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English grammar lesson 25: Direct and indirect speech · Set 43 · 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.Isha ___ that she was ready. (a) asked (b) said (c) told
  2. 2.Vivaan said, “My kite is torn.” → Vivaan said that ___ kite was torn. (a) him (b) his (c) my (d) he
  3. 3.Vivaan said, “I have told a story.” → Vivaan said that he ___ a story. (a) has told (b) had told (c) have told
  4. 4.Aarav said, “I am tired.” → Aarav said that he ___ tired. (a) am (b) is (c) were (d) was
  5. 5.Manav ___ me that he was hungry. (a) said (b) asked (c) told
  6. 6.Rohan said, “My bag is heavy.” → Rohan said that ___ bag was heavy. (a) my (b) he (c) his (d) him
  7. 7.Aditya asked me, “Where do you live?” → Aditya asked me ___. (a) where do I live (b) where did I live (c) where I lived
  8. 8.Saanvi asked me, “What is your name?” → Saanvi asked me ___. (a) what my name was (b) what is my name (c) what was my name
  9. 9.Myra said, “I dance on the stage every day.” → Myra said that she ___ on the stage every day. (a) danced (b) dance (c) dances (d) dancing
  10. 10.Rohan asked me, “Where do you live?” → Rohan asked me ___. (a) where did I live (b) where do I live (c) where I lived
  11. 11.Kavya asked me, “Where is your school?” → Kavya asked me ___. (a) where my school was (b) where is my school (c) where was my school
  12. 12.Nisha said, “My bicycle is new.” → Nisha said that ___ bicycle was new. (a) my (b) her (c) she (d) hers
  13. 13.Sneha asked me, “What do you want?” → Sneha asked me ___. (a) what do I want (b) what I wanted (c) what did I want
  14. 14.Yash said, “My room is clean.” → Yash said that ___ room was clean. (a) he (b) him (c) my (d) his
  15. 15.Riya asked me, “Where do you live?” → Riya asked me ___. (a) where do I live (b) where did I live (c) where I lived
  16. 16.Aditya asked me, “What is your name?” → Aditya asked me ___. (a) what was my name (b) what is my name (c) what my name was
  17. 17.Arjun said, “I am telling a story.” → Arjun said that he ___ a story. (a) was telling (b) is telling (c) were telling (d) am telling
  18. 18.Tara said, “I have brought lunch.” → Tara said that she ___ lunch. (a) has brought (b) have brought (c) had brought
  19. 19.Ishaan said, “I am dancing on the stage.” → Ishaan said that he ___ on the stage. (a) am dancing (b) is dancing (c) was dancing (d) were dancing
  20. 20.Pooja said, “I am happy.” → Pooja said that she ___ happy. (a) is (b) were (c) was (d) am
  21. 21.Ananya ___ me that she was late. (a) told (b) asked (c) said
  22. 22.Aisha asked me, “What do you want?” → Aisha asked me ___. (a) what do I want (b) what did I want (c) what I wanted
  23. 23.Aarav asked me, “Which book do you like?” → Aarav asked me ___. (a) which book did I like (b) which book do I like (c) which book I liked
  24. 24.Ananya said, “My bag is heavy.” → Ananya said that ___ bag was heavy. (a) her (b) hers (c) my (d) she
  25. 25.Omkar said, “I tell a story every day.” → Omkar said that he ___ a story every day. (a) tell (b) telling (c) tells (d) told
  26. 26.Manav said, “My kite is torn.” → Manav said that ___ kite was torn. (a) my (b) his (c) he (d) him
  27. 27.Manav ___ me that he was tired. (a) said (b) asked (c) told
  28. 28.Myra said, “My bag is heavy.” → Myra said that ___ bag was heavy. (a) my (b) hers (c) her (d) she
  29. 29.Pooja asked me, “Why are you sad?” → Pooja asked me ___. (a) why was I sad (b) why I was sad (c) why am I sad
  30. 30.Aarav ___ me that he was late. (a) said (b) asked (c) told
  31. 31.Manav ___ that he was ready. (a) told (b) said (c) asked
  32. 32.Aarav said, “My pencil is broken.” → Aarav said that ___ pencil was broken. (a) my (b) he (c) him (d) his
  33. 33.Kavya ___ that she was tired. (a) told (b) said (c) asked
  34. 34.Omkar asked me, “Where do you live?” → Omkar asked me ___. (a) where I lived (b) where did I live (c) where do I live
  35. 35.Meera ___ me that she was tired. (a) told (b) said (c) asked
  36. 36.Sneha asked me, “When do you get up?” → Sneha asked me ___. (a) when do I get up (b) when I got up (c) when did I get up
  37. 37.Ishaan ___ that he was hungry. (a) told (b) asked (c) said
  38. 38.Diya said, “My bag is heavy.” → Diya said that ___ bag was heavy. (a) she (b) her (c) my (d) hers
  39. 39.Aarav ___ me that he was tired. (a) told (b) asked (c) said
  40. 40.Saanvi said, “My bicycle is new.” → Saanvi said that ___ bicycle was new. (a) hers (b) she (c) my (d) her

Answer key

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

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