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English grammar lesson 25: Direct and indirect speech · Set 435 · 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.Nisha asked me, “Why are you sad?” → Nisha asked me ___. (a) why I was sad (b) why was I sad (c) why am I sad
  2. 2.Ananya asked me, “Where do you live?” → Ananya asked me ___. (a) where I lived (b) where do I live (c) where did I live
  3. 3.Karan ___ that he was late. (a) said (b) told (c) asked
  4. 4.Manav asked me, “Where do you live?” → Manav asked me ___. (a) where did I live (b) where I lived (c) where do I live
  5. 5.Pooja said, “My kite is torn.” → Pooja said that ___ kite was torn. (a) my (b) hers (c) she (d) her
  6. 6.Tara asked me, “What do you want?” → Tara asked me ___. (a) what did I want (b) what I wanted (c) what do I want
  7. 7.Aisha said, “I am washing the dishes.” → Aisha said that she ___ the dishes. (a) am washing (b) is washing (c) was washing (d) were washing
  8. 8.Kabir said, “My kite is torn.” → Kabir said that ___ kite was torn. (a) him (b) he (c) my (d) his
  9. 9.Nisha said, “My kite is torn.” → Nisha said that ___ kite was torn. (a) my (b) hers (c) she (d) her
  10. 10.Arjun said, “I have gone to school.” → Arjun said that he ___ to school. (a) has gone (b) had gone (c) have gone
  11. 11.Kavya ___ that she was hungry. (a) said (b) told (c) asked
  12. 12.Vivaan said, “I have drunk milk.” → Vivaan said that he ___ milk. (a) have drunk (b) has drunk (c) had drunk
  13. 13.Kavya said, “I will climb a tree.” → Kavya said that she ___ climb a tree. (a) will (b) would (c) is
  14. 14.Farhan asked me, “Where do you live?” → Farhan asked me ___. (a) where do I live (b) where did I live (c) where I lived
  15. 15.Meera said, “I will bake a cake.” → Meera said that she ___ bake a cake. (a) will (b) would (c) is
  16. 16.Ananya said, “I am drinking milk.” → Ananya said that she ___ milk. (a) is drinking (b) am drinking (c) were drinking (d) was drinking
  17. 17.Myra said, “I study science every day.” → Myra said that she ___ science every day. (a) studying (b) studies (c) study (d) studied
  18. 18.Neel said, “My bag is heavy.” → Neel said that ___ bag was heavy. (a) his (b) my (c) he (d) him
  19. 19.Kavya said, “My pencil is broken.” → Kavya said that ___ pencil was broken. (a) my (b) she (c) hers (d) her
  20. 20.Ishaan ___ me that he was busy. (a) asked (b) told (c) said
  21. 21.Vivaan said, “My bag is heavy.” → Vivaan said that ___ bag was heavy. (a) he (b) him (c) my (d) his
  22. 22.Myra ___ me that she was hungry. (a) said (b) asked (c) told
  23. 23.Tara ___ me that she was busy. (a) asked (b) said (c) told
  24. 24.Manav asked me, “Where is your school?” → Manav asked me ___. (a) where my school was (b) where is my school (c) where was my school
  25. 25.Rahul ___ that he was hungry. (a) asked (b) said (c) told
  26. 26.Rohan asked me, “Where do you live?” → Rohan asked me ___. (a) where I lived (b) where do I live (c) where did I live
  27. 27.Isha said, “I will wear a cap.” → Isha said that she ___ wear a cap. (a) will (b) would (c) is
  28. 28.Aditya said, “I am happy.” → Aditya said that he ___ happy. (a) am (b) were (c) is (d) was
  29. 29.Diya asked me, “Which book do you like?” → Diya asked me ___. (a) which book I liked (b) which book do I like (c) which book did I like
  30. 30.Dev asked me, “What do you want?” → Dev asked me ___. (a) what do I want (b) what I wanted (c) what did I want
  31. 31.Meera said, “My bag is heavy.” → Meera said that ___ bag was heavy. (a) her (b) my (c) hers (d) she
  32. 32.Neel said, “My pencil is broken.” → Neel said that ___ pencil was broken. (a) my (b) his (c) him (d) he
  33. 33.Arjun said, “My bicycle is new.” → Arjun said that ___ bicycle was new. (a) he (b) his (c) him (d) my
  34. 34.Yash said, “I dance on the stage every day.” → Yash said that he ___ on the stage every day. (a) dances (b) dancing (c) danced (d) dance
  35. 35.Aarav asked me, “Where do you live?” → Aarav asked me ___. (a) where did I live (b) where I lived (c) where do I live
  36. 36.Tara said, “I am studying science.” → Tara said that she ___ science. (a) am studying (b) was studying (c) were studying (d) is studying
  37. 37.Ananya said, “My kite is torn.” → Ananya said that ___ kite was torn. (a) my (b) her (c) she (d) hers
  38. 38.Kunal said, “My kite is torn.” → Kunal said that ___ kite was torn. (a) his (b) he (c) him (d) my
  39. 39.Yash asked me, “Why are you sad?” → Yash asked me ___. (a) why I was sad (b) why am I sad (c) why was I sad
  40. 40.Dev said, “I will run in the park.” → Dev said that he ___ run in the park. (a) would (b) will (c) is

Answer key

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

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