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Direct and Indirect Speech Worksheet

English grammar lesson 25: Direct and indirect speech · Set 512 · 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.Karan said, “I will eat a mango.” → Karan said that he ___ eat a mango. (a) would (b) is (c) will
  2. 2.Aditya asked me, “When do you get up?” → Aditya asked me ___. (a) when did I get up (b) when I got up (c) when do I get up
  3. 3.Zoya asked me, “What is your name?” → Zoya asked me ___. (a) what my name was (b) what was my name (c) what is my name
  4. 4.Ananya asked me, “Where do you live?” → Ananya asked me ___. (a) where do I live (b) where did I live (c) where I lived
  5. 5.Ira ___ me that she was hungry. (a) told (b) said (c) asked
  6. 6.Sneha ___ that she was late. (a) said (b) told (c) asked
  7. 7.Neel ___ me that he was hungry. (a) told (b) asked (c) said
  8. 8.Riya ___ me that she was late. (a) said (b) told (c) asked
  9. 9.Rahul said, “My bag is heavy.” → Rahul said that ___ bag was heavy. (a) him (b) my (c) his (d) he
  10. 10.Rahul asked me, “What do you want?” → Rahul asked me ___. (a) what did I want (b) what I wanted (c) what do I want
  11. 11.Rahul said, “My pencil is broken.” → Rahul said that ___ pencil was broken. (a) his (b) he (c) him (d) my
  12. 12.Rohan said, “I am running in the park.” → Rohan said that he ___ in the park. (a) were running (b) was running (c) am running (d) is running
  13. 13.Riya said, “I am baking a cake.” → Riya said that she ___ a cake. (a) were baking (b) am baking (c) was baking (d) is baking
  14. 14.Meera asked me, “Which book do you like?” → Meera asked me ___. (a) which book I liked (b) which book do I like (c) which book did I like
  15. 15.Pooja said, “I am tired.” → Pooja said that she ___ tired. (a) was (b) were (c) is (d) am
  16. 16.Myra said, “My room is clean.” → Myra said that ___ room was clean. (a) hers (b) my (c) she (d) her
  17. 17.Arjun asked me, “Where do you live?” → Arjun asked me ___. (a) where I lived (b) where did I live (c) where do I live
  18. 18.Ira asked me, “Where do you live?” → Ira asked me ___. (a) where I lived (b) where did I live (c) where do I live
  19. 19.Karan asked me, “Where do you live?” → Karan asked me ___. (a) where do I live (b) where I lived (c) where did I live
  20. 20.Neel said, “My kite is torn.” → Neel said that ___ kite was torn. (a) he (b) my (c) his (d) him
  21. 21.Nisha said, “I am tired.” → Nisha said that she ___ tired. (a) is (b) am (c) were (d) was
  22. 22.Arjun asked me, “Why are you sad?” → Arjun asked me ___. (a) why I was sad (b) why am I sad (c) why was I sad
  23. 23.Yash said, “I am making tea.” → Yash said that he ___ tea. (a) was making (b) am making (c) is making (d) were making
  24. 24.Myra said, “I am planting a tree.” → Myra said that she ___ a tree. (a) am planting (b) is planting (c) was planting (d) were planting
  25. 25.Tara said, “My kite is torn.” → Tara said that ___ kite was torn. (a) she (b) my (c) hers (d) her
  26. 26.Isha said, “I bake a cake every day.” → Isha said that she ___ a cake every day. (a) baked (b) bake (c) bakes (d) baking
  27. 27.Vivaan asked me, “Which book do you like?” → Vivaan asked me ___. (a) which book did I like (b) which book do I like (c) which book I liked
  28. 28.Sneha said, “My pencil is broken.” → Sneha said that ___ pencil was broken. (a) her (b) hers (c) my (d) she
  29. 29.Karan asked me, “Where is your school?” → Karan asked me ___. (a) where my school was (b) where is my school (c) where was my school
  30. 30.Rohan ___ me that he was busy. (a) asked (b) told (c) said
  31. 31.Dev said, “My room is clean.” → Dev said that ___ room was clean. (a) his (b) my (c) him (d) he
  32. 32.Neel said, “I have spoken Hindi.” → Neel said that he ___ Hindi. (a) had spoken (b) has spoken (c) have spoken
  33. 33.Ira asked me, “Why are you sad?” → Ira asked me ___. (a) why was I sad (b) why am I sad (c) why I was sad
  34. 34.Kunal asked me, “Where is your school?” → Kunal asked me ___. (a) where was my school (b) where is my school (c) where my school was
  35. 35.Isha ___ me that she was busy. (a) asked (b) told (c) said
  36. 36.Zoya asked me, “Where do you live?” → Zoya asked me ___. (a) where did I live (b) where do I live (c) where I lived
  37. 37.Yash said, “I throw the ball every day.” → Yash said that he ___ the ball every day. (a) threw (b) throwing (c) throw (d) throws
  38. 38.Omkar said, “I have thrown the ball.” → Omkar said that he ___ the ball. (a) had thrown (b) has thrown (c) have thrown
  39. 39.Aarav said, “My bicycle is new.” → Aarav said that ___ bicycle was new. (a) my (b) he (c) him (d) his
  40. 40.Priya said, “I am ready.” → Priya said that she ___ ready. (a) am (b) were (c) is (d) was

Answer key

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

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