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English grammar lesson 25: Direct and indirect speech · Set 598 · 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.Aarav said, “I have studied science.” → Aarav said that he ___ science. (a) has studied (b) have studied (c) had studied
  2. 2.Arjun asked me, “Where is your school?” → Arjun asked me ___. (a) where is my school (b) where my school was (c) where was my school
  3. 3.Priya said, “I send a message every day.” → Priya said that she ___ a message every day. (a) sends (b) send (c) sending (d) sent
  4. 4.Manav asked me, “What is your name?” → Manav asked me ___. (a) what my name was (b) what is my name (c) what was my name
  5. 5.Riya ___ that she was tired. (a) said (b) told (c) asked
  6. 6.Ananya ___ me that she was ready. (a) said (b) told (c) asked
  7. 7.Manav said, “My room is clean.” → Manav said that ___ room was clean. (a) my (b) him (c) he (d) his
  8. 8.Rohan said, “I am tired.” → Rohan said that he ___ tired. (a) am (b) was (c) is (d) were
  9. 9.Myra said, “I tell a story every day.” → Myra said that she ___ a story every day. (a) tell (b) tells (c) telling (d) told
  10. 10.Priya said, “I carry the bag every day.” → Priya said that she ___ the bag every day. (a) carries (b) carry (c) carrying (d) carried
  11. 11.Ira asked me, “Which book do you like?” → Ira asked me ___. (a) which book did I like (b) which book I liked (c) which book do I like
  12. 12.Diya said, “My bag is heavy.” → Diya said that ___ bag was heavy. (a) she (b) my (c) her (d) hers
  13. 13.Aditya ___ me that he was late. (a) asked (b) said (c) told
  14. 14.Manav asked me, “Where do you live?” → Manav asked me ___. (a) where did I live (b) where do I live (c) where I lived
  15. 15.Meera ___ that she was busy. (a) told (b) asked (c) said
  16. 16.Karan ___ me that he was busy. (a) asked (b) said (c) told
  17. 17.Diya said, “I plant a tree every day.” → Diya said that she ___ a tree every day. (a) plant (b) planting (c) planted (d) plants
  18. 18.Manav asked me, “What do you want?” → Manav asked me ___. (a) what I wanted (b) what did I want (c) what do I want
  19. 19.Zoya said, “I am sleepy.” → Zoya said that she ___ sleepy. (a) were (b) is (c) was (d) am
  20. 20.Aditya said, “I have washed the dishes.” → Aditya said that he ___ the dishes. (a) has washed (b) have washed (c) had washed
  21. 21.Aisha asked me, “When do you get up?” → Aisha asked me ___. (a) when I got up (b) when did I get up (c) when do I get up
  22. 22.Aarav said, “My bag is heavy.” → Aarav said that ___ bag was heavy. (a) he (b) his (c) him (d) my
  23. 23.Aarav said, “My kite is torn.” → Aarav said that ___ kite was torn. (a) my (b) him (c) he (d) his
  24. 24.Diya said, “I wear a cap every day.” → Diya said that she ___ a cap every day. (a) wear (b) wears (c) wore (d) wearing
  25. 25.Farhan said, “I am catching the ball.” → Farhan said that he ___ the ball. (a) was catching (b) is catching (c) am catching (d) were catching
  26. 26.Rohan said, “I have cooked rice.” → Rohan said that he ___ rice. (a) has cooked (b) had cooked (c) have cooked
  27. 27.Meera asked me, “Where is your school?” → Meera asked me ___. (a) where was my school (b) where my school was (c) where is my school
  28. 28.Farhan said, “My bicycle is new.” → Farhan said that ___ bicycle was new. (a) his (b) my (c) he (d) him
  29. 29.Saanvi said, “I am carrying the bag.” → Saanvi said that she ___ the bag. (a) was carrying (b) were carrying (c) is carrying (d) am carrying
  30. 30.Vivaan asked me, “What do you want?” → Vivaan asked me ___. (a) what I wanted (b) what do I want (c) what did I want
  31. 31.Riya said, “I am playing cricket.” → Riya said that she ___ cricket. (a) is playing (b) were playing (c) am playing (d) was playing
  32. 32.Diya said, “I have fed the dog.” → Diya said that she ___ the dog. (a) had fed (b) has fed (c) have fed
  33. 33.Ira said, “My kite is torn.” → Ira said that ___ kite was torn. (a) hers (b) her (c) my (d) she
  34. 34.Vivaan said, “I catch the ball every day.” → Vivaan said that he ___ the ball every day. (a) catching (b) caught (c) catch (d) catches
  35. 35.Myra asked me, “When do you get up?” → Myra asked me ___. (a) when did I get up (b) when I got up (c) when do I get up
  36. 36.Priya said, “I am hungry.” → Priya said that she ___ hungry. (a) am (b) was (c) were (d) is
  37. 37.Yash said, “My pencil is broken.” → Yash said that ___ pencil was broken. (a) my (b) he (c) him (d) his
  38. 38.Rohan said, “My pencil is broken.” → Rohan said that ___ pencil was broken. (a) he (b) his (c) my (d) him
  39. 39.Zoya said, “My room is clean.” → Zoya said that ___ room was clean. (a) hers (b) my (c) she (d) her
  40. 40.Manav ___ me that he was late. (a) told (b) asked (c) said

Answer key

  1. had studied
  2. where my school was
  3. sent
  4. what my name was
  5. said
  6. told
  7. his
  8. was
  9. told
  10. carried
  11. which book I liked
  12. her
  13. told
  14. where I lived
  15. said
  16. told
  17. planted
  18. what I wanted
  19. was
  20. had washed
  21. when I got up
  22. his
  23. his
  24. wore
  25. was catching
  26. had cooked
  27. where my school was
  28. his
  29. was carrying
  30. what I wanted
  31. was playing
  32. had fed
  33. her
  34. caught
  35. when I got up
  36. was
  37. his
  38. his
  39. her
  40. told

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