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Direct and Indirect Speech Worksheet

English grammar lesson 25: Direct and indirect speech · Set 50 · 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.Yash ___ that he was ready. (a) told (b) said (c) asked
  2. 2.Neel said, “I have flown a kite.” → Neel said that he ___ a kite. (a) has flown (b) had flown (c) have flown
  3. 3.Aarav asked me, “Where do you live?” → Aarav asked me ___. (a) where do I live (b) where I lived (c) where did I live
  4. 4.Diya asked me, “Where do you live?” → Diya asked me ___. (a) where I lived (b) where do I live (c) where did I live
  5. 5.Vivaan asked me, “What do you want?” → Vivaan asked me ___. (a) what I wanted (b) what did I want (c) what do I want
  6. 6.Isha said, “My bag is heavy.” → Isha said that ___ bag was heavy. (a) her (b) hers (c) she (d) my
  7. 7.Pooja said, “I am ready.” → Pooja said that she ___ ready. (a) is (b) was (c) were (d) am
  8. 8.Kunal said, “I wear a cap every day.” → Kunal said that he ___ a cap every day. (a) wearing (b) wears (c) wear (d) wore
  9. 9.Kunal said, “I am tired.” → Kunal said that he ___ tired. (a) is (b) am (c) was (d) were
  10. 10.Pooja said, “I am studying science.” → Pooja said that she ___ science. (a) am studying (b) was studying (c) were studying (d) is studying
  11. 11.Nisha said, “I am catching the ball.” → Nisha said that she ___ the ball. (a) were catching (b) am catching (c) is catching (d) was catching
  12. 12.Manav asked me, “What is your name?” → Manav asked me ___. (a) what my name was (b) what was my name (c) what is my name
  13. 13.Riya said, “My bicycle is new.” → Riya said that ___ bicycle was new. (a) hers (b) she (c) my (d) her
  14. 14.Karan asked me, “When do you get up?” → Karan asked me ___. (a) when did I get up (b) when do I get up (c) when I got up
  15. 15.Kabir said, “I am washing the dishes.” → Kabir said that he ___ the dishes. (a) am washing (b) is washing (c) were washing (d) was washing
  16. 16.Ira asked me, “Which book do you like?” → Ira asked me ___. (a) which book did I like (b) which book do I like (c) which book I liked
  17. 17.Rohan ___ me that he was hungry. (a) told (b) asked (c) said
  18. 18.Sneha said, “My bicycle is new.” → Sneha said that ___ bicycle was new. (a) hers (b) my (c) her (d) she
  19. 19.Kunal said, “My room is clean.” → Kunal said that ___ room was clean. (a) my (b) he (c) his (d) him
  20. 20.Aarav said, “My kite is torn.” → Aarav said that ___ kite was torn. (a) he (b) his (c) him (d) my
  21. 21.Isha said, “I am cooking rice.” → Isha said that she ___ rice. (a) was cooking (b) is cooking (c) were cooking (d) am cooking
  22. 22.Dev said, “I will plant a tree.” → Dev said that he ___ plant a tree. (a) will (b) is (c) would
  23. 23.Farhan asked me, “When do you get up?” → Farhan asked me ___. (a) when do I get up (b) when did I get up (c) when I got up
  24. 24.Karan asked me, “What do you want?” → Karan asked me ___. (a) what I wanted (b) what did I want (c) what do I want
  25. 25.Ananya said, “My pencil is broken.” → Ananya said that ___ pencil was broken. (a) my (b) she (c) hers (d) her
  26. 26.Manav said, “I dance on the stage every day.” → Manav said that he ___ on the stage every day. (a) dance (b) danced (c) dancing (d) dances
  27. 27.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
  28. 28.Meera asked me, “What do you want?” → Meera asked me ___. (a) what I wanted (b) what did I want (c) what do I want
  29. 29.Ananya asked me, “Where do you live?” → Ananya asked me ___. (a) where did I live (b) where I lived (c) where do I live
  30. 30.Zoya ___ me that she was busy. (a) asked (b) told (c) said
  31. 31.Dev said, “I will speak Hindi.” → Dev said that he ___ speak Hindi. (a) will (b) would (c) is
  32. 32.Aditya asked me, “Where is your school?” → Aditya asked me ___. (a) where was my school (b) where is my school (c) where my school was
  33. 33.Ira asked me, “Where is your school?” → Ira asked me ___. (a) where is my school (b) where was my school (c) where my school was
  34. 34.Zoya said, “I climb a tree every day.” → Zoya said that she ___ a tree every day. (a) climbing (b) climbs (c) climb (d) climbed
  35. 35.Neel ___ me that he was busy. (a) said (b) told (c) asked
  36. 36.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
  37. 37.Aarav asked me, “Where is your school?” → Aarav asked me ___. (a) where is my school (b) where my school was (c) where was my school
  38. 38.Kunal ___ me that he was tired. (a) asked (b) said (c) told
  39. 39.Ananya asked me, “What do you want?” → Ananya asked me ___. (a) what did I want (b) what I wanted (c) what do I want
  40. 40.Neel said, “My kite is torn.” → Neel said that ___ kite was torn. (a) he (b) his (c) him (d) my

Answer key

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

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