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English grammar lesson 25: Direct and indirect speech · Set 636 · 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.Sneha said, “I am ready.” → Sneha said that she ___ ready. (a) were (b) am (c) was (d) is
  2. 2.Aditya said, “My room is clean.” → Aditya said that ___ room was clean. (a) he (b) him (c) my (d) his
  3. 3.Yash said, “I am busy.” → Yash said that he ___ busy. (a) am (b) is (c) was (d) were
  4. 4.Sneha asked me, “What is your name?” → Sneha asked me ___. (a) what is my name (b) what was my name (c) what my name was
  5. 5.Myra said, “I am sleepy.” → Myra said that she ___ sleepy. (a) is (b) were (c) am (d) was
  6. 6.Arjun said, “I am singing a song.” → Arjun said that he ___ a song. (a) was singing (b) were singing (c) am singing (d) is singing
  7. 7.Neel asked me, “Which book do you like?” → Neel asked me ___. (a) which book do I like (b) which book I liked (c) which book did I like
  8. 8.Ananya said, “I carry the bag every day.” → Ananya said that she ___ the bag every day. (a) carried (b) carries (c) carry (d) carrying
  9. 9.Karan said, “I have studied science.” → Karan said that he ___ science. (a) had studied (b) has studied (c) have studied
  10. 10.Zoya ___ that she was busy. (a) asked (b) said (c) told
  11. 11.Ira asked me, “Why are you sad?” → Ira asked me ___. (a) why was I sad (b) why am I sad (c) why I was sad
  12. 12.Neel ___ that he was tired. (a) told (b) asked (c) said
  13. 13.Rahul asked me, “Which book do you like?” → Rahul asked me ___. (a) which book did I like (b) which book do I like (c) which book I liked
  14. 14.Dev said, “My kite is torn.” → Dev said that ___ kite was torn. (a) my (b) he (c) his (d) him
  15. 15.Rohan said, “My room is clean.” → Rohan said that ___ room was clean. (a) he (b) him (c) my (d) his
  16. 16.Dev asked me, “Which book do you like?” → Dev asked me ___. (a) which book I liked (b) which book do I like (c) which book did I like
  17. 17.Dev said, “I will clean the room.” → Dev said that he ___ clean the room. (a) is (b) will (c) would
  18. 18.Aisha said, “My bag is heavy.” → Aisha said that ___ bag was heavy. (a) she (b) my (c) hers (d) her
  19. 19.Ira said, “My room is clean.” → Ira said that ___ room was clean. (a) she (b) her (c) hers (d) my
  20. 20.Isha ___ me that she was busy. (a) told (b) said (c) asked
  21. 21.Aditya said, “I am cleaning the room.” → Aditya said that he ___ the room. (a) am cleaning (b) was cleaning (c) were cleaning (d) is cleaning
  22. 22.Saanvi said, “I am cooking rice.” → Saanvi said that she ___ rice. (a) is cooking (b) am cooking (c) was cooking (d) were cooking
  23. 23.Ananya ___ that she was busy. (a) said (b) told (c) asked
  24. 24.Neel said, “I am hungry.” → Neel said that he ___ hungry. (a) were (b) am (c) is (d) was
  25. 25.Karan said, “I have built a sandcastle.” → Karan said that he ___ a sandcastle. (a) had built (b) has built (c) have built
  26. 26.Pooja said, “I am hungry.” → Pooja said that she ___ hungry. (a) is (b) were (c) am (d) was
  27. 27.Farhan ___ me that he was hungry. (a) said (b) asked (c) told
  28. 28.Yash said, “My bicycle is new.” → Yash said that ___ bicycle was new. (a) he (b) his (c) my (d) him
  29. 29.Aditya said, “My bag is heavy.” → Aditya said that ___ bag was heavy. (a) his (b) him (c) my (d) he
  30. 30.Farhan said, “My kite is torn.” → Farhan said that ___ kite was torn. (a) his (b) he (c) my (d) him
  31. 31.Ananya ___ me that she was busy. (a) said (b) asked (c) told
  32. 32.Sneha said, “My bicycle is new.” → Sneha said that ___ bicycle was new. (a) her (b) my (c) she (d) hers
  33. 33.Myra ___ me that she was hungry. (a) said (b) asked (c) told
  34. 34.Kunal said, “I am telling a story.” → Kunal said that he ___ a story. (a) am telling (b) were telling (c) was telling (d) is telling
  35. 35.Karan ___ me that he was hungry. (a) told (b) said (c) asked
  36. 36.Rohan asked me, “What do you want?” → Rohan asked me ___. (a) what did I want (b) what do I want (c) what I wanted
  37. 37.Nisha asked me, “Where is your school?” → Nisha asked me ___. (a) where was my school (b) where my school was (c) where is my school
  38. 38.Ishaan said, “I have swum in the pool.” → Ishaan said that he ___ in the pool. (a) has swum (b) have swum (c) had swum
  39. 39.Nisha asked me, “What do you want?” → Nisha asked me ___. (a) what do I want (b) what I wanted (c) what did I want
  40. 40.Yash ___ me that he was busy. (a) said (b) told (c) asked

Answer key

  1. was
  2. his
  3. was
  4. what my name was
  5. was
  6. was singing
  7. which book I liked
  8. carried
  9. had studied
  10. said
  11. why I was sad
  12. said
  13. which book I liked
  14. his
  15. his
  16. which book I liked
  17. would
  18. her
  19. her
  20. told
  21. was cleaning
  22. was cooking
  23. said
  24. was
  25. had built
  26. was
  27. told
  28. his
  29. his
  30. his
  31. told
  32. her
  33. told
  34. was telling
  35. told
  36. what I wanted
  37. where my school was
  38. had swum
  39. what I wanted
  40. told

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