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Direct and Indirect Speech Worksheet

English grammar lesson 25: Direct and indirect speech · Set 610 · 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.Farhan said, “My room is clean.” → Farhan said that ___ room was clean. (a) my (b) his (c) he (d) him
  2. 2.Priya said, “My pencil is broken.” → Priya said that ___ pencil was broken. (a) her (b) she (c) my (d) hers
  3. 3.Riya said, “I am sleepy.” → Riya said that she ___ sleepy. (a) am (b) were (c) was (d) is
  4. 4.Vivaan asked me, “What do you want?” → Vivaan asked me ___. (a) what did I want (b) what do I want (c) what I wanted
  5. 5.Dev asked me, “Why are you sad?” → Dev asked me ___. (a) why I was sad (b) why was I sad (c) why am I sad
  6. 6.Manav said, “I am sleepy.” → Manav said that he ___ sleepy. (a) was (b) were (c) am (d) is
  7. 7.Sneha said, “I have gone to school.” → Sneha said that she ___ to school. (a) had gone (b) have gone (c) has gone
  8. 8.Riya said, “I am busy.” → Riya said that she ___ busy. (a) is (b) were (c) am (d) was
  9. 9.Nisha said, “I have drunk milk.” → Nisha said that she ___ milk. (a) has drunk (b) had drunk (c) have drunk
  10. 10.Saanvi said, “I am tired.” → Saanvi said that she ___ tired. (a) is (b) was (c) am (d) were
  11. 11.Aditya said, “My bicycle is new.” → Aditya said that ___ bicycle was new. (a) him (b) his (c) he (d) my
  12. 12.Diya said, “I am baking a cake.” → Diya said that she ___ a cake. (a) am baking (b) is baking (c) were baking (d) was baking
  13. 13.Vivaan ___ that he was busy. (a) told (b) asked (c) said
  14. 14.Isha said, “My bag is heavy.” → Isha said that ___ bag was heavy. (a) she (b) her (c) my (d) hers
  15. 15.Priya asked me, “Where is your school?” → Priya asked me ___. (a) where is my school (b) where was my school (c) where my school was
  16. 16.Kunal said, “My bicycle is new.” → Kunal said that ___ bicycle was new. (a) my (b) him (c) his (d) he
  17. 17.Pooja said, “I have spoken Hindi.” → Pooja said that she ___ Hindi. (a) have spoken (b) has spoken (c) had spoken
  18. 18.Myra ___ me that she was late. (a) told (b) said (c) asked
  19. 19.Omkar asked me, “What do you want?” → Omkar asked me ___. (a) what do I want (b) what I wanted (c) what did I want
  20. 20.Omkar said, “I dance on the stage every day.” → Omkar said that he ___ on the stage every day. (a) danced (b) dance (c) dancing (d) dances
  21. 21.Diya asked me, “Where do you live?” → Diya asked me ___. (a) where I lived (b) where did I live (c) where do I live
  22. 22.Yash said, “My bag is heavy.” → Yash said that ___ bag was heavy. (a) him (b) his (c) he (d) my
  23. 23.Kunal asked me, “Why are you sad?” → Kunal asked me ___. (a) why I was sad (b) why was I sad (c) why am I sad
  24. 24.Aarav said, “I plant a tree every day.” → Aarav said that he ___ a tree every day. (a) plant (b) planting (c) planted (d) plants
  25. 25.Priya said, “I am sleepy.” → Priya said that she ___ sleepy. (a) am (b) were (c) was (d) is
  26. 26.Neel said, “My bicycle is new.” → Neel said that ___ bicycle was new. (a) his (b) him (c) he (d) my
  27. 27.Nisha said, “I take the train every day.” → Nisha said that she ___ the train every day. (a) takes (b) take (c) took (d) taking
  28. 28.Ishaan asked me, “Where do you live?” → Ishaan asked me ___. (a) where I lived (b) where did I live (c) where do I live
  29. 29.Rahul asked me, “What do you want?” → Rahul asked me ___. (a) what did I want (b) what do I want (c) what I wanted
  30. 30.Aarav said, “My room is clean.” → Aarav said that ___ room was clean. (a) he (b) my (c) him (d) his
  31. 31.Riya said, “I am cooking rice.” → Riya said that she ___ rice. (a) am cooking (b) is cooking (c) was cooking (d) were cooking
  32. 32.Farhan said, “I have clapped for the team.” → Farhan said that he ___ for the team. (a) had clapped (b) have clapped (c) has clapped
  33. 33.Sneha asked me, “Which book do you like?” → Sneha asked me ___. (a) which book did I like (b) which book do I like (c) which book I liked
  34. 34.Myra asked me, “Where is your school?” → Myra asked me ___. (a) where was my school (b) where is my school (c) where my school was
  35. 35.Aarav said, “I am eating a mango.” → Aarav said that he ___ a mango. (a) is eating (b) am eating (c) was eating (d) were eating
  36. 36.Nisha said, “My bag is heavy.” → Nisha said that ___ bag was heavy. (a) my (b) her (c) hers (d) she
  37. 37.Karan said, “I plant a tree every day.” → Karan said that he ___ a tree every day. (a) planting (b) plant (c) plants (d) planted
  38. 38.Ishaan said, “My room is clean.” → Ishaan said that ___ room was clean. (a) my (b) he (c) his (d) him
  39. 39.Aisha asked me, “What do you want?” → Aisha asked me ___. (a) what I wanted (b) what did I want (c) what do I want
  40. 40.Neel said, “I will wash the dishes.” → Neel said that he ___ wash the dishes. (a) will (b) is (c) would

Answer key

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

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