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English grammar lesson 25: Direct and indirect speech · Set 741 · 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.Arjun ___ me that he was tired. (a) asked (b) told (c) said
  2. 2.Vivaan asked me, “Why are you sad?” → Vivaan asked me ___. (a) why was I sad (b) why I was sad (c) why am I sad
  3. 3.Tara said, “I am busy.” → Tara said that she ___ busy. (a) am (b) was (c) were (d) is
  4. 4.Nisha asked me, “What is your name?” → Nisha asked me ___. (a) what my name was (b) what was my name (c) what is my name
  5. 5.Meera said, “My room is clean.” → Meera said that ___ room was clean. (a) she (b) her (c) my (d) hers
  6. 6.Dev asked me, “Where do you live?” → Dev asked me ___. (a) where do I live (b) where did I live (c) where I lived
  7. 7.Priya ___ me that she was tired. (a) asked (b) said (c) told
  8. 8.Meera said, “My bag is heavy.” → Meera said that ___ bag was heavy. (a) she (b) hers (c) my (d) her
  9. 9.Neel ___ me that he was tired. (a) told (b) asked (c) said
  10. 10.Omkar said, “My pencil is broken.” → Omkar said that ___ pencil was broken. (a) his (b) he (c) him (d) my
  11. 11.Diya said, “My bag is heavy.” → Diya said that ___ bag was heavy. (a) hers (b) my (c) her (d) she
  12. 12.Zoya ___ that she was ready. (a) said (b) asked (c) told
  13. 13.Aarav said, “I have sent a message.” → Aarav said that he ___ a message. (a) has sent (b) have sent (c) had sent
  14. 14.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
  15. 15.Neel asked me, “Which book do you like?” → Neel asked me ___. (a) which book did I like (b) which book do I like (c) which book I liked
  16. 16.Karan ___ that he was busy. (a) told (b) said (c) asked
  17. 17.Ishaan said, “I am ready.” → Ishaan said that he ___ ready. (a) is (b) am (c) was (d) were
  18. 18.Ishaan said, “I will bake a cake.” → Ishaan said that he ___ bake a cake. (a) will (b) would (c) is
  19. 19.Arjun asked me, “Where is your school?” → Arjun asked me ___. (a) where was my school (b) where is my school (c) where my school was
  20. 20.Ananya asked me, “Which book do you like?” → Ananya asked me ___. (a) which book do I like (b) which book did I like (c) which book I liked
  21. 21.Rohan ___ that he was tired. (a) told (b) said (c) asked
  22. 22.Aditya ___ me that he was tired. (a) said (b) asked (c) told
  23. 23.Sneha asked me, “Where is your school?” → Sneha asked me ___. (a) where was my school (b) where my school was (c) where is my school
  24. 24.Sneha ___ that she was tired. (a) told (b) said (c) asked
  25. 25.Sneha said, “I am speaking Hindi.” → Sneha said that she ___ Hindi. (a) were speaking (b) am speaking (c) is speaking (d) was speaking
  26. 26.Rohan said, “My room is clean.” → Rohan said that ___ room was clean. (a) he (b) him (c) my (d) his
  27. 27.Aditya said, “I am happy.” → Aditya said that he ___ happy. (a) is (b) was (c) am (d) were
  28. 28.Omkar ___ me that he was busy. (a) told (b) asked (c) said
  29. 29.Isha said, “My bicycle is new.” → Isha said that ___ bicycle was new. (a) my (b) hers (c) her (d) she
  30. 30.Meera ___ me that she was busy. (a) told (b) said (c) asked
  31. 31.Myra asked me, “What do you want?” → Myra asked me ___. (a) what I wanted (b) what did I want (c) what do I want
  32. 32.Dev said, “My pencil is broken.” → Dev said that ___ pencil was broken. (a) my (b) him (c) his (d) he
  33. 33.Rohan said, “I am bringing lunch.” → Rohan said that he ___ lunch. (a) is bringing (b) were bringing (c) was bringing (d) am bringing
  34. 34.Saanvi ___ that she was hungry. (a) said (b) asked (c) told
  35. 35.Kabir said, “My bag is heavy.” → Kabir said that ___ bag was heavy. (a) his (b) he (c) my (d) him
  36. 36.Rahul asked me, “Where do you live?” → Rahul asked me ___. (a) where did I live (b) where I lived (c) where do I live
  37. 37.Rahul said, “My bag is heavy.” → Rahul said that ___ bag was heavy. (a) him (b) his (c) my (d) he
  38. 38.Aisha ___ that she was ready. (a) asked (b) said (c) told
  39. 39.Tara asked me, “What is your name?” → Tara asked me ___. (a) what is my name (b) what my name was (c) what was my name
  40. 40.Arjun ___ that he was ready. (a) told (b) said (c) asked

Answer key

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

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