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English grammar lesson 25: Direct and indirect speech · Set 437 · 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.Aisha asked me, “What is your name?” → Aisha asked me ___. (a) what was my name (b) what is my name (c) what my name was
  2. 2.Sneha said, “I have won the match.” → Sneha said that she ___ the match. (a) have won (b) has won (c) had won
  3. 3.Ishaan asked me, “Where is your school?” → Ishaan asked me ___. (a) where is my school (b) where was my school (c) where my school was
  4. 4.Dev said, “I will cook rice.” → Dev said that he ___ cook rice. (a) is (b) will (c) would
  5. 5.Zoya said, “My room is clean.” → Zoya said that ___ room was clean. (a) she (b) hers (c) my (d) her
  6. 6.Riya ___ that she was ready. (a) told (b) asked (c) said
  7. 7.Farhan ___ that he was hungry. (a) asked (b) told (c) said
  8. 8.Ishaan said, “My bag is heavy.” → Ishaan said that ___ bag was heavy. (a) his (b) my (c) him (d) he
  9. 9.Rohan ___ me that he was hungry. (a) said (b) told (c) asked
  10. 10.Omkar said, “I run in the park every day.” → Omkar said that he ___ in the park every day. (a) running (b) run (c) runs (d) ran
  11. 11.Pooja asked me, “Why are you sad?” → Pooja asked me ___. (a) why am I sad (b) why was I sad (c) why I was sad
  12. 12.Rohan said, “I am washing the dishes.” → Rohan said that he ___ the dishes. (a) were washing (b) is washing (c) was washing (d) am washing
  13. 13.Riya said, “I have sung a song.” → Riya said that she ___ a song. (a) has sung (b) have sung (c) had sung
  14. 14.Kavya said, “My kite is torn.” → Kavya said that ___ kite was torn. (a) she (b) my (c) hers (d) her
  15. 15.Zoya said, “My bag is heavy.” → Zoya said that ___ bag was heavy. (a) her (b) she (c) my (d) hers
  16. 16.Omkar said, “My bag is heavy.” → Omkar said that ___ bag was heavy. (a) he (b) him (c) his (d) my
  17. 17.Farhan said, “I am tired.” → Farhan said that he ___ tired. (a) was (b) is (c) were (d) am
  18. 18.Isha ___ me that she was tired. (a) said (b) told (c) asked
  19. 19.Aditya said, “My pencil is broken.” → Aditya said that ___ pencil was broken. (a) him (b) my (c) he (d) his
  20. 20.Kabir asked me, “Where is your school?” → Kabir asked me ___. (a) where my school was (b) where is my school (c) where was my school
  21. 21.Ira said, “I am tired.” → Ira said that she ___ tired. (a) were (b) am (c) was (d) is
  22. 22.Aisha said, “My room is clean.” → Aisha said that ___ room was clean. (a) my (b) she (c) hers (d) her
  23. 23.Kavya ___ that she was late. (a) told (b) said (c) asked
  24. 24.Karan asked me, “Where do you live?” → Karan asked me ___. (a) where did I live (b) where do I live (c) where I lived
  25. 25.Diya said, “I have cooked rice.” → Diya said that she ___ rice. (a) had cooked (b) has cooked (c) have cooked
  26. 26.Kavya ___ me that she was hungry. (a) asked (b) told (c) said
  27. 27.Manav ___ me that he was busy. (a) said (b) told (c) asked
  28. 28.Priya said, “My bag is heavy.” → Priya said that ___ bag was heavy. (a) she (b) her (c) hers (d) my
  29. 29.Aarav said, “I have cleaned the room.” → Aarav said that he ___ the room. (a) have cleaned (b) had cleaned (c) has cleaned
  30. 30.Nisha said, “My bag is heavy.” → Nisha said that ___ bag was heavy. (a) she (b) my (c) hers (d) her
  31. 31.Sneha asked me, “Which book do you like?” → Sneha asked me ___. (a) which book I liked (b) which book do I like (c) which book did I like
  32. 32.Arjun asked me, “When do you get up?” → Arjun asked me ___. (a) when I got up (b) when do I get up (c) when did I get up
  33. 33.Kunal said, “My room is clean.” → Kunal said that ___ room was clean. (a) my (b) he (c) him (d) his
  34. 34.Aditya said, “I feed the dog every day.” → Aditya said that he ___ the dog every day. (a) feeding (b) feeds (c) feed (d) fed
  35. 35.Pooja said, “I am hungry.” → Pooja said that she ___ hungry. (a) were (b) am (c) was (d) is
  36. 36.Arjun said, “My bag is heavy.” → Arjun said that ___ bag was heavy. (a) my (b) him (c) he (d) his
  37. 37.Ananya ___ me that she was ready. (a) asked (b) said (c) told
  38. 38.Nisha said, “I ride a bicycle every day.” → Nisha said that she ___ a bicycle every day. (a) rides (b) ride (c) riding (d) rode
  39. 39.Aarav said, “I will jog in the park.” → Aarav said that he ___ jog in the park. (a) would (b) will (c) is
  40. 40.Kabir asked me, “Where do you live?” → Kabir asked me ___. (a) where I lived (b) where do I live (c) where did I live

Answer key

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

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