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English grammar lesson 25: Direct and indirect speech · Set 519 · 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.Arjun said, “I am hungry.” → Arjun said that he ___ hungry. (a) is (b) am (c) was (d) were
  2. 2.Nisha asked me, “Why are you sad?” → Nisha asked me ___. (a) why am I sad (b) why I was sad (c) why was I sad
  3. 3.Kunal ___ that he was tired. (a) asked (b) said (c) told
  4. 4.Diya asked me, “What is your name?” → Diya asked me ___. (a) what my name was (b) what is my name (c) what was my name
  5. 5.Diya asked me, “Why are you sad?” → Diya asked me ___. (a) why was I sad (b) why I was sad (c) why am I sad
  6. 6.Isha said, “I am cooking rice.” → Isha said that she ___ rice. (a) am cooking (b) is cooking (c) was cooking (d) were cooking
  7. 7.Rahul asked me, “Which book do you like?” → Rahul asked me ___. (a) which book did I like (b) which book do I like (c) which book I liked
  8. 8.Tara ___ me that she was busy. (a) told (b) asked (c) said
  9. 9.Manav asked me, “What do you want?” → Manav asked me ___. (a) what do I want (b) what did I want (c) what I wanted
  10. 10.Neel ___ me that he was late. (a) asked (b) said (c) told
  11. 11.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
  12. 12.Arjun asked me, “Where do you live?” → Arjun asked me ___. (a) where did I live (b) where do I live (c) where I lived
  13. 13.Ira ___ that she was hungry. (a) asked (b) told (c) said
  14. 14.Aditya ___ me that he was busy. (a) asked (b) told (c) said
  15. 15.Myra ___ that she was ready. (a) told (b) asked (c) said
  16. 16.Vivaan asked me, “Where do you live?” → Vivaan asked me ___. (a) where did I live (b) where do I live (c) where I lived
  17. 17.Pooja asked me, “What do you want?” → Pooja asked me ___. (a) what do I want (b) what did I want (c) what I wanted
  18. 18.Yash said, “My room is clean.” → Yash said that ___ room was clean. (a) my (b) his (c) him (d) he
  19. 19.Kabir ___ me that he was tired. (a) asked (b) said (c) told
  20. 20.Diya asked me, “What do you want?” → Diya asked me ___. (a) what I wanted (b) what do I want (c) what did I want
  21. 21.Kabir asked me, “What is your name?” → Kabir asked me ___. (a) what is my name (b) what was my name (c) what my name was
  22. 22.Aditya said, “I am swimming in the pool.” → Aditya said that he ___ in the pool. (a) am swimming (b) is swimming (c) were swimming (d) was swimming
  23. 23.Kunal said, “I have drunk milk.” → Kunal said that he ___ milk. (a) has drunk (b) had drunk (c) have drunk
  24. 24.Meera asked me, “Where do you live?” → Meera asked me ___. (a) where I lived (b) where do I live (c) where did I live
  25. 25.Arjun said, “I will cook rice.” → Arjun said that he ___ cook rice. (a) is (b) will (c) would
  26. 26.Tara asked me, “Where do you live?” → Tara asked me ___. (a) where I lived (b) where do I live (c) where did I live
  27. 27.Myra said, “My kite is torn.” → Myra said that ___ kite was torn. (a) my (b) hers (c) she (d) her
  28. 28.Dev ___ that he was tired. (a) said (b) told (c) asked
  29. 29.Neel ___ me that he was busy. (a) asked (b) said (c) told
  30. 30.Zoya asked me, “Where is your school?” → Zoya asked me ___. (a) where my school was (b) where is my school (c) where was my school
  31. 31.Omkar said, “My bicycle is new.” → Omkar said that ___ bicycle was new. (a) his (b) he (c) him (d) my
  32. 32.Riya said, “My room is clean.” → Riya said that ___ room was clean. (a) my (b) she (c) her (d) hers
  33. 33.Aarav asked me, “What do you want?” → Aarav asked me ___. (a) what did I want (b) what I wanted (c) what do I want
  34. 34.Omkar said, “My room is clean.” → Omkar said that ___ room was clean. (a) his (b) him (c) my (d) he
  35. 35.Diya ___ me that she was late. (a) asked (b) told (c) said
  36. 36.Farhan asked me, “What is your name?” → Farhan asked me ___. (a) what was my name (b) what my name was (c) what is my name
  37. 37.Diya said, “I watch a cartoon every day.” → Diya said that she ___ a cartoon every day. (a) watch (b) watched (c) watches (d) watching
  38. 38.Yash said, “My kite is torn.” → Yash said that ___ kite was torn. (a) my (b) him (c) he (d) his
  39. 39.Ananya said, “I will carry the bag.” → Ananya said that she ___ carry the bag. (a) is (b) will (c) would
  40. 40.Manav said, “I am singing a song.” → Manav said that he ___ a song. (a) am singing (b) were singing (c) was singing (d) is singing

Answer key

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

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