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English grammar lesson 25: Direct and indirect speech · Set 737 · 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.Neel asked me, “Where is your school?” → Neel asked me ___. (a) where was my school (b) where my school was (c) where is my school
  2. 2.Meera said, “I have swum in the pool.” → Meera said that she ___ in the pool. (a) had swum (b) has swum (c) have swum
  3. 3.Yash asked me, “Where do you live?” → Yash asked me ___. (a) where do I live (b) where did I live (c) where I lived
  4. 4.Saanvi said, “I am ready.” → Saanvi said that she ___ ready. (a) is (b) am (c) were (d) was
  5. 5.Aditya asked me, “What is your name?” → Aditya asked me ___. (a) what my name was (b) what is my name (c) what was my name
  6. 6.Aarav ___ that he was tired. (a) said (b) asked (c) told
  7. 7.Kunal said, “I am tired.” → Kunal said that he ___ tired. (a) was (b) were (c) is (d) am
  8. 8.Aditya ___ me that he was late. (a) said (b) asked (c) told
  9. 9.Ira asked me, “Where do you live?” → Ira asked me ___. (a) where I lived (b) where do I live (c) where did I live
  10. 10.Isha said, “My bag is heavy.” → Isha said that ___ bag was heavy. (a) hers (b) my (c) her (d) she
  11. 11.Kabir asked me, “Which book do you like?” → Kabir asked me ___. (a) which book I liked (b) which book do I like (c) which book did I like
  12. 12.Aditya said, “I am dancing on the stage.” → Aditya said that he ___ on the stage. (a) is dancing (b) am dancing (c) were dancing (d) was dancing
  13. 13.Meera said, “I will play cricket.” → Meera said that she ___ play cricket. (a) will (b) would (c) is
  14. 14.Vivaan said, “My bag is heavy.” → Vivaan said that ___ bag was heavy. (a) he (b) him (c) his (d) my
  15. 15.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
  16. 16.Rahul said, “My bicycle is new.” → Rahul said that ___ bicycle was new. (a) his (b) he (c) my (d) him
  17. 17.Vivaan ___ that he was ready. (a) told (b) asked (c) said
  18. 18.Aditya said, “My kite is torn.” → Aditya said that ___ kite was torn. (a) his (b) him (c) he (d) my
  19. 19.Zoya said, “My kite is torn.” → Zoya said that ___ kite was torn. (a) my (b) hers (c) her (d) she
  20. 20.Ananya asked me, “Where is your school?” → Ananya asked me ___. (a) where was my school (b) where is my school (c) where my school was
  21. 21.Meera ___ me that she was ready. (a) said (b) asked (c) told
  22. 22.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
  23. 23.Aarav asked me, “When do you get up?” → Aarav asked me ___. (a) when I got up (b) when do I get up (c) when did I get up
  24. 24.Farhan said, “My bicycle is new.” → Farhan said that ___ bicycle was new. (a) him (b) my (c) his (d) he
  25. 25.Dev said, “I will cook rice.” → Dev said that he ___ cook rice. (a) will (b) would (c) is
  26. 26.Yash asked me, “What is your name?” → Yash asked me ___. (a) what was my name (b) what my name was (c) what is my name
  27. 27.Kavya asked me, “Which book do you like?” → Kavya asked me ___. (a) which book do I like (b) which book did I like (c) which book I liked
  28. 28.Kunal said, “My room is clean.” → Kunal said that ___ room was clean. (a) him (b) his (c) he (d) my
  29. 29.Myra said, “My bicycle is new.” → Myra said that ___ bicycle was new. (a) her (b) my (c) hers (d) she
  30. 30.Tara ___ me that she was hungry. (a) said (b) told (c) asked
  31. 31.Meera said, “My kite is torn.” → Meera said that ___ kite was torn. (a) she (b) my (c) her (d) hers
  32. 32.Kunal said, “I am carrying the bag.” → Kunal said that he ___ the bag. (a) was carrying (b) am carrying (c) is carrying (d) were carrying
  33. 33.Neel said, “I will bake a cake.” → Neel said that he ___ bake a cake. (a) would (b) is (c) will
  34. 34.Myra said, “My kite is torn.” → Myra said that ___ kite was torn. (a) my (b) her (c) she (d) hers
  35. 35.Yash ___ that he was hungry. (a) said (b) told (c) asked
  36. 36.Kunal said, “My bag is heavy.” → Kunal said that ___ bag was heavy. (a) my (b) he (c) his (d) him
  37. 37.Meera ___ me that she was late. (a) said (b) told (c) asked
  38. 38.Tara asked me, “Why are you sad?” → Tara asked me ___. (a) why am I sad (b) why was I sad (c) why I was sad
  39. 39.Karan said, “I feed the dog every day.” → Karan said that he ___ the dog every day. (a) feeds (b) fed (c) feeding (d) feed
  40. 40.Kunal ___ that he was hungry. (a) asked (b) said (c) told

Answer key

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

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