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English grammar lesson 25: Direct and indirect speech · Set 749 · 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.Priya asked me, “What is your name?” → Priya asked me ___. (a) what was my name (b) what is my name (c) what my name was
  2. 2.Sneha said, “My bag is heavy.” → Sneha said that ___ bag was heavy. (a) her (b) she (c) hers (d) my
  3. 3.Vivaan said, “I have eaten a mango.” → Vivaan said that he ___ a mango. (a) has eaten (b) have eaten (c) had eaten
  4. 4.Omkar said, “My bag is heavy.” → Omkar said that ___ bag was heavy. (a) he (b) his (c) him (d) my
  5. 5.Nisha said, “My kite is torn.” → Nisha said that ___ kite was torn. (a) she (b) hers (c) my (d) her
  6. 6.Kabir said, “I will fly a kite.” → Kabir said that he ___ fly a kite. (a) is (b) would (c) will
  7. 7.Ishaan said, “My pencil is broken.” → Ishaan said that ___ pencil was broken. (a) my (b) he (c) his (d) him
  8. 8.Ishaan asked me, “Why are you sad?” → Ishaan asked me ___. (a) why am I sad (b) why was I sad (c) why I was sad
  9. 9.Ira ___ that she was busy. (a) asked (b) told (c) said
  10. 10.Aditya asked me, “What do you want?” → Aditya asked me ___. (a) what did I want (b) what I wanted (c) what do I want
  11. 11.Omkar asked me, “What is your name?” → Omkar asked me ___. (a) what was my name (b) what my name was (c) what is my name
  12. 12.Saanvi ___ me that she was ready. (a) asked (b) said (c) told
  13. 13.Arjun said, “I will carry the bag.” → Arjun said that he ___ carry the bag. (a) is (b) will (c) would
  14. 14.Isha ___ me that she was tired. (a) told (b) asked (c) said
  15. 15.Kunal ___ me that he was busy. (a) told (b) asked (c) said
  16. 16.Priya asked me, “What do you want?” → Priya asked me ___. (a) what I wanted (b) what did I want (c) what do I want
  17. 17.Kabir said, “I am busy.” → Kabir said that he ___ busy. (a) am (b) is (c) was (d) were
  18. 18.Zoya asked me, “What do you want?” → Zoya asked me ___. (a) what did I want (b) what I wanted (c) what do I want
  19. 19.Omkar said, “I will ride a bicycle.” → Omkar said that he ___ ride a bicycle. (a) will (b) would (c) is
  20. 20.Myra said, “My room is clean.” → Myra said that ___ room was clean. (a) hers (b) she (c) her (d) my
  21. 21.Rahul ___ that he was late. (a) asked (b) said (c) told
  22. 22.Ishaan said, “My bicycle is new.” → Ishaan said that ___ bicycle was new. (a) my (b) him (c) his (d) he
  23. 23.Aisha said, “My room is clean.” → Aisha said that ___ room was clean. (a) her (b) hers (c) my (d) she
  24. 24.Manav said, “My pencil is broken.” → Manav said that ___ pencil was broken. (a) his (b) him (c) my (d) he
  25. 25.Ishaan ___ me that he was hungry. (a) told (b) said (c) asked
  26. 26.Tara asked me, “Which book do you like?” → Tara asked me ___. (a) which book did I like (b) which book do I like (c) which book I liked
  27. 27.Diya said, “My pencil is broken.” → Diya said that ___ pencil was broken. (a) she (b) my (c) hers (d) her
  28. 28.Yash said, “I am ready.” → Yash said that he ___ ready. (a) is (b) were (c) was (d) am
  29. 29.Vivaan said, “I will wear a cap.” → Vivaan said that he ___ wear a cap. (a) will (b) is (c) would
  30. 30.Yash said, “I have played cricket.” → Yash said that he ___ cricket. (a) had played (b) has played (c) have played
  31. 31.Zoya ___ me that she was hungry. (a) told (b) asked (c) said
  32. 32.Nisha ___ me that she was ready. (a) told (b) said (c) asked
  33. 33.Dev said, “I have sent a message.” → Dev said that he ___ a message. (a) had sent (b) has sent (c) have sent
  34. 34.Zoya said, “My kite is torn.” → Zoya said that ___ kite was torn. (a) hers (b) she (c) her (d) my
  35. 35.Sneha asked me, “Why are you sad?” → Sneha asked me ___. (a) why was I sad (b) why am I sad (c) why I was sad
  36. 36.Omkar said, “I am hungry.” → Omkar said that he ___ hungry. (a) is (b) am (c) was (d) were
  37. 37.Ishaan said, “My room is clean.” → Ishaan said that ___ room was clean. (a) he (b) him (c) my (d) his
  38. 38.Tara said, “I feed the dog every day.” → Tara said that she ___ the dog every day. (a) feed (b) feeds (c) fed (d) feeding
  39. 39.Vivaan asked me, “Where do you live?” → Vivaan asked me ___. (a) where did I live (b) where I lived (c) where do I live
  40. 40.Pooja said, “My bicycle is new.” → Pooja said that ___ bicycle was new. (a) her (b) hers (c) my (d) she

Answer key

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

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