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Direct and Indirect Speech Worksheet

English grammar lesson 25: Direct and indirect speech · Set 487 · 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.Manav said, “I am planting a tree.” → Manav said that he ___ a tree. (a) am planting (b) were planting (c) was planting (d) is planting
  2. 2.Neel asked me, “Which book do you like?” → Neel asked me ___. (a) which book did I like (b) which book I liked (c) which book do I like
  3. 3.Vivaan asked me, “Why are you sad?” → Vivaan asked me ___. (a) why I was sad (b) why was I sad (c) why am I sad
  4. 4.Dev said, “I will go to school.” → Dev said that he ___ go to school. (a) is (b) will (c) would
  5. 5.Ira said, “I am happy.” → Ira said that she ___ happy. (a) am (b) is (c) was (d) were
  6. 6.Manav said, “I am singing a song.” → Manav said that he ___ a song. (a) am singing (b) was singing (c) were singing (d) is singing
  7. 7.Rahul said, “I will catch the ball.” → Rahul said that he ___ catch the ball. (a) is (b) will (c) would
  8. 8.Meera said, “I have climbed a tree.” → Meera said that she ___ a tree. (a) has climbed (b) have climbed (c) had climbed
  9. 9.Omkar said, “My kite is torn.” → Omkar said that ___ kite was torn. (a) his (b) he (c) him (d) my
  10. 10.Ananya ___ that she was late. (a) asked (b) told (c) said
  11. 11.Rohan asked me, “Where do you live?” → Rohan asked me ___. (a) where do I live (b) where did I live (c) where I lived
  12. 12.Arjun ___ me that he was busy. (a) said (b) told (c) asked
  13. 13.Diya asked me, “Which book do you like?” → Diya asked me ___. (a) which book do I like (b) which book did I like (c) which book I liked
  14. 14.Kabir asked me, “What is your name?” → Kabir asked me ___. (a) what my name was (b) what is my name (c) what was my name
  15. 15.Ira said, “I have bought vegetables.” → Ira said that she ___ vegetables. (a) have bought (b) had bought (c) has bought
  16. 16.Yash said, “My room is clean.” → Yash said that ___ room was clean. (a) his (b) he (c) him (d) my
  17. 17.Dev asked me, “Where is your school?” → Dev asked me ___. (a) where is my school (b) where was my school (c) where my school was
  18. 18.Rohan said, “I will buy vegetables.” → Rohan said that he ___ buy vegetables. (a) will (b) is (c) would
  19. 19.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
  20. 20.Nisha ___ me that she was hungry. (a) told (b) said (c) asked
  21. 21.Farhan said, “My kite is torn.” → Farhan said that ___ kite was torn. (a) him (b) my (c) his (d) he
  22. 22.Sneha said, “My bicycle is new.” → Sneha said that ___ bicycle was new. (a) she (b) my (c) hers (d) her
  23. 23.Priya asked me, “Which book do you like?” → Priya asked me ___. (a) which book I liked (b) which book did I like (c) which book do I like
  24. 24.Sneha ___ that she was late. (a) said (b) told (c) asked
  25. 25.Vivaan said, “I am climbing a tree.” → Vivaan said that he ___ a tree. (a) were climbing (b) am climbing (c) was climbing (d) is climbing
  26. 26.Ishaan asked me, “Which book do you like?” → Ishaan asked me ___. (a) which book do I like (b) which book did I like (c) which book I liked
  27. 27.Aarav ___ me that he was hungry. (a) said (b) asked (c) told
  28. 28.Meera asked me, “Where do you live?” → Meera asked me ___. (a) where did I live (b) where I lived (c) where do I live
  29. 29.Farhan ___ that he was busy. (a) told (b) asked (c) said
  30. 30.Aditya asked me, “When do you get up?” → Aditya asked me ___. (a) when did I get up (b) when do I get up (c) when I got up
  31. 31.Aarav said, “I have brought lunch.” → Aarav said that he ___ lunch. (a) has brought (b) have brought (c) had brought
  32. 32.Kunal ___ me that he was hungry. (a) told (b) said (c) asked
  33. 33.Ishaan said, “I climb a tree every day.” → Ishaan said that he ___ a tree every day. (a) climbs (b) climbed (c) climbing (d) climb
  34. 34.Kavya ___ me that she was ready. (a) asked (b) said (c) told
  35. 35.Nisha said, “My pencil is broken.” → Nisha said that ___ pencil was broken. (a) her (b) she (c) my (d) hers
  36. 36.Karan asked me, “Where is your school?” → Karan asked me ___. (a) where was my school (b) where is my school (c) where my school was
  37. 37.Zoya said, “I am taking the train.” → Zoya said that she ___ the train. (a) am taking (b) was taking (c) were taking (d) is taking
  38. 38.Diya said, “I have jogged in the park.” → Diya said that she ___ in the park. (a) have jogged (b) had jogged (c) has jogged
  39. 39.Manav asked me, “Which book do you like?” → Manav asked me ___. (a) which book did I like (b) which book I liked (c) which book do I like
  40. 40.Meera ___ me that she was tired. (a) told (b) asked (c) said

Answer key

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

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