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English grammar lesson 25: Direct and indirect speech · Set 677 · 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.Ananya said, “I am busy.” → Ananya said that she ___ busy. (a) is (b) were (c) was (d) am
  2. 2.Yash asked me, “What is your name?” → Yash asked me ___. (a) what is my name (b) what my name was (c) what was my name
  3. 3.Zoya said, “I have worn a cap.” → Zoya said that she ___ a cap. (a) has worn (b) had worn (c) have worn
  4. 4.Aarav said, “My bicycle is new.” → Aarav said that ___ bicycle was new. (a) my (b) he (c) his (d) him
  5. 5.Sneha said, “My bag is heavy.” → Sneha said that ___ bag was heavy. (a) my (b) she (c) hers (d) her
  6. 6.Rahul said, “I am happy.” → Rahul said that he ___ happy. (a) were (b) was (c) am (d) is
  7. 7.Kunal asked me, “Where is your school?” → Kunal asked me ___. (a) where my school was (b) where is my school (c) where was my school
  8. 8.Farhan asked me, “Which book do you like?” → Farhan asked me ___. (a) which book do I like (b) which book did I like (c) which book I liked
  9. 9.Diya asked me, “What do you want?” → Diya asked me ___. (a) what I wanted (b) what do I want (c) what did I want
  10. 10.Riya ___ that she was hungry. (a) told (b) said (c) asked
  11. 11.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
  12. 12.Sneha asked me, “Where do you live?” → Sneha asked me ___. (a) where I lived (b) where do I live (c) where did I live
  13. 13.Isha said, “I am busy.” → Isha said that she ___ busy. (a) were (b) is (c) am (d) was
  14. 14.Rohan asked me, “What do you want?” → Rohan asked me ___. (a) what did I want (b) what do I want (c) what I wanted
  15. 15.Aisha said, “My kite is torn.” → Aisha said that ___ kite was torn. (a) her (b) she (c) hers (d) my
  16. 16.Arjun asked me, “What do you want?” → Arjun asked me ___. (a) what do I want (b) what did I want (c) what I wanted
  17. 17.Ishaan said, “My room is clean.” → Ishaan said that ___ room was clean. (a) he (b) my (c) him (d) his
  18. 18.Aditya asked me, “Where do you live?” → Aditya asked me ___. (a) where do I live (b) where I lived (c) where did I live
  19. 19.Isha asked me, “When do you get up?” → Isha asked me ___. (a) when do I get up (b) when I got up (c) when did I get up
  20. 20.Myra ___ me that she was tired. (a) told (b) said (c) asked
  21. 21.Manav said, “My room is clean.” → Manav said that ___ room was clean. (a) him (b) my (c) he (d) his
  22. 22.Nisha ___ me that she was tired. (a) said (b) told (c) asked
  23. 23.Nisha said, “I have studied science.” → Nisha said that she ___ science. (a) have studied (b) had studied (c) has studied
  24. 24.Nisha said, “I will clap for the team.” → Nisha said that she ___ clap for the team. (a) will (b) would (c) is
  25. 25.Isha asked me, “What do you want?” → Isha asked me ___. (a) what I wanted (b) what did I want (c) what do I want
  26. 26.Diya asked me, “Why are you sad?” → Diya asked me ___. (a) why was I sad (b) why I was sad (c) why am I sad
  27. 27.Aisha asked me, “Where is your school?” → Aisha asked me ___. (a) where my school was (b) where was my school (c) where is my school
  28. 28.Rohan said, “I have bought vegetables.” → Rohan said that he ___ vegetables. (a) has bought (b) have bought (c) had bought
  29. 29.Ananya said, “I am tired.” → Ananya said that she ___ tired. (a) am (b) is (c) was (d) were
  30. 30.Rahul said, “My bag is heavy.” → Rahul said that ___ bag was heavy. (a) he (b) his (c) my (d) him
  31. 31.Dev ___ that he was late. (a) said (b) asked (c) told
  32. 32.Karan said, “My bag is heavy.” → Karan said that ___ bag was heavy. (a) him (b) my (c) his (d) he
  33. 33.Neel asked me, “What do you want?” → Neel asked me ___. (a) what do I want (b) what did I want (c) what I wanted
  34. 34.Omkar asked me, “Where do you live?” → Omkar asked me ___. (a) where do I live (b) where did I live (c) where I lived
  35. 35.Kavya said, “I will carry the bag.” → Kavya said that she ___ carry the bag. (a) will (b) is (c) would
  36. 36.Rahul said, “I have caught the ball.” → Rahul said that he ___ the ball. (a) has caught (b) have caught (c) had caught
  37. 37.Meera said, “My bag is heavy.” → Meera said that ___ bag was heavy. (a) my (b) hers (c) her (d) she
  38. 38.Diya asked me, “What is your name?” → Diya asked me ___. (a) what is my name (b) what my name was (c) what was my name
  39. 39.Nisha said, “My bicycle is new.” → Nisha said that ___ bicycle was new. (a) my (b) hers (c) her (d) she
  40. 40.Rahul asked me, “Which book do you like?” → Rahul asked me ___. (a) which book do I like (b) which book did I like (c) which book I liked

Answer key

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

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