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English grammar lesson 25: Direct and indirect speech · Set 593 · 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.

NameDateTime takenScore ___ / 40
  1. 1.Manav asked me, “When do you get up?” → Manav asked me ___. (a) when do I get up (b) when I got up (c) when did I get up
  2. 2.Rahul said, “I am cooking rice.” → Rahul said that he ___ rice. (a) is cooking (b) were cooking (c) was cooking (d) am cooking
  3. 3.Kabir said, “I go to school every day.” → Kabir said that he ___ to school every day. (a) goes (b) go (c) going (d) went
  4. 4.Myra asked me, “Where do you live?” → Myra asked me ___. (a) where do I live (b) where I lived (c) where did I live
  5. 5.Karan ___ that he was late. (a) said (b) told (c) asked
  6. 6.Karan said, “My room is clean.” → Karan said that ___ room was clean. (a) my (b) his (c) he (d) him
  7. 7.Diya said, “I am hungry.” → Diya said that she ___ hungry. (a) is (b) am (c) were (d) was
  8. 8.Zoya said, “I am busy.” → Zoya said that she ___ busy. (a) were (b) am (c) was (d) is
  9. 9.Priya asked me, “Why are you sad?” → Priya asked me ___. (a) why am I sad (b) why was I sad (c) why I was sad
  10. 10.Diya said, “I will jog in the park.” → Diya said that she ___ jog in the park. (a) will (b) is (c) would
  11. 11.Ishaan said, “My pencil is broken.” → Ishaan said that ___ pencil was broken. (a) him (b) he (c) my (d) his
  12. 12.Pooja ___ me that she was busy. (a) said (b) told (c) asked
  13. 13.Dev said, “I have clapped for the team.” → Dev said that he ___ for the team. (a) had clapped (b) has clapped (c) have clapped
  14. 14.Vivaan said, “I am ready.” → Vivaan said that he ___ ready. (a) am (b) is (c) were (d) was
  15. 15.Omkar said, “I will feed the dog.” → Omkar said that he ___ feed the dog. (a) is (b) will (c) would
  16. 16.Rohan asked me, “What do you want?” → Rohan asked me ___. (a) what did I want (b) what I wanted (c) what do I want
  17. 17.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
  18. 18.Sneha asked me, “What do you want?” → Sneha asked me ___. (a) what did I want (b) what do I want (c) what I wanted
  19. 19.Aisha said, “I will eat a mango.” → Aisha said that she ___ eat a mango. (a) will (b) is (c) would
  20. 20.Priya asked me, “What do you want?” → Priya asked me ___. (a) what did I want (b) what I wanted (c) what do I want
  21. 21.Zoya said, “I am sleepy.” → Zoya said that she ___ sleepy. (a) were (b) am (c) was (d) is
  22. 22.Isha said, “I am studying science.” → Isha said that she ___ science. (a) is studying (b) am studying (c) was studying (d) were studying
  23. 23.Ishaan ___ me that he was busy. (a) told (b) asked (c) said
  24. 24.Omkar said, “My room is clean.” → Omkar said that ___ room was clean. (a) he (b) him (c) my (d) his
  25. 25.Arjun ___ me that he was tired. (a) said (b) told (c) asked
  26. 26.Manav said, “I plant a tree every day.” → Manav said that he ___ a tree every day. (a) plants (b) plant (c) planting (d) planted
  27. 27.Rohan said, “My pencil is broken.” → Rohan said that ___ pencil was broken. (a) him (b) my (c) his (d) he
  28. 28.Ananya said, “I am planting a tree.” → Ananya said that she ___ a tree. (a) is planting (b) were planting (c) was planting (d) am planting
  29. 29.Riya said, “I have cooked rice.” → Riya said that she ___ rice. (a) has cooked (b) had cooked (c) have cooked
  30. 30.Nisha ___ me that she was hungry. (a) asked (b) said (c) told
  31. 31.Vivaan ___ that he was late. (a) told (b) asked (c) said
  32. 32.Isha ___ that she was hungry. (a) said (b) asked (c) told
  33. 33.Rohan said, “My kite is torn.” → Rohan said that ___ kite was torn. (a) his (b) him (c) he (d) my
  34. 34.Sneha asked me, “Where is your school?” → Sneha asked me ___. (a) where was my school (b) where is my school (c) where my school was
  35. 35.Saanvi ___ that she was busy. (a) told (b) asked (c) said
  36. 36.Kunal said, “I have spoken Hindi.” → Kunal said that he ___ Hindi. (a) have spoken (b) had spoken (c) has spoken
  37. 37.Sneha asked me, “Where do you live?” → Sneha asked me ___. (a) where did I live (b) where I lived (c) where do I live
  38. 38.Aditya said, “I am writing a letter.” → Aditya said that he ___ a letter. (a) am writing (b) is writing (c) was writing (d) were writing
  39. 39.Omkar asked me, “What do you want?” → Omkar asked me ___. (a) what did I want (b) what I wanted (c) what do I want
  40. 40.Aisha ___ that she was ready. (a) asked (b) said (c) told

Answer key

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

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