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English grammar lesson 25: Direct and indirect speech · Set 562 · 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.Myra asked me, “Which book do you like?” → Myra asked me ___. (a) which book I liked (b) which book do I like (c) which book did I like
  2. 2.Zoya said, “I have made tea.” → Zoya said that she ___ tea. (a) had made (b) have made (c) has made
  3. 3.Rohan said, “My bicycle is new.” → Rohan said that ___ bicycle was new. (a) my (b) he (c) him (d) his
  4. 4.Pooja said, “I will bring lunch.” → Pooja said that she ___ bring lunch. (a) will (b) would (c) is
  5. 5.Isha said, “I am hungry.” → Isha said that she ___ hungry. (a) was (b) is (c) were (d) am
  6. 6.Aarav ___ that he was busy. (a) said (b) told (c) asked
  7. 7.Aisha said, “I am happy.” → Aisha said that she ___ happy. (a) am (b) is (c) were (d) was
  8. 8.Pooja asked me, “What is your name?” → Pooja asked me ___. (a) what is my name (b) what my name was (c) what was my name
  9. 9.Karan said, “I am speaking Hindi.” → Karan said that he ___ Hindi. (a) was speaking (b) were speaking (c) is speaking (d) am speaking
  10. 10.Vivaan ___ that he was tired. (a) said (b) told (c) asked
  11. 11.Tara said, “My pencil is broken.” → Tara said that ___ pencil was broken. (a) her (b) my (c) hers (d) she
  12. 12.Tara said, “I have told a story.” → Tara said that she ___ a story. (a) has told (b) have told (c) had told
  13. 13.Ananya said, “I have cleaned the room.” → Ananya said that she ___ the room. (a) had cleaned (b) have cleaned (c) has cleaned
  14. 14.Karan ___ me that he was hungry. (a) asked (b) said (c) told
  15. 15.Rahul ___ me that he was ready. (a) asked (b) told (c) said
  16. 16.Zoya ___ that she was tired. (a) told (b) asked (c) said
  17. 17.Saanvi said, “I am carrying the bag.” → Saanvi said that she ___ the bag. (a) is carrying (b) was carrying (c) were carrying (d) am carrying
  18. 18.Meera said, “I will carry the bag.” → Meera said that she ___ carry the bag. (a) will (b) is (c) would
  19. 19.Neel said, “I am helping Grandma.” → Neel said that he ___ Grandma. (a) was helping (b) were helping (c) is helping (d) am helping
  20. 20.Meera ___ that she was hungry. (a) asked (b) told (c) said
  21. 21.Nisha said, “I write a letter every day.” → Nisha said that she ___ a letter every day. (a) writing (b) writes (c) write (d) wrote
  22. 22.Aisha asked me, “Which book do you like?” → Aisha asked me ___. (a) which book did I like (b) which book I liked (c) which book do I like
  23. 23.Isha said, “I study science every day.” → Isha said that she ___ science every day. (a) studying (b) studies (c) study (d) studied
  24. 24.Rohan ___ me that he was busy. (a) said (b) asked (c) told
  25. 25.Ishaan asked me, “Where do you live?” → Ishaan asked me ___. (a) where did I live (b) where do I live (c) where I lived
  26. 26.Rohan asked me, “What is your name?” → Rohan asked me ___. (a) what was my name (b) what my name was (c) what is my name
  27. 27.Zoya asked me, “Where do you live?” → Zoya asked me ___. (a) where do I live (b) where did I live (c) where I lived
  28. 28.Aditya said, “My kite is torn.” → Aditya said that ___ kite was torn. (a) him (b) his (c) he (d) my
  29. 29.Rohan asked me, “When do you get up?” → Rohan asked me ___. (a) when do I get up (b) when I got up (c) when did I get up
  30. 30.Tara asked me, “Where is your school?” → Tara asked me ___. (a) where was my school (b) where my school was (c) where is my school
  31. 31.Dev said, “My kite is torn.” → Dev said that ___ kite was torn. (a) his (b) him (c) my (d) he
  32. 32.Kunal asked me, “What do you want?” → Kunal asked me ___. (a) what do I want (b) what I wanted (c) what did I want
  33. 33.Myra ___ me that she was tired. (a) said (b) told (c) asked
  34. 34.Rahul asked me, “Where do you live?” → Rahul asked me ___. (a) where I lived (b) where do I live (c) where did I live
  35. 35.Aarav ___ me that he was ready. (a) asked (b) said (c) told
  36. 36.Ananya asked me, “Which book do you like?” → Ananya asked me ___. (a) which book I liked (b) which book do I like (c) which book did I like
  37. 37.Karan said, “I have run in the park.” → Karan said that he ___ in the park. (a) has run (b) have run (c) had run
  38. 38.Tara said, “I swim in the pool every day.” → Tara said that she ___ in the pool every day. (a) swam (b) swim (c) swims (d) swimming
  39. 39.Farhan said, “I am busy.” → Farhan said that he ___ busy. (a) were (b) is (c) am (d) was
  40. 40.Arjun asked me, “What is your name?” → Arjun asked me ___. (a) what is my name (b) what was my name (c) what my name was

Answer key

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

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