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English grammar lesson 25: Direct and indirect speech · Set 656 · 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.Ira ___ that she was busy. (a) told (b) asked (c) said
  2. 2.Rohan asked me, “When do you get up?” → Rohan asked me ___. (a) when do I get up (b) when I got up (c) when did I get up
  3. 3.Dev asked me, “What is your name?” → Dev asked me ___. (a) what was my name (b) what my name was (c) what is my name
  4. 4.Yash said, “I have danced on the stage.” → Yash said that he ___ on the stage. (a) had danced (b) has danced (c) have danced
  5. 5.Kunal said, “My pencil is broken.” → Kunal said that ___ pencil was broken. (a) my (b) him (c) he (d) his
  6. 6.Myra asked me, “Where do you live?” → Myra asked me ___. (a) where did I live (b) where I lived (c) where do I live
  7. 7.Manav said, “I dance on the stage every day.” → Manav said that he ___ on the stage every day. (a) dance (b) dances (c) danced (d) dancing
  8. 8.Riya asked me, “What is your name?” → Riya asked me ___. (a) what is my name (b) what was my name (c) what my name was
  9. 9.Yash ___ that he was late. (a) asked (b) told (c) said
  10. 10.Vivaan asked me, “Which book do you like?” → Vivaan asked me ___. (a) which book did I like (b) which book do I like (c) which book I liked
  11. 11.Farhan said, “My pencil is broken.” → Farhan said that ___ pencil was broken. (a) his (b) my (c) him (d) he
  12. 12.Saanvi ___ that she was ready. (a) said (b) told (c) asked
  13. 13.Ishaan said, “My kite is torn.” → Ishaan said that ___ kite was torn. (a) him (b) he (c) my (d) his
  14. 14.Omkar said, “My kite is torn.” → Omkar said that ___ kite was torn. (a) my (b) he (c) his (d) him
  15. 15.Diya ___ me that she was hungry. (a) asked (b) said (c) told
  16. 16.Zoya asked me, “Where do you live?” → Zoya asked me ___. (a) where I lived (b) where did I live (c) where do I live
  17. 17.Riya asked me, “Where is your school?” → Riya asked me ___. (a) where my school was (b) where was my school (c) where is my school
  18. 18.Ishaan asked me, “What do you want?” → Ishaan asked me ___. (a) what did I want (b) what do I want (c) what I wanted
  19. 19.Aarav asked me, “Where is your school?” → Aarav asked me ___. (a) where my school was (b) where was my school (c) where is my school
  20. 20.Kunal said, “My room is clean.” → Kunal said that ___ room was clean. (a) him (b) my (c) he (d) his
  21. 21.Ananya ___ that she was busy. (a) asked (b) told (c) said
  22. 22.Isha ___ that she was busy. (a) said (b) told (c) asked
  23. 23.Neel said, “I have watched a cartoon.” → Neel said that he ___ a cartoon. (a) had watched (b) have watched (c) has watched
  24. 24.Meera said, “My bag is heavy.” → Meera said that ___ bag was heavy. (a) hers (b) my (c) she (d) her
  25. 25.Ira ___ me that she was ready. (a) asked (b) told (c) said
  26. 26.Aisha ___ that she was busy. (a) asked (b) said (c) told
  27. 27.Dev said, “I have cleaned the room.” → Dev said that he ___ the room. (a) had cleaned (b) has cleaned (c) have cleaned
  28. 28.Isha said, “My bag is heavy.” → Isha said that ___ bag was heavy. (a) she (b) her (c) hers (d) my
  29. 29.Aisha said, “My pencil is broken.” → Aisha said that ___ pencil was broken. (a) hers (b) her (c) she (d) my
  30. 30.Tara said, “I bring lunch every day.” → Tara said that she ___ lunch every day. (a) bring (b) brings (c) brought (d) bringing
  31. 31.Meera asked me, “What is your name?” → Meera asked me ___. (a) what is my name (b) what my name was (c) what was my name
  32. 32.Sneha said, “I am tired.” → Sneha said that she ___ tired. (a) is (b) was (c) were (d) am
  33. 33.Rohan ___ that he was busy. (a) told (b) said (c) asked
  34. 34.Pooja ___ that she was tired. (a) said (b) told (c) asked
  35. 35.Zoya asked me, “What do you want?” → Zoya asked me ___. (a) what do I want (b) what I wanted (c) what did I want
  36. 36.Farhan said, “I will feed the dog.” → Farhan said that he ___ feed the dog. (a) will (b) is (c) would
  37. 37.Yash said, “My bag is heavy.” → Yash said that ___ bag was heavy. (a) he (b) him (c) my (d) his
  38. 38.Aditya asked me, “Where do you live?” → Aditya asked me ___. (a) where did I live (b) where do I live (c) where I lived
  39. 39.Diya said, “I will win the match.” → Diya said that she ___ win the match. (a) would (b) will (c) is
  40. 40.Kabir said, “My room is clean.” → Kabir said that ___ room was clean. (a) my (b) he (c) his (d) him

Answer key

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

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