (b) which book I liked (c) which book did I like
32. 32.Meera ___ me that she was late. (a) asked (b) told (c) said
33. 33.Nisha asked me, “When do you get up?” → Nisha asked me ___. (a) when do I get up (b) when I got up (c) when did I get up
34. 34.Zoya said, “My bag is heavy.” → Zoya said that ___ bag was heavy. (a) she (b) her (c) hers (d) my
35. 35.Priya ___ that she was ready. (a) told (b) asked (c) said
36. 36.Kabir said, “My pencil is broken.” → Kabir said that ___ pencil was broken. (a) his (b) him (c) my (d) he
37. 37.Dev ___ that he was hungry. (a) asked (b) told (c) said
38. 38.Neel ___ me that he was tired. (a) said (b) asked (c) told
39. 39.Aditya said, “My room is clean.” → Aditya said that ___ room was clean. (a) he (b) his (c) my (d) him
40. 40.Rahul said, “My kite is torn.” → Rahul said that ___ kite was torn. (a) his (b) he (c) him (d) my

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