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Direct and Indirect Speech Worksheet

English grammar lesson 25: Direct and indirect speech · Set 620 · 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.Priya said, “My bicycle is new.” → Priya said that ___ bicycle was new. (a) her (b) she (c) my (d) hers
  2. 2.Vivaan said, “I am drawing a picture.” → Vivaan said that he ___ a picture. (a) was drawing (b) were drawing (c) am drawing (d) is drawing
  3. 3.Dev said, “I am tired.” → Dev said that he ___ tired. (a) am (b) were (c) is (d) was
  4. 4.Neel said, “I am busy.” → Neel said that he ___ busy. (a) is (b) am (c) were (d) was
  5. 5.Meera ___ me that she was ready. (a) said (b) asked (c) told
  6. 6.Ananya asked me, “Where is your school?” → Ananya asked me ___. (a) where was my school (b) where my school was (c) where is my school
  7. 7.Dev said, “My pencil is broken.” → Dev said that ___ pencil was broken. (a) my (b) he (c) him (d) his
  8. 8.Dev asked me, “Which book do you like?” → Dev asked me ___. (a) which book do I like (b) which book I liked (c) which book did I like
  9. 9.Nisha said, “I swim in the pool every day.” → Nisha said that she ___ in the pool every day. (a) swims (b) swim (c) swimming (d) swam
  10. 10.Omkar said, “My bicycle is new.” → Omkar said that ___ bicycle was new. (a) he (b) my (c) him (d) his
  11. 11.Ishaan said, “I have baked a cake.” → Ishaan said that he ___ a cake. (a) has baked (b) had baked (c) have baked
  12. 12.Kabir asked me, “What is your name?” → Kabir asked me ___. (a) what was my name (b) what my name was (c) what is my name
  13. 13.Nisha said, “My room is clean.” → Nisha said that ___ room was clean. (a) hers (b) her (c) my (d) she
  14. 14.Riya said, “I feed the dog every day.” → Riya said that she ___ the dog every day. (a) fed (b) feeds (c) feed (d) feeding
  15. 15.Riya said, “I am hungry.” → Riya said that she ___ hungry. (a) were (b) was (c) is (d) am
  16. 16.Aarav asked me, “What is your name?” → Aarav asked me ___. (a) what my name was (b) what is my name (c) what was my name
  17. 17.Kunal asked me, “Why are you sad?” → Kunal asked me ___. (a) why I was sad (b) why am I sad (c) why was I sad
  18. 18.Aisha asked me, “Which book do you like?” → Aisha asked me ___. (a) which book do I like (b) which book did I like (c) which book I liked
  19. 19.Saanvi said, “I am tired.” → Saanvi said that she ___ tired. (a) were (b) was (c) is (d) am
  20. 20.Meera asked me, “Where do you live?” → Meera asked me ___. (a) where do I live (b) where I lived (c) where did I live
  21. 21.Saanvi asked me, “Where is your school?” → Saanvi asked me ___. (a) where is my school (b) where was my school (c) where my school was
  22. 22.Arjun said, “I am dancing on the stage.” → Arjun said that he ___ on the stage. (a) am dancing (b) were dancing (c) was dancing (d) is dancing
  23. 23.Vivaan asked me, “Where is your school?” → Vivaan asked me ___. (a) where my school was (b) where was my school (c) where is my school
  24. 24.Rahul said, “My bicycle is new.” → Rahul said that ___ bicycle was new. (a) he (b) my (c) him (d) his
  25. 25.Myra ___ me that she was hungry. (a) asked (b) told (c) said
  26. 26.Diya said, “My bag is heavy.” → Diya said that ___ bag was heavy. (a) my (b) she (c) hers (d) her
  27. 27.Aisha said, “I dance on the stage every day.” → Aisha said that she ___ on the stage every day. (a) dance (b) dancing (c) danced (d) dances
  28. 28.Arjun said, “I write a letter every day.” → Arjun said that he ___ a letter every day. (a) writes (b) write (c) wrote (d) writing
  29. 29.Ira asked me, “What is your name?” → Ira asked me ___. (a) what is my name (b) what my name was (c) what was my name
  30. 30.Karan asked me, “What do you want?” → Karan asked me ___. (a) what I wanted (b) what did I want (c) what do I want
  31. 31.Kunal said, “My room is clean.” → Kunal said that ___ room was clean. (a) he (b) my (c) his (d) him
  32. 32.Diya ___ me that she was late. (a) said (b) asked (c) told
  33. 33.Diya asked me, “Which book do you like?” → Diya asked me ___. (a) which book did I like (b) which book do I like (c) which book I liked
  34. 34.Diya said, “I take the train every day.” → Diya said that she ___ the train every day. (a) taking (b) takes (c) took (d) take
  35. 35.Vivaan said, “My kite is torn.” → Vivaan said that ___ kite was torn. (a) he (b) my (c) him (d) his
  36. 36.Karan said, “I have clapped for the team.” → Karan said that he ___ for the team. (a) had clapped (b) have clapped (c) has clapped
  37. 37.Aarav ___ that he was hungry. (a) asked (b) said (c) told
  38. 38.Nisha said, “I have played cricket.” → Nisha said that she ___ cricket. (a) had played (b) have played (c) has played
  39. 39.Dev ___ me that he was busy. (a) told (b) asked (c) said
  40. 40.Rohan asked me, “Where do you live?” → Rohan asked me ___. (a) where did I live (b) where I lived (c) where do I live

Answer key

  1. her
  2. was drawing
  3. was
  4. was
  5. told
  6. where my school was
  7. his
  8. which book I liked
  9. swam
  10. his
  11. had baked
  12. what my name was
  13. her
  14. fed
  15. was
  16. what my name was
  17. why I was sad
  18. which book I liked
  19. was
  20. where I lived
  21. where my school was
  22. was dancing
  23. where my school was
  24. his
  25. told
  26. her
  27. danced
  28. wrote
  29. what my name was
  30. what I wanted
  31. his
  32. told
  33. which book I liked
  34. took
  35. his
  36. had clapped
  37. said
  38. had played
  39. told
  40. where I lived

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