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English grammar lesson 25: Direct and indirect speech · Set 467 · 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.Dev ___ me that he was busy. (a) said (b) told (c) asked
  2. 2.Zoya ___ me that she was busy. (a) asked (b) told (c) said
  3. 3.Nisha asked me, “Where is your school?” → Nisha asked me ___. (a) where was my school (b) where my school was (c) where is my school
  4. 4.Farhan said, “I have spoken Hindi.” → Farhan said that he ___ Hindi. (a) have spoken (b) has spoken (c) had spoken
  5. 5.Saanvi said, “My pencil is broken.” → Saanvi said that ___ pencil was broken. (a) hers (b) she (c) her (d) my
  6. 6.Aditya asked me, “What is your name?” → Aditya asked me ___. (a) what my name was (b) what is my name (c) what was my name
  7. 7.Aarav asked me, “Where do you live?” → Aarav asked me ___. (a) where I lived (b) where do I live (c) where did I live
  8. 8.Yash asked me, “When do you get up?” → Yash asked me ___. (a) when did I get up (b) when I got up (c) when do I get up
  9. 9.Pooja asked me, “What is your name?” → Pooja asked me ___. (a) what my name was (b) what was my name (c) what is my name
  10. 10.Saanvi said, “My bag is heavy.” → Saanvi said that ___ bag was heavy. (a) my (b) her (c) she (d) hers
  11. 11.Kunal said, “My room is clean.” → Kunal said that ___ room was clean. (a) him (b) his (c) my (d) he
  12. 12.Aditya ___ me that he was hungry. (a) asked (b) said (c) told
  13. 13.Rohan ___ that he was hungry. (a) said (b) asked (c) told
  14. 14.Dev said, “I have drawn a picture.” → Dev said that he ___ a picture. (a) had drawn (b) has drawn (c) have drawn
  15. 15.Ananya asked me, “Why are you sad?” → Ananya asked me ___. (a) why am I sad (b) why was I sad (c) why I was sad
  16. 16.Nisha said, “My bicycle is new.” → Nisha said that ___ bicycle was new. (a) she (b) hers (c) her (d) my
  17. 17.Dev asked me, “Why are you sad?” → Dev asked me ___. (a) why I was sad (b) why am I sad (c) why was I sad
  18. 18.Omkar ___ that he was busy. (a) asked (b) said (c) told
  19. 19.Vivaan asked me, “What do you want?” → Vivaan asked me ___. (a) what do I want (b) what did I want (c) what I wanted
  20. 20.Aarav said, “My bicycle is new.” → Aarav said that ___ bicycle was new. (a) he (b) his (c) my (d) him
  21. 21.Meera asked me, “Which book do you like?” → Meera asked me ___. (a) which book did I like (b) which book I liked (c) which book do I like
  22. 22.Arjun asked me, “When do you get up?” → Arjun asked me ___. (a) when do I get up (b) when did I get up (c) when I got up
  23. 23.Vivaan said, “I will cook rice.” → Vivaan said that he ___ cook rice. (a) is (b) will (c) would
  24. 24.Kunal said, “My pencil is broken.” → Kunal said that ___ pencil was broken. (a) him (b) he (c) his (d) my
  25. 25.Omkar ___ me that he was busy. (a) told (b) asked (c) said
  26. 26.Manav asked me, “Where is your school?” → Manav asked me ___. (a) where is my school (b) where was my school (c) where my school was
  27. 27.Dev said, “I am sleepy.” → Dev said that he ___ sleepy. (a) were (b) am (c) is (d) was
  28. 28.Sneha asked me, “Where is your school?” → Sneha asked me ___. (a) where is my school (b) where was my school (c) where my school was
  29. 29.Karan said, “I am sleepy.” → Karan said that he ___ sleepy. (a) were (b) is (c) was (d) am
  30. 30.Farhan said, “I am planting a tree.” → Farhan said that he ___ a tree. (a) was planting (b) am planting (c) were planting (d) is planting
  31. 31.Ishaan said, “My kite is torn.” → Ishaan said that ___ kite was torn. (a) his (b) he (c) him (d) my
  32. 32.Aisha said, “I am happy.” → Aisha said that she ___ happy. (a) am (b) was (c) were (d) is
  33. 33.Kavya said, “I am jogging in the park.” → Kavya said that she ___ in the park. (a) am jogging (b) were jogging (c) is jogging (d) was jogging
  34. 34.Neel asked me, “What is your name?” → Neel asked me ___. (a) what was my name (b) what is my name (c) what my name was
  35. 35.Pooja ___ me that she was hungry. (a) said (b) asked (c) told
  36. 36.Tara said, “My bag is heavy.” → Tara said that ___ bag was heavy. (a) she (b) my (c) hers (d) her
  37. 37.Aarav ___ that he was busy. (a) asked (b) said (c) told
  38. 38.Kabir said, “My bag is heavy.” → Kabir said that ___ bag was heavy. (a) he (b) him (c) his (d) my
  39. 39.Omkar said, “My bag is heavy.” → Omkar said that ___ bag was heavy. (a) my (b) him (c) he (d) his
  40. 40.Vivaan said, “My room is clean.” → Vivaan said that ___ room was clean. (a) he (b) him (c) his (d) my

Answer key

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

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