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English grammar lesson 25: Direct and indirect speech · Set 657 · 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.Vivaan ___ that he was busy. (a) said (b) asked (c) told
  2. 2.Yash said, “My room is clean.” → Yash said that ___ room was clean. (a) his (b) he (c) him (d) my
  3. 3.Pooja said, “My room is clean.” → Pooja said that ___ room was clean. (a) she (b) hers (c) her (d) my
  4. 4.Aditya said, “My room is clean.” → Aditya said that ___ room was clean. (a) he (b) his (c) my (d) him
  5. 5.Zoya said, “I cook rice every day.” → Zoya said that she ___ rice every day. (a) cooked (b) cooks (c) cooking (d) cook
  6. 6.Aarav ___ me that he was busy. (a) asked (b) told (c) said
  7. 7.Yash said, “I carry the bag every day.” → Yash said that he ___ the bag every day. (a) carried (b) carrying (c) carry (d) carries
  8. 8.Kabir said, “I have sung a song.” → Kabir said that he ___ a song. (a) had sung (b) have sung (c) has sung
  9. 9.Rohan ___ me that he was busy. (a) said (b) told (c) asked
  10. 10.Riya asked me, “Where do you live?” → Riya asked me ___. (a) where did I live (b) where do I live (c) where I lived
  11. 11.Sneha said, “My bag is heavy.” → Sneha said that ___ bag was heavy. (a) hers (b) she (c) her (d) my
  12. 12.Dev ___ me that he was busy. (a) asked (b) said (c) told
  13. 13.Ananya ___ me that she was late. (a) said (b) asked (c) told
  14. 14.Farhan asked me, “What is your name?” → Farhan asked me ___. (a) what was my name (b) what is my name (c) what my name was
  15. 15.Dev asked me, “What is your name?” → Dev asked me ___. (a) what my name was (b) what was my name (c) what is my name
  16. 16.Kabir asked me, “What is your name?” → Kabir asked me ___. (a) what is my name (b) what my name was (c) what was my name
  17. 17.Ira asked me, “Where do you live?” → Ira asked me ___. (a) where did I live (b) where do I live (c) where I lived
  18. 18.Aarav asked me, “Where is your school?” → Aarav asked me ___. (a) where is my school (b) where was my school (c) where my school was
  19. 19.Ananya ___ that she was tired. (a) told (b) asked (c) said
  20. 20.Pooja said, “I swim in the pool every day.” → Pooja said that she ___ in the pool every day. (a) swimming (b) swam (c) swims (d) swim
  21. 21.Rahul said, “My bag is heavy.” → Rahul said that ___ bag was heavy. (a) my (b) his (c) him (d) he
  22. 22.Ishaan asked me, “Why are you sad?” → Ishaan asked me ___. (a) why I was sad (b) why am I sad (c) why was I sad
  23. 23.Kunal said, “I will eat a mango.” → Kunal said that he ___ eat a mango. (a) would (b) will (c) is
  24. 24.Meera ___ me that she was busy. (a) asked (b) told (c) said
  25. 25.Saanvi asked me, “What is your name?” → Saanvi asked me ___. (a) what is my name (b) what my name was (c) what was my name
  26. 26.Zoya said, “I sing a song every day.” → Zoya said that she ___ a song every day. (a) sing (b) singing (c) sings (d) sang
  27. 27.Kabir ___ me that he was late. (a) said (b) told (c) asked
  28. 28.Ananya ___ that she was busy. (a) said (b) told (c) asked
  29. 29.Aditya asked me, “What do you want?” → Aditya asked me ___. (a) what did I want (b) what I wanted (c) what do I want
  30. 30.Pooja ___ that she was late. (a) said (b) asked (c) told
  31. 31.Ira said, “I have taken the train.” → Ira said that she ___ the train. (a) have taken (b) had taken (c) has taken
  32. 32.Dev said, “My kite is torn.” → Dev said that ___ kite was torn. (a) my (b) his (c) him (d) he
  33. 33.Myra ___ me that she was tired. (a) told (b) said (c) asked
  34. 34.Ananya said, “I have played cricket.” → Ananya said that she ___ cricket. (a) have played (b) has played (c) had played
  35. 35.Kunal asked me, “Why are you sad?” → Kunal asked me ___. (a) why am I sad (b) why I was sad (c) why was I sad
  36. 36.Nisha said, “My bicycle is new.” → Nisha said that ___ bicycle was new. (a) she (b) my (c) hers (d) her
  37. 37.Vivaan said, “I am sleepy.” → Vivaan said that he ___ sleepy. (a) is (b) am (c) were (d) was
  38. 38.Farhan asked me, “Why are you sad?” → Farhan asked me ___. (a) why was I sad (b) why I was sad (c) why am I sad
  39. 39.Arjun said, “My room is clean.” → Arjun said that ___ room was clean. (a) my (b) him (c) he (d) his
  40. 40.Ira ___ that she was hungry. (a) told (b) said (c) asked

Answer key

  1. said
  2. his
  3. her
  4. his
  5. cooked
  6. told
  7. carried
  8. had sung
  9. told
  10. where I lived
  11. her
  12. told
  13. told
  14. what my name was
  15. what my name was
  16. what my name was
  17. where I lived
  18. where my school was
  19. said
  20. swam
  21. his
  22. why I was sad
  23. would
  24. told
  25. what my name was
  26. sang
  27. told
  28. said
  29. what I wanted
  30. said
  31. had taken
  32. his
  33. told
  34. had played
  35. why I was sad
  36. her
  37. was
  38. why I was sad
  39. his
  40. said

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