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English grammar lesson 25: Direct and indirect speech · Set 436 · 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.Diya ___ that she was busy. (a) asked (b) told (c) said
  2. 2.Rohan said, “I am happy.” → Rohan said that he ___ happy. (a) were (b) was (c) is (d) am
  3. 3.Kunal said, “I am hungry.” → Kunal said that he ___ hungry. (a) is (b) were (c) am (d) was
  4. 4.Dev said, “I will ride a bicycle.” → Dev said that he ___ ride a bicycle. (a) would (b) will (c) is
  5. 5.Diya ___ that she was ready. (a) told (b) asked (c) said
  6. 6.Farhan said, “My bag is heavy.” → Farhan said that ___ bag was heavy. (a) him (b) my (c) he (d) his
  7. 7.Neel said, “I am jogging in the park.” → Neel said that he ___ in the park. (a) were jogging (b) was jogging (c) am jogging (d) is jogging
  8. 8.Manav said, “I bake a cake every day.” → Manav said that he ___ a cake every day. (a) bakes (b) bake (c) baking (d) baked
  9. 9.Riya said, “My bicycle is new.” → Riya said that ___ bicycle was new. (a) hers (b) my (c) her (d) she
  10. 10.Vivaan said, “I am carrying the bag.” → Vivaan said that he ___ the bag. (a) is carrying (b) am carrying (c) was carrying (d) were carrying
  11. 11.Arjun asked me, “Where do you live?” → Arjun asked me ___. (a) where did I live (b) where do I live (c) where I lived
  12. 12.Farhan asked me, “What do you want?” → Farhan asked me ___. (a) what I wanted (b) what do I want (c) what did I want
  13. 13.Farhan said, “My pencil is broken.” → Farhan said that ___ pencil was broken. (a) he (b) him (c) my (d) his
  14. 14.Kavya asked me, “Which book do you like?” → Kavya asked me ___. (a) which book do I like (b) which book I liked (c) which book did I like
  15. 15.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
  16. 16.Aditya asked me, “What is your name?” → Aditya asked me ___. (a) what is my name (b) what was my name (c) what my name was
  17. 17.Pooja ___ me that she was tired. (a) asked (b) told (c) said
  18. 18.Rohan said, “My bicycle is new.” → Rohan said that ___ bicycle was new. (a) his (b) he (c) my (d) him
  19. 19.Ira ___ me that she was hungry. (a) asked (b) said (c) told
  20. 20.Ira said, “My bicycle is new.” → Ira said that ___ bicycle was new. (a) she (b) her (c) hers (d) my
  21. 21.Aarav said, “My pencil is broken.” → Aarav said that ___ pencil was broken. (a) his (b) him (c) he (d) my
  22. 22.Aditya said, “I am happy.” → Aditya said that he ___ happy. (a) is (b) am (c) were (d) was
  23. 23.Nisha said, “My pencil is broken.” → Nisha said that ___ pencil was broken. (a) my (b) she (c) her (d) hers
  24. 24.Pooja asked me, “What is your name?” → Pooja asked me ___. (a) what was my name (b) what is my name (c) what my name was
  25. 25.Arjun said, “I have swum in the pool.” → Arjun said that he ___ in the pool. (a) have swum (b) has swum (c) had swum
  26. 26.Farhan said, “My room is clean.” → Farhan said that ___ room was clean. (a) him (b) his (c) my (d) he
  27. 27.Kabir asked me, “What do you want?” → Kabir asked me ___. (a) what did I want (b) what I wanted (c) what do I want
  28. 28.Priya asked me, “Where is your school?” → Priya asked me ___. (a) where was my school (b) where is my school (c) where my school was
  29. 29.Dev ___ me that he was busy. (a) said (b) asked (c) told
  30. 30.Kavya said, “I buy vegetables every day.” → Kavya said that she ___ vegetables every day. (a) buys (b) bought (c) buy (d) buying
  31. 31.Neel said, “My pencil is broken.” → Neel said that ___ pencil was broken. (a) him (b) he (c) his (d) my
  32. 32.Yash said, “I will take the train.” → Yash said that he ___ take the train. (a) will (b) is (c) would
  33. 33.Kabir said, “My bag is heavy.” → Kabir said that ___ bag was heavy. (a) he (b) my (c) him (d) his
  34. 34.Aarav ___ that he was hungry. (a) asked (b) said (c) told
  35. 35.Neel asked me, “Where do you live?” → Neel asked me ___. (a) where I lived (b) where did I live (c) where do I live
  36. 36.Diya said, “I will drink milk.” → Diya said that she ___ drink milk. (a) would (b) is (c) will
  37. 37.Isha said, “My room is clean.” → Isha said that ___ room was clean. (a) her (b) hers (c) my (d) she
  38. 38.Myra ___ me that she was busy. (a) said (b) told (c) asked
  39. 39.Pooja said, “My kite is torn.” → Pooja said that ___ kite was torn. (a) my (b) hers (c) her (d) she
  40. 40.Kunal said, “My bicycle is new.” → Kunal said that ___ bicycle was new. (a) his (b) my (c) he (d) him

Answer key

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

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