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English grammar lesson 25: Direct and indirect speech · Set 510 · 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.Isha said, “My pencil is broken.” → Isha said that ___ pencil was broken. (a) my (b) her (c) hers (d) she
  2. 2.Pooja ___ that she was busy. (a) asked (b) told (c) said
  3. 3.Priya ___ that she was ready. (a) said (b) asked (c) told
  4. 4.Pooja said, “I am carrying the bag.” → Pooja said that she ___ the bag. (a) were carrying (b) is carrying (c) am carrying (d) was carrying
  5. 5.Yash ___ that he was busy. (a) told (b) said (c) asked
  6. 6.Aisha asked me, “Which book do you like?” → Aisha asked me ___. (a) which book did I like (b) which book do I like (c) which book I liked
  7. 7.Myra ___ that she was hungry. (a) said (b) asked (c) told
  8. 8.Ananya ___ me that she was busy. (a) said (b) asked (c) told
  9. 9.Sneha said, “I speak Hindi every day.” → Sneha said that she ___ Hindi every day. (a) spoke (b) speak (c) speaks (d) speaking
  10. 10.Kabir asked me, “Where do you live?” → Kabir asked me ___. (a) where do I live (b) where I lived (c) where did I live
  11. 11.Saanvi said, “My pencil is broken.” → Saanvi said that ___ pencil was broken. (a) she (b) my (c) her (d) hers
  12. 12.Tara asked me, “What is your name?” → Tara asked me ___. (a) what is my name (b) what was my name (c) what my name was
  13. 13.Tara asked me, “Where is your school?” → Tara asked me ___. (a) where is my school (b) where my school was (c) where was my school
  14. 14.Dev asked me, “Where do you live?” → Dev asked me ___. (a) where do I live (b) where did I live (c) where I lived
  15. 15.Yash said, “My pencil is broken.” → Yash said that ___ pencil was broken. (a) my (b) he (c) his (d) him
  16. 16.Omkar said, “My bag is heavy.” → Omkar said that ___ bag was heavy. (a) he (b) my (c) him (d) his
  17. 17.Meera ___ me that she was late. (a) said (b) asked (c) told
  18. 18.Saanvi ___ that she was hungry. (a) told (b) asked (c) said
  19. 19.Isha said, “I have sent a message.” → Isha said that she ___ a message. (a) has sent (b) have sent (c) had sent
  20. 20.Yash asked me, “Why are you sad?” → Yash asked me ___. (a) why am I sad (b) why I was sad (c) why was I sad
  21. 21.Omkar asked me, “Where do you live?” → Omkar asked me ___. (a) where did I live (b) where I lived (c) where do I live
  22. 22.Karan said, “My bicycle is new.” → Karan said that ___ bicycle was new. (a) his (b) my (c) he (d) him
  23. 23.Farhan ___ me that he was busy. (a) asked (b) said (c) told
  24. 24.Neel asked me, “Why are you sad?” → Neel asked me ___. (a) why am I sad (b) why was I sad (c) why I was sad
  25. 25.Kavya said, “I am tired.” → Kavya said that she ___ tired. (a) were (b) am (c) is (d) was
  26. 26.Riya said, “I am cleaning the room.” → Riya said that she ___ the room. (a) is cleaning (b) am cleaning (c) were cleaning (d) was cleaning
  27. 27.Ira said, “I am helping Grandma.” → Ira said that she ___ Grandma. (a) am helping (b) were helping (c) is helping (d) was helping
  28. 28.Saanvi asked me, “What is your name?” → Saanvi asked me ___. (a) what was my name (b) what is my name (c) what my name was
  29. 29.Ira asked me, “Where do you live?” → Ira asked me ___. (a) where did I live (b) where do I live (c) where I lived
  30. 30.Ira said, “I am busy.” → Ira said that she ___ busy. (a) were (b) am (c) was (d) is
  31. 31.Aisha asked me, “What is your name?” → Aisha asked me ___. (a) what is my name (b) what my name was (c) what was my name
  32. 32.Kabir said, “My bag is heavy.” → Kabir said that ___ bag was heavy. (a) his (b) he (c) him (d) my
  33. 33.Diya said, “I am tired.” → Diya said that she ___ tired. (a) am (b) is (c) were (d) was
  34. 34.Karan said, “I tell a story every day.” → Karan said that he ___ a story every day. (a) telling (b) told (c) tells (d) tell
  35. 35.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
  36. 36.Tara said, “My bicycle is new.” → Tara said that ___ bicycle was new. (a) my (b) her (c) hers (d) she
  37. 37.Zoya said, “My bag is heavy.” → Zoya said that ___ bag was heavy. (a) she (b) hers (c) her (d) my
  38. 38.Isha asked me, “When do you get up?” → Isha asked me ___. (a) when did I get up (b) when do I get up (c) when I got up
  39. 39.Aditya asked me, “Which book do you like?” → Aditya asked me ___. (a) which book do I like (b) which book I liked (c) which book did I like
  40. 40.Karan asked me, “Why are you sad?” → Karan asked me ___. (a) why am I sad (b) why I was sad (c) why was I sad

Answer key

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

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