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English grammar lesson 25: Direct and indirect speech · Set 616 · 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.Tara said, “My pencil is broken.” → Tara said that ___ pencil was broken. (a) her (b) my (c) hers (d) she
  2. 2.Rohan said, “My bag is heavy.” → Rohan said that ___ bag was heavy. (a) my (b) him (c) his (d) he
  3. 3.Karan ___ me that he was busy. (a) said (b) asked (c) told
  4. 4.Kabir said, “My bag is heavy.” → Kabir said that ___ bag was heavy. (a) my (b) his (c) he (d) him
  5. 5.Meera said, “I will jog in the park.” → Meera said that she ___ jog in the park. (a) is (b) would (c) will
  6. 6.Farhan asked me, “When do you get up?” → Farhan asked me ___. (a) when do I get up (b) when I got up (c) when did I get up
  7. 7.Myra asked me, “Why are you sad?” → Myra asked me ___. (a) why am I sad (b) why I was sad (c) why was I sad
  8. 8.Sneha asked me, “Where do you live?” → Sneha asked me ___. (a) where did I live (b) where do I live (c) where I lived
  9. 9.Priya said, “My pencil is broken.” → Priya said that ___ pencil was broken. (a) hers (b) her (c) my (d) she
  10. 10.Saanvi said, “I write a letter every day.” → Saanvi said that she ___ a letter every day. (a) write (b) writes (c) writing (d) wrote
  11. 11.Ananya said, “My kite is torn.” → Ananya said that ___ kite was torn. (a) her (b) she (c) hers (d) my
  12. 12.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
  13. 13.Nisha said, “My kite is torn.” → Nisha said that ___ kite was torn. (a) her (b) hers (c) she (d) my
  14. 14.Dev ___ that he was late. (a) told (b) said (c) asked
  15. 15.Isha asked me, “When do you get up?” → Isha asked me ___. (a) when do I get up (b) when did I get up (c) when I got up
  16. 16.Isha asked me, “Where do you live?” → Isha asked me ___. (a) where do I live (b) where did I live (c) where I lived
  17. 17.Vivaan said, “I am making tea.” → Vivaan said that he ___ tea. (a) am making (b) were making (c) is making (d) was making
  18. 18.Ira asked me, “Where is your school?” → Ira asked me ___. (a) where was my school (b) where is my school (c) where my school was
  19. 19.Manav ___ me that he was late. (a) said (b) told (c) asked
  20. 20.Aarav asked me, “What do you want?” → Aarav asked me ___. (a) what I wanted (b) what did I want (c) what do I want
  21. 21.Ira said, “My pencil is broken.” → Ira said that ___ pencil was broken. (a) she (b) her (c) hers (d) my
  22. 22.Aarav asked me, “What is your name?” → Aarav asked me ___. (a) what was my name (b) what is my name (c) what my name was
  23. 23.Nisha ___ that she was busy. (a) told (b) said (c) asked
  24. 24.Manav asked me, “Where do you live?” → Manav asked me ___. (a) where did I live (b) where I lived (c) where do I live
  25. 25.Karan asked me, “Where is your school?” → Karan asked me ___. (a) where my school was (b) where is my school (c) where was my school
  26. 26.Karan said, “I have brought lunch.” → Karan said that he ___ lunch. (a) had brought (b) have brought (c) has brought
  27. 27.Aditya said, “I will build a sandcastle.” → Aditya said that he ___ build a sandcastle. (a) will (b) is (c) would
  28. 28.Yash asked me, “Where is your school?” → Yash asked me ___. (a) where was my school (b) where is my school (c) where my school was
  29. 29.Aditya said, “I am hungry.” → Aditya said that he ___ hungry. (a) were (b) was (c) am (d) is
  30. 30.Tara asked me, “When do you get up?” → Tara asked me ___. (a) when do I get up (b) when I got up (c) when did I get up
  31. 31.Omkar asked me, “What is your name?” → Omkar asked me ___. (a) what my name was (b) what was my name (c) what is my name
  32. 32.Myra said, “I clean the room every day.” → Myra said that she ___ the room every day. (a) clean (b) cleaning (c) cleaned (d) cleans
  33. 33.Kavya said, “I study science every day.” → Kavya said that she ___ science every day. (a) studies (b) studying (c) studied (d) study
  34. 34.Kabir said, “My bicycle is new.” → Kabir said that ___ bicycle was new. (a) he (b) his (c) him (d) my
  35. 35.Diya said, “I have eaten a mango.” → Diya said that she ___ a mango. (a) have eaten (b) has eaten (c) had eaten
  36. 36.Aarav ___ me that he was ready. (a) told (b) asked (c) said
  37. 37.Priya ___ me that she was tired. (a) said (b) asked (c) told
  38. 38.Omkar asked me, “What do you want?” → Omkar asked me ___. (a) what do I want (b) what I wanted (c) what did I want
  39. 39.Vivaan ___ me that he was busy. (a) asked (b) said (c) told
  40. 40.Ira ___ that she was busy. (a) told (b) said (c) asked

Answer key

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

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