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English grammar lesson 25: Direct and indirect speech · Set 526 · 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.Manav said, “My bicycle is new.” → Manav said that ___ bicycle was new. (a) my (b) his (c) he (d) him
  2. 2.Ishaan said, “I am tired.” → Ishaan said that he ___ tired. (a) was (b) is (c) am (d) were
  3. 3.Yash said, “My room is clean.” → Yash said that ___ room was clean. (a) my (b) him (c) his (d) he
  4. 4.Karan said, “My bag is heavy.” → Karan said that ___ bag was heavy. (a) he (b) my (c) him (d) his
  5. 5.Zoya said, “My bicycle is new.” → Zoya said that ___ bicycle was new. (a) my (b) hers (c) she (d) her
  6. 6.Omkar said, “My room is clean.” → Omkar said that ___ room was clean. (a) he (b) my (c) his (d) him
  7. 7.Rohan said, “My bicycle is new.” → Rohan said that ___ bicycle was new. (a) he (b) him (c) his (d) my
  8. 8.Vivaan said, “My kite is torn.” → Vivaan said that ___ kite was torn. (a) he (b) his (c) him (d) my
  9. 9.Ishaan said, “I clap for the team every day.” → Ishaan said that he ___ for the team every day. (a) claps (b) clap (c) clapping (d) clapped
  10. 10.Vivaan said, “I am busy.” → Vivaan said that he ___ busy. (a) were (b) is (c) am (d) was
  11. 11.Karan asked me, “What do you want?” → Karan asked me ___. (a) what do I want (b) what I wanted (c) what did I want
  12. 12.Aarav said, “My room is clean.” → Aarav said that ___ room was clean. (a) my (b) his (c) he (d) him
  13. 13.Yash ___ that he was ready. (a) told (b) said (c) asked
  14. 14.Rahul ___ that he was hungry. (a) told (b) said (c) asked
  15. 15.Ishaan said, “I tell a story every day.” → Ishaan said that he ___ a story every day. (a) tells (b) tell (c) telling (d) told
  16. 16.Neel said, “My kite is torn.” → Neel said that ___ kite was torn. (a) his (b) my (c) him (d) he
  17. 17.Riya ___ me that she was tired. (a) told (b) said (c) asked
  18. 18.Riya said, “My room is clean.” → Riya said that ___ room was clean. (a) my (b) her (c) she (d) hers
  19. 19.Rohan asked me, “What do you want?” → Rohan asked me ___. (a) what did I want (b) what do I want (c) what I wanted
  20. 20.Isha ___ me that she was tired. (a) asked (b) told (c) said
  21. 21.Riya said, “My bag is heavy.” → Riya said that ___ bag was heavy. (a) my (b) her (c) she (d) hers
  22. 22.Manav said, “My pencil is broken.” → Manav said that ___ pencil was broken. (a) his (b) my (c) he (d) him
  23. 23.Yash said, “I have drawn a picture.” → Yash said that he ___ a picture. (a) has drawn (b) had drawn (c) have drawn
  24. 24.Riya asked me, “Where is your school?” → Riya asked me ___. (a) where my school was (b) where was my school (c) where is my school
  25. 25.Omkar asked me, “Where is your school?” → Omkar asked me ___. (a) where was my school (b) where is my school (c) where my school was
  26. 26.Karan said, “I will plant a tree.” → Karan said that he ___ plant a tree. (a) will (b) would (c) is
  27. 27.Kunal ___ that he was tired. (a) told (b) said (c) asked
  28. 28.Riya asked me, “What do you want?” → Riya asked me ___. (a) what do I want (b) what I wanted (c) what did I want
  29. 29.Diya asked me, “When do you get up?” → Diya asked me ___. (a) when did I get up (b) when I got up (c) when do I get up
  30. 30.Kunal asked me, “When do you get up?” → Kunal asked me ___. (a) when did I get up (b) when do I get up (c) when I got up
  31. 31.Omkar said, “My bag is heavy.” → Omkar said that ___ bag was heavy. (a) him (b) his (c) my (d) he
  32. 32.Ananya said, “My pencil is broken.” → Ananya said that ___ pencil was broken. (a) hers (b) she (c) her (d) my
  33. 33.Saanvi said, “My room is clean.” → Saanvi said that ___ room was clean. (a) my (b) hers (c) she (d) her
  34. 34.Kunal said, “My kite is torn.” → Kunal said that ___ kite was torn. (a) him (b) his (c) he (d) my
  35. 35.Dev ___ that he was ready. (a) told (b) asked (c) said
  36. 36.Aarav asked me, “Why are you sad?” → Aarav asked me ___. (a) why was I sad (b) why am I sad (c) why I was sad
  37. 37.Kunal said, “I will study science.” → Kunal said that he ___ study science. (a) is (b) will (c) would
  38. 38.Yash said, “I am riding a bicycle.” → Yash said that he ___ a bicycle. (a) is riding (b) were riding (c) am riding (d) was riding
  39. 39.Myra said, “I have jogged in the park.” → Myra said that she ___ in the park. (a) had jogged (b) has jogged (c) have jogged
  40. 40.Riya asked me, “What is your name?” → Riya asked me ___. (a) what was my name (b) what is my name (c) what my name was

Answer key

  1. his
  2. was
  3. his
  4. his
  5. her
  6. his
  7. his
  8. his
  9. clapped
  10. was
  11. what I wanted
  12. his
  13. said
  14. said
  15. told
  16. his
  17. told
  18. her
  19. what I wanted
  20. told
  21. her
  22. his
  23. had drawn
  24. where my school was
  25. where my school was
  26. would
  27. said
  28. what I wanted
  29. when I got up
  30. when I got up
  31. his
  32. her
  33. her
  34. his
  35. said
  36. why I was sad
  37. would
  38. was riding
  39. had jogged
  40. what my name was

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