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English grammar lesson 25: Direct and indirect speech · Set 478 · 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.Arjun ___ me that he was hungry. (a) told (b) said (c) asked
  2. 2.Farhan ___ that he was busy. (a) asked (b) said (c) told
  3. 3.Meera asked me, “Where do you live?” → Meera asked me ___. (a) where do I live (b) where I lived (c) where did I live
  4. 4.Rohan said, “My pencil is broken.” → Rohan said that ___ pencil was broken. (a) he (b) him (c) his (d) my
  5. 5.Zoya ___ that she was tired. (a) told (b) said (c) asked
  6. 6.Ishaan said, “I will build a sandcastle.” → Ishaan said that he ___ build a sandcastle. (a) would (b) will (c) is
  7. 7.Arjun said, “My bag is heavy.” → Arjun said that ___ bag was heavy. (a) he (b) my (c) him (d) his
  8. 8.Kavya ___ me that she was late. (a) told (b) said (c) asked
  9. 9.Karan asked me, “What is your name?” → Karan asked me ___. (a) what my name was (b) what is my name (c) what was my name
  10. 10.Kunal said, “My pencil is broken.” → Kunal said that ___ pencil was broken. (a) him (b) his (c) my (d) he
  11. 11.Yash ___ that he was tired. (a) asked (b) said (c) told
  12. 12.Vivaan said, “I will bake a cake.” → Vivaan said that he ___ bake a cake. (a) will (b) would (c) is
  13. 13.Priya asked me, “What do you want?” → Priya asked me ___. (a) what did I want (b) what do I want (c) what I wanted
  14. 14.Myra ___ me that she was busy. (a) told (b) said (c) asked
  15. 15.Priya said, “I will bake a cake.” → Priya said that she ___ bake a cake. (a) is (b) would (c) will
  16. 16.Meera ___ me that she was busy. (a) told (b) asked (c) said
  17. 17.Riya said, “My bag is heavy.” → Riya said that ___ bag was heavy. (a) her (b) hers (c) she (d) my
  18. 18.Arjun ___ me that he was ready. (a) told (b) asked (c) said
  19. 19.Kunal said, “I have played cricket.” → Kunal said that he ___ cricket. (a) had played (b) have played (c) has played
  20. 20.Kabir said, “I watch a cartoon every day.” → Kabir said that he ___ a cartoon every day. (a) watch (b) watched (c) watches (d) watching
  21. 21.Arjun said, “My bicycle is new.” → Arjun said that ___ bicycle was new. (a) my (b) he (c) him (d) his
  22. 22.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
  23. 23.Riya said, “I am hungry.” → Riya said that she ___ hungry. (a) is (b) was (c) were (d) am
  24. 24.Kavya said, “I am wearing a cap.” → Kavya said that she ___ a cap. (a) is wearing (b) am wearing (c) were wearing (d) was wearing
  25. 25.Sneha asked me, “Where do you live?” → Sneha asked me ___. (a) where do I live (b) where did I live (c) where I lived
  26. 26.Rohan ___ that he was late. (a) asked (b) said (c) told
  27. 27.Isha asked me, “Why are you sad?” → Isha asked me ___. (a) why was I sad (b) why am I sad (c) why I was sad
  28. 28.Nisha asked me, “What is your name?” → Nisha asked me ___. (a) what is my name (b) what my name was (c) what was my name
  29. 29.Rohan said, “My bicycle is new.” → Rohan said that ___ bicycle was new. (a) my (b) him (c) he (d) his
  30. 30.Isha asked me, “What is your name?” → Isha asked me ___. (a) what is my name (b) what my name was (c) what was my name
  31. 31.Aarav said, “I will swim in the pool.” → Aarav said that he ___ swim in the pool. (a) will (b) is (c) would
  32. 32.Tara asked me, “Where is your school?” → Tara asked me ___. (a) where my school was (b) where was my school (c) where is my school
  33. 33.Riya said, “I am tired.” → Riya said that she ___ tired. (a) was (b) were (c) is (d) am
  34. 34.Dev asked me, “Where do you live?” → Dev asked me ___. (a) where I lived (b) where did I live (c) where do I live
  35. 35.Kabir asked me, “What do you want?” → Kabir asked me ___. (a) what I wanted (b) what do I want (c) what did I want
  36. 36.Ananya asked me, “Where do you live?” → Ananya asked me ___. (a) where did I live (b) where I lived (c) where do I live
  37. 37.Diya ___ that she was tired. (a) said (b) asked (c) told
  38. 38.Ishaan ___ me that he was hungry. (a) asked (b) told (c) said
  39. 39.Meera asked me, “Which book do you like?” → Meera asked me ___. (a) which book do I like (b) which book did I like (c) which book I liked
  40. 40.Meera said, “My room is clean.” → Meera said that ___ room was clean. (a) hers (b) her (c) she (d) my

Answer key

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

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