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English grammar lesson 25: Direct and indirect speech · Set 731 · 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 write a letter every day.” → Ananya said that she ___ a letter every day. (a) writes (b) wrote (c) write (d) writing
  2. 2.Pooja said, “I have made tea.” → Pooja said that she ___ tea. (a) has made (b) had made (c) have made
  3. 3.Dev said, “My bicycle is new.” → Dev said that ___ bicycle was new. (a) him (b) my (c) his (d) he
  4. 4.Neel said, “I am telling a story.” → Neel said that he ___ a story. (a) is telling (b) am telling (c) was telling (d) were telling
  5. 5.Arjun asked me, “Which book do you like?” → Arjun asked me ___. (a) which book I liked (b) which book do I like (c) which book did I like
  6. 6.Yash said, “I will eat a mango.” → Yash said that he ___ eat a mango. (a) is (b) will (c) would
  7. 7.Yash said, “I am sleepy.” → Yash said that he ___ sleepy. (a) am (b) was (c) is (d) were
  8. 8.Manav ___ me that he was hungry. (a) said (b) told (c) asked
  9. 9.Ananya said, “I will buy vegetables.” → Ananya said that she ___ buy vegetables. (a) would (b) will (c) is
  10. 10.Arjun asked me, “What is your name?” → Arjun asked me ___. (a) what my name was (b) what was my name (c) what is my name
  11. 11.Arjun asked me, “What do you want?” → Arjun asked me ___. (a) what did I want (b) what I wanted (c) what do I want
  12. 12.Riya said, “I jog in the park every day.” → Riya said that she ___ in the park every day. (a) jog (b) jogging (c) jogs (d) jogged
  13. 13.Tara said, “I am happy.” → Tara said that she ___ happy. (a) was (b) is (c) were (d) am
  14. 14.Priya ___ that she was busy. (a) told (b) said (c) asked
  15. 15.Arjun said, “I am sleepy.” → Arjun said that he ___ sleepy. (a) is (b) am (c) was (d) were
  16. 16.Rohan said, “My kite is torn.” → Rohan said that ___ kite was torn. (a) him (b) my (c) his (d) he
  17. 17.Aisha ___ me that she was late. (a) asked (b) said (c) told
  18. 18.Yash said, “I watch a cartoon every day.” → Yash said that he ___ a cartoon every day. (a) watching (b) watch (c) watched (d) watches
  19. 19.Neel asked me, “When do you get up?” → Neel asked me ___. (a) when did I get up (b) when do I get up (c) when I got up
  20. 20.Farhan asked me, “What is your name?” → Farhan asked me ___. (a) what is my name (b) what was my name (c) what my name was
  21. 21.Kunal said, “My bag is heavy.” → Kunal said that ___ bag was heavy. (a) his (b) him (c) my (d) he
  22. 22.Kabir said, “My bicycle is new.” → Kabir said that ___ bicycle was new. (a) he (b) my (c) him (d) his
  23. 23.Diya asked me, “Where do you live?” → Diya asked me ___. (a) where do I live (b) where I lived (c) where did I live
  24. 24.Aisha asked me, “When do you get up?” → Aisha asked me ___. (a) when I got up (b) when do I get up (c) when did I get up
  25. 25.Tara said, “My room is clean.” → Tara said that ___ room was clean. (a) my (b) she (c) her (d) hers
  26. 26.Kunal said, “I will clap for the team.” → Kunal said that he ___ clap for the team. (a) is (b) will (c) would
  27. 27.Nisha said, “I have carried the bag.” → Nisha said that she ___ the bag. (a) had carried (b) has carried (c) have carried
  28. 28.Ira asked me, “Which book do you like?” → Ira asked me ___. (a) which book do I like (b) which book I liked (c) which book did I like
  29. 29.Dev asked me, “Where do you live?” → Dev asked me ___. (a) where I lived (b) where do I live (c) where did I live
  30. 30.Karan said, “My pencil is broken.” → Karan said that ___ pencil was broken. (a) my (b) him (c) his (d) he
  31. 31.Vivaan said, “My bag is heavy.” → Vivaan said that ___ bag was heavy. (a) him (b) my (c) his (d) he
  32. 32.Vivaan said, “I bake a cake every day.” → Vivaan said that he ___ a cake every day. (a) bakes (b) bake (c) baking (d) baked
  33. 33.Riya ___ that she was tired. (a) told (b) said (c) asked
  34. 34.Yash said, “I have baked a cake.” → Yash said that he ___ a cake. (a) has baked (b) have baked (c) had baked
  35. 35.Rahul ___ that he was late. (a) asked (b) said (c) told
  36. 36.Tara said, “I climb a tree every day.” → Tara said that she ___ a tree every day. (a) climb (b) climbed (c) climbing (d) climbs
  37. 37.Omkar said, “I am hungry.” → Omkar said that he ___ hungry. (a) were (b) is (c) was (d) am
  38. 38.Manav ___ me that he was busy. (a) told (b) said (c) asked
  39. 39.Saanvi said, “My bicycle is new.” → Saanvi said that ___ bicycle was new. (a) her (b) my (c) she (d) hers
  40. 40.Riya said, “I will clean the room.” → Riya said that she ___ clean the room. (a) would (b) is (c) will

Answer key

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

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