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English grammar lesson 25: Direct and indirect speech · Set 476 · 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 tired. (a) asked (b) told (c) said
  2. 2.Aarav said, “My bag is heavy.” → Aarav said that ___ bag was heavy. (a) my (b) he (c) his (d) him
  3. 3.Kunal ___ that he was late. (a) said (b) told (c) asked
  4. 4.Priya asked me, “Where is your school?” → Priya asked me ___. (a) where my school was (b) where is my school (c) where was my school
  5. 5.Kavya asked me, “Why are you sad?” → Kavya asked me ___. (a) why I was sad (b) why am I sad (c) why was I sad
  6. 6.Dev asked me, “What is your name?” → Dev asked me ___. (a) what was my name (b) what is my name (c) what my name was
  7. 7.Tara said, “I am feeding the dog.” → Tara said that she ___ the dog. (a) were feeding (b) is feeding (c) was feeding (d) am feeding
  8. 8.Neel asked me, “Where is your school?” → Neel asked me ___. (a) where my school was (b) where is my school (c) where was my school
  9. 9.Nisha said, “I have drunk milk.” → Nisha said that she ___ milk. (a) has drunk (b) had drunk (c) have drunk
  10. 10.Kavya ___ that she was hungry. (a) told (b) said (c) asked
  11. 11.Nisha asked me, “What do you want?” → Nisha asked me ___. (a) what do I want (b) what did I want (c) what I wanted
  12. 12.Farhan said, “I have washed the dishes.” → Farhan said that he ___ the dishes. (a) had washed (b) have washed (c) has washed
  13. 13.Zoya said, “My pencil is broken.” → Zoya said that ___ pencil was broken. (a) my (b) hers (c) she (d) her
  14. 14.Ishaan said, “My bag is heavy.” → Ishaan said that ___ bag was heavy. (a) my (b) he (c) his (d) him
  15. 15.Ananya ___ me that she was late. (a) told (b) asked (c) said
  16. 16.Diya ___ me that she was late. (a) told (b) asked (c) said
  17. 17.Sneha asked me, “Which book do you like?” → Sneha asked me ___. (a) which book do I like (b) which book did I like (c) which book I liked
  18. 18.Farhan said, “I will climb a tree.” → Farhan said that he ___ climb a tree. (a) would (b) is (c) will
  19. 19.Saanvi asked me, “What is your name?” → Saanvi asked me ___. (a) what was my name (b) what my name was (c) what is my name
  20. 20.Farhan said, “My bag is heavy.” → Farhan said that ___ bag was heavy. (a) my (b) his (c) he (d) him
  21. 21.Saanvi said, “My room is clean.” → Saanvi said that ___ room was clean. (a) her (b) my (c) hers (d) she
  22. 22.Ananya said, “My pencil is broken.” → Ananya said that ___ pencil was broken. (a) my (b) she (c) her (d) hers
  23. 23.Yash said, “I will send a message.” → Yash said that he ___ send a message. (a) will (b) would (c) is
  24. 24.Ananya asked me, “When do you get up?” → Ananya asked me ___. (a) when did I get up (b) when do I get up (c) when I got up
  25. 25.Rohan said, “I will play cricket.” → Rohan said that he ___ play cricket. (a) will (b) is (c) would
  26. 26.Pooja ___ me that she was tired. (a) said (b) told (c) asked
  27. 27.Dev said, “My pencil is broken.” → Dev said that ___ pencil was broken. (a) he (b) him (c) his (d) my
  28. 28.Saanvi ___ that she was hungry. (a) told (b) said (c) asked
  29. 29.Zoya asked me, “Where is your school?” → Zoya asked me ___. (a) where my school was (b) where is my school (c) where was my school
  30. 30.Arjun asked me, “Which book do you like?” → Arjun asked me ___. (a) which book I liked (b) which book did I like (c) which book do I like
  31. 31.Tara ___ me that she was late. (a) told (b) said (c) asked
  32. 32.Rohan asked me, “Which book do you like?” → Rohan asked me ___. (a) which book did I like (b) which book do I like (c) which book I liked
  33. 33.Rahul said, “I have caught the ball.” → Rahul said that he ___ the ball. (a) has caught (b) have caught (c) had caught
  34. 34.Aditya asked me, “Which book do you like?” → Aditya asked me ___. (a) which book I liked (b) which book did I like (c) which book do I like
  35. 35.Tara said, “My room is clean.” → Tara said that ___ room was clean. (a) my (b) her (c) hers (d) she
  36. 36.Omkar said, “My bag is heavy.” → Omkar said that ___ bag was heavy. (a) my (b) his (c) he (d) him
  37. 37.Kabir said, “I am building a sandcastle.” → Kabir said that he ___ a sandcastle. (a) am building (b) was building (c) were building (d) is building
  38. 38.Kunal said, “I am washing the dishes.” → Kunal said that he ___ the dishes. (a) is washing (b) was washing (c) am washing (d) were washing
  39. 39.Saanvi ___ me that she was busy. (a) asked (b) told (c) said
  40. 40.Manav ___ me that he was busy. (a) told (b) said (c) asked

Answer key

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

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