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English grammar lesson 25: Direct and indirect speech · Set 728 · 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.Manav said, “I am happy.” → Manav said that he ___ happy. (a) is (b) was (c) were (d) am
  2. 2.Isha said, “I am throwing the ball.” → Isha said that she ___ the ball. (a) were throwing (b) am throwing (c) is throwing (d) was throwing
  3. 3.Myra ___ me that she was busy. (a) said (b) told (c) asked
  4. 4.Diya asked me, “Where do you live?” → Diya asked me ___. (a) where did I live (b) where I lived (c) where do I live
  5. 5.Dev said, “I have thrown the ball.” → Dev said that he ___ the ball. (a) have thrown (b) had thrown (c) has thrown
  6. 6.Dev ___ that he was hungry. (a) asked (b) said (c) told
  7. 7.Farhan asked me, “What do you want?” → Farhan asked me ___. (a) what do I want (b) what did I want (c) what I wanted
  8. 8.Kavya ___ that she was busy. (a) asked (b) told (c) said
  9. 9.Ananya asked me, “Where is your school?” → Ananya asked me ___. (a) where my school was (b) where is my school (c) where was my school
  10. 10.Rohan asked me, “Where is your school?” → Rohan asked me ___. (a) where is my school (b) where was my school (c) where my school was
  11. 11.Zoya said, “My bicycle is new.” → Zoya said that ___ bicycle was new. (a) my (b) hers (c) her (d) she
  12. 12.Dev asked me, “Where do you live?” → Dev asked me ___. (a) where do I live (b) where I lived (c) where did I live
  13. 13.Vivaan ___ me that he was tired. (a) asked (b) said (c) told
  14. 14.Farhan said, “I will cook rice.” → Farhan said that he ___ cook rice. (a) would (b) will (c) is
  15. 15.Rahul said, “I will fly a kite.” → Rahul said that he ___ fly a kite. (a) is (b) will (c) would
  16. 16.Aisha asked me, “Why are you sad?” → Aisha asked me ___. (a) why I was sad (b) why was I sad (c) why am I sad
  17. 17.Rahul ___ that he was hungry. (a) said (b) told (c) asked
  18. 18.Myra said, “I watch a cartoon every day.” → Myra said that she ___ a cartoon every day. (a) watches (b) watch (c) watching (d) watched
  19. 19.Rohan said, “I have cooked rice.” → Rohan said that he ___ rice. (a) has cooked (b) have cooked (c) had cooked
  20. 20.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
  21. 21.Zoya said, “I am tired.” → Zoya said that she ___ tired. (a) is (b) was (c) were (d) am
  22. 22.Arjun said, “My room is clean.” → Arjun said that ___ room was clean. (a) he (b) his (c) him (d) my
  23. 23.Aisha said, “My pencil is broken.” → Aisha said that ___ pencil was broken. (a) hers (b) my (c) her (d) she
  24. 24.Sneha ___ me that she was ready. (a) said (b) told (c) asked
  25. 25.Arjun said, “My bicycle is new.” → Arjun said that ___ bicycle was new. (a) my (b) his (c) him (d) he
  26. 26.Sneha said, “My kite is torn.” → Sneha said that ___ kite was torn. (a) hers (b) my (c) she (d) her
  27. 27.Omkar ___ me that he was ready. (a) said (b) told (c) asked
  28. 28.Karan ___ me that he was tired. (a) said (b) asked (c) told
  29. 29.Karan said, “My bicycle is new.” → Karan said that ___ bicycle was new. (a) my (b) him (c) his (d) he
  30. 30.Priya asked me, “Where is your school?” → Priya asked me ___. (a) where my school was (b) where was my school (c) where is my school
  31. 31.Saanvi ___ that she was ready. (a) asked (b) told (c) said
  32. 32.Vivaan said, “My pencil is broken.” → Vivaan said that ___ pencil was broken. (a) him (b) my (c) he (d) his
  33. 33.Karan ___ me that he was late. (a) told (b) said (c) asked
  34. 34.Aisha asked me, “What do you want?” → Aisha asked me ___. (a) what I wanted (b) what did I want (c) what do I want
  35. 35.Omkar ___ that he was hungry. (a) told (b) asked (c) said
  36. 36.Karan asked me, “Where is your school?” → Karan asked me ___. (a) where is my school (b) where was my school (c) where my school was
  37. 37.Aarav said, “I watch a cartoon every day.” → Aarav said that he ___ a cartoon every day. (a) watched (b) watch (c) watching (d) watches
  38. 38.Isha said, “I am hungry.” → Isha said that she ___ hungry. (a) were (b) is (c) was (d) am
  39. 39.Rahul said, “My pencil is broken.” → Rahul said that ___ pencil was broken. (a) my (b) he (c) him (d) his
  40. 40.Rohan ___ me that he was hungry. (a) said (b) told (c) asked

Answer key

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

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