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English grammar lesson 25: Direct and indirect speech · Set 710 · 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.Rohan said, “I have flown a kite.” → Rohan said that he ___ a kite. (a) has flown (b) have flown (c) had flown
  2. 2.Farhan ___ that he was busy. (a) asked (b) told (c) said
  3. 3.Omkar asked me, “Why are you sad?” → Omkar asked me ___. (a) why was I sad (b) why I was sad (c) why am I sad
  4. 4.Arjun ___ that he was late. (a) said (b) told (c) asked
  5. 5.Neel said, “My room is clean.” → Neel said that ___ room was clean. (a) his (b) my (c) he (d) him
  6. 6.Neel asked me, “What do you want?” → Neel asked me ___. (a) what do I want (b) what I wanted (c) what did I want
  7. 7.Karan said, “I am going to school.” → Karan said that he ___ to school. (a) am going (b) were going (c) is going (d) was going
  8. 8.Ira said, “I am feeding the dog.” → Ira said that she ___ the dog. (a) is feeding (b) was feeding (c) were feeding (d) am feeding
  9. 9.Rohan said, “My pencil is broken.” → Rohan said that ___ pencil was broken. (a) him (b) his (c) he (d) my
  10. 10.Ishaan said, “My pencil is broken.” → Ishaan said that ___ pencil was broken. (a) he (b) his (c) him (d) my
  11. 11.Neel said, “My pencil is broken.” → Neel said that ___ pencil was broken. (a) he (b) my (c) his (d) him
  12. 12.Omkar said, “My bag is heavy.” → Omkar said that ___ bag was heavy. (a) my (b) him (c) he (d) his
  13. 13.Kavya said, “I play cricket every day.” → Kavya said that she ___ cricket every day. (a) played (b) plays (c) play (d) playing
  14. 14.Arjun said, “I am hungry.” → Arjun said that he ___ hungry. (a) were (b) is (c) am (d) was
  15. 15.Saanvi said, “I have washed the dishes.” → Saanvi said that she ___ the dishes. (a) has washed (b) had washed (c) have washed
  16. 16.Omkar ___ that he was busy. (a) asked (b) told (c) said
  17. 17.Kabir said, “I am sleepy.” → Kabir said that he ___ sleepy. (a) is (b) were (c) am (d) was
  18. 18.Ananya said, “My pencil is broken.” → Ananya said that ___ pencil was broken. (a) she (b) my (c) hers (d) her
  19. 19.Sneha asked me, “Which book do you like?” → Sneha asked me ___. (a) which book did I like (b) which book I liked (c) which book do I like
  20. 20.Myra asked me, “Where do you live?” → Myra asked me ___. (a) where do I live (b) where I lived (c) where did I live
  21. 21.Aditya said, “My bicycle is new.” → Aditya said that ___ bicycle was new. (a) he (b) him (c) my (d) his
  22. 22.Ira asked me, “Why are you sad?” → Ira asked me ___. (a) why was I sad (b) why I was sad (c) why am I sad
  23. 23.Manav said, “My bag is heavy.” → Manav said that ___ bag was heavy. (a) him (b) he (c) my (d) his
  24. 24.Isha asked me, “Where do you live?” → Isha asked me ___. (a) where did I live (b) where I lived (c) where do I live
  25. 25.Meera ___ that she was ready. (a) asked (b) said (c) told
  26. 26.Arjun asked me, “Which book do you like?” → Arjun asked me ___. (a) which book did I like (b) which book I liked (c) which book do I like
  27. 27.Isha said, “I have thrown the ball.” → Isha said that she ___ the ball. (a) has thrown (b) have thrown (c) had thrown
  28. 28.Kabir asked me, “Where is your school?” → Kabir asked me ___. (a) where was my school (b) where is my school (c) where my school was
  29. 29.Aarav said, “My kite is torn.” → Aarav said that ___ kite was torn. (a) he (b) his (c) my (d) him
  30. 30.Ananya asked me, “Why are you sad?” → Ananya asked me ___. (a) why I was sad (b) why am I sad (c) why was I sad
  31. 31.Vivaan said, “I will clean the room.” → Vivaan said that he ___ clean the room. (a) would (b) is (c) will
  32. 32.Diya said, “I have baked a cake.” → Diya said that she ___ a cake. (a) has baked (b) have baked (c) had baked
  33. 33.Zoya ___ that she was hungry. (a) told (b) said (c) asked
  34. 34.Neel asked me, “When do you get up?” → Neel asked me ___. (a) when I got up (b) when did I get up (c) when do I get up
  35. 35.Karan ___ that he was tired. (a) asked (b) said (c) told
  36. 36.Karan ___ that he was ready. (a) asked (b) said (c) told
  37. 37.Sneha said, “My room is clean.” → Sneha said that ___ room was clean. (a) hers (b) her (c) she (d) my
  38. 38.Manav said, “I am speaking Hindi.” → Manav said that he ___ Hindi. (a) is speaking (b) was speaking (c) am speaking (d) were speaking
  39. 39.Manav said, “I go to school every day.” → Manav said that he ___ to school every day. (a) going (b) go (c) goes (d) went
  40. 40.Priya asked me, “What do you want?” → Priya asked me ___. (a) what did I want (b) what I wanted (c) what do I want

Answer key

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

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