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English grammar lesson 25: Direct and indirect speech · Set 453 · 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.Riya said, “My room is clean.” → Riya said that ___ room was clean. (a) hers (b) she (c) my (d) her
  2. 2.Pooja ___ me that she was ready. (a) said (b) told (c) asked
  3. 3.Tara asked me, “Where is your school?” → Tara asked me ___. (a) where is my school (b) where my school was (c) where was my school
  4. 4.Diya said, “I win the match every day.” → Diya said that she ___ the match every day. (a) win (b) wins (c) won (d) winning
  5. 5.Yash said, “I will feed the dog.” → Yash said that he ___ feed the dog. (a) would (b) will (c) is
  6. 6.Saanvi ___ that she was tired. (a) told (b) asked (c) said
  7. 7.Karan said, “My pencil is broken.” → Karan said that ___ pencil was broken. (a) his (b) my (c) he (d) him
  8. 8.Omkar asked me, “Where do you live?” → Omkar asked me ___. (a) where did I live (b) where do I live (c) where I lived
  9. 9.Isha asked me, “What is your name?” → Isha asked me ___. (a) what my name was (b) what is my name (c) what was my name
  10. 10.Karan asked me, “Why are you sad?” → Karan asked me ___. (a) why I was sad (b) why was I sad (c) why am I sad
  11. 11.Aditya asked me, “Where is your school?” → Aditya asked me ___. (a) where is my school (b) where my school was (c) where was my school
  12. 12.Kunal said, “I catch the ball every day.” → Kunal said that he ___ the ball every day. (a) catching (b) catch (c) catches (d) caught
  13. 13.Tara asked me, “What is your name?” → Tara asked me ___. (a) what is my name (b) what was my name (c) what my name was
  14. 14.Neel asked me, “Where do you live?” → Neel asked me ___. (a) where do I live (b) where did I live (c) where I lived
  15. 15.Neel asked me, “What do you want?” → Neel asked me ___. (a) what I wanted (b) what do I want (c) what did I want
  16. 16.Aditya said, “I will sing a song.” → Aditya said that he ___ sing a song. (a) is (b) will (c) would
  17. 17.Saanvi said, “My bag is heavy.” → Saanvi said that ___ bag was heavy. (a) hers (b) her (c) my (d) she
  18. 18.Kabir ___ me that he was busy. (a) asked (b) told (c) said
  19. 19.Tara ___ that she was late. (a) asked (b) said (c) told
  20. 20.Meera asked me, “Which book do you like?” → Meera asked me ___. (a) which book I liked (b) which book did I like (c) which book do I like
  21. 21.Dev asked me, “Where do you live?” → Dev asked me ___. (a) where did I live (b) where do I live (c) where I lived
  22. 22.Ira said, “My pencil is broken.” → Ira said that ___ pencil was broken. (a) my (b) hers (c) she (d) her
  23. 23.Yash asked me, “What is your name?” → Yash asked me ___. (a) what my name was (b) what is my name (c) what was my name
  24. 24.Farhan said, “My bag is heavy.” → Farhan said that ___ bag was heavy. (a) him (b) his (c) my (d) he
  25. 25.Riya ___ me that she was busy. (a) told (b) said (c) asked
  26. 26.Riya ___ me that she was ready. (a) told (b) said (c) asked
  27. 27.Dev said, “My room is clean.” → Dev said that ___ room was clean. (a) him (b) his (c) he (d) my
  28. 28.Neel said, “My pencil is broken.” → Neel said that ___ pencil was broken. (a) my (b) he (c) him (d) his
  29. 29.Tara ___ me that she was hungry. (a) said (b) told (c) asked
  30. 30.Arjun asked me, “What do you want?” → Arjun asked me ___. (a) what do I want (b) what did I want (c) what I wanted
  31. 31.Karan said, “My room is clean.” → Karan said that ___ room was clean. (a) my (b) him (c) he (d) his
  32. 32.Aisha ___ that she was ready. (a) told (b) said (c) asked
  33. 33.Priya said, “My room is clean.” → Priya said that ___ room was clean. (a) she (b) my (c) hers (d) her
  34. 34.Kunal said, “I clean the room every day.” → Kunal said that he ___ the room every day. (a) cleaned (b) cleans (c) cleaning (d) clean
  35. 35.Rohan said, “My kite is torn.” → Rohan said that ___ kite was torn. (a) my (b) his (c) him (d) he
  36. 36.Myra said, “My bag is heavy.” → Myra said that ___ bag was heavy. (a) my (b) hers (c) she (d) her
  37. 37.Kabir ___ that he was hungry. (a) said (b) told (c) asked
  38. 38.Manav said, “I am sleepy.” → Manav said that he ___ sleepy. (a) is (b) were (c) am (d) was
  39. 39.Myra ___ me that she was hungry. (a) asked (b) said (c) told
  40. 40.Kunal asked me, “Where do you live?” → Kunal asked me ___. (a) where did I live (b) where do I live (c) where I lived

Answer key

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

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