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English grammar lesson 25: Direct and indirect speech · Set 5 · 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.Ira ___ me that she was late. (a) said (b) told (c) asked
  2. 2.Pooja ___ that she was busy. (a) asked (b) told (c) said
  3. 3.Vivaan asked me, “Why are you sad?” → Vivaan asked me ___. (a) why was I sad (b) why am I sad (c) why I was sad
  4. 4.Aisha said, “I have eaten a mango.” → Aisha said that she ___ a mango. (a) has eaten (b) have eaten (c) had eaten
  5. 5.Rahul ___ me that he was hungry. (a) said (b) asked (c) told
  6. 6.Yash said, “I am busy.” → Yash said that he ___ busy. (a) is (b) was (c) am (d) were
  7. 7.Ananya asked me, “Where is your school?” → Ananya asked me ___. (a) where is my school (b) where was my school (c) where my school was
  8. 8.Kunal said, “I am washing the dishes.” → Kunal said that he ___ the dishes. (a) was washing (b) is washing (c) were washing (d) am washing
  9. 9.Aarav said, “I am riding a bicycle.” → Aarav said that he ___ a bicycle. (a) am riding (b) is riding (c) was riding (d) were riding
  10. 10.Farhan asked me, “Where do you live?” → Farhan asked me ___. (a) where did I live (b) where I lived (c) where do I live
  11. 11.Kavya said, “My pencil is broken.” → Kavya said that ___ pencil was broken. (a) she (b) my (c) her (d) hers
  12. 12.Aditya said, “My pencil is broken.” → Aditya said that ___ pencil was broken. (a) his (b) my (c) he (d) him
  13. 13.Diya ___ me that she was hungry. (a) asked (b) told (c) said
  14. 14.Aisha said, “I will drink milk.” → Aisha said that she ___ drink milk. (a) will (b) is (c) would
  15. 15.Kabir said, “My kite is torn.” → Kabir said that ___ kite was torn. (a) my (b) him (c) he (d) his
  16. 16.Myra said, “My room is clean.” → Myra said that ___ room was clean. (a) my (b) she (c) her (d) hers
  17. 17.Kabir ___ me that he was hungry. (a) asked (b) said (c) told
  18. 18.Omkar ___ that he was ready. (a) said (b) told (c) asked
  19. 19.Neel ___ me that he was late. (a) said (b) told (c) asked
  20. 20.Aditya asked me, “Why are you sad?” → Aditya asked me ___. (a) why was I sad (b) why am I sad (c) why I was sad
  21. 21.Diya asked me, “Why are you sad?” → Diya asked me ___. (a) why am I sad (b) why I was sad (c) why was I sad
  22. 22.Ira asked me, “Why are you sad?” → Ira asked me ___. (a) why I was sad (b) why was I sad (c) why am I sad
  23. 23.Kavya said, “My room is clean.” → Kavya said that ___ room was clean. (a) hers (b) her (c) she (d) my
  24. 24.Vivaan said, “I have won the match.” → Vivaan said that he ___ the match. (a) had won (b) have won (c) has won
  25. 25.Ananya said, “I will write a letter.” → Ananya said that she ___ write a letter. (a) will (b) would (c) is
  26. 26.Myra asked me, “Where do you live?” → Myra asked me ___. (a) where do I live (b) where I lived (c) where did I live
  27. 27.Meera said, “I am feeding the dog.” → Meera said that she ___ the dog. (a) were feeding (b) was feeding (c) is feeding (d) am feeding
  28. 28.Kabir said, “My bicycle is new.” → Kabir said that ___ bicycle was new. (a) my (b) his (c) him (d) he
  29. 29.Aarav said, “My bag is heavy.” → Aarav said that ___ bag was heavy. (a) he (b) my (c) his (d) him
  30. 30.Vivaan said, “My pencil is broken.” → Vivaan said that ___ pencil was broken. (a) him (b) he (c) my (d) his
  31. 31.Rohan said, “I am happy.” → Rohan said that he ___ happy. (a) is (b) was (c) were (d) am
  32. 32.Manav said, “My bicycle is new.” → Manav said that ___ bicycle was new. (a) he (b) him (c) my (d) his
  33. 33.Rohan asked me, “Why are you sad?” → Rohan asked me ___. (a) why am I sad (b) why I was sad (c) why was I sad
  34. 34.Aditya asked me, “Where is your school?” → Aditya asked me ___. (a) where was my school (b) where my school was (c) where is my school
  35. 35.Rahul said, “I wear a cap every day.” → Rahul said that he ___ a cap every day. (a) wears (b) wear (c) wore (d) wearing
  36. 36.Omkar asked me, “Where is your school?” → Omkar asked me ___. (a) where my school was (b) where is my school (c) where was my school
  37. 37.Sneha said, “My bicycle is new.” → Sneha said that ___ bicycle was new. (a) she (b) my (c) hers (d) her
  38. 38.Kavya ___ me that she was hungry. (a) said (b) asked (c) told
  39. 39.Sneha said, “I am happy.” → Sneha said that she ___ happy. (a) is (b) were (c) was (d) am
  40. 40.Rohan ___ me that he was late. (a) asked (b) said (c) told

Answer key

  1. told
  2. said
  3. why I was sad
  4. had eaten
  5. told
  6. was
  7. where my school was
  8. was washing
  9. was riding
  10. where I lived
  11. her
  12. his
  13. told
  14. would
  15. his
  16. her
  17. told
  18. said
  19. told
  20. why I was sad
  21. why I was sad
  22. why I was sad
  23. her
  24. had won
  25. would
  26. where I lived
  27. was feeding
  28. his
  29. his
  30. his
  31. was
  32. his
  33. why I was sad
  34. where my school was
  35. wore
  36. where my school was
  37. her
  38. told
  39. was
  40. told

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