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Direct and Indirect Speech Worksheet

English grammar lesson 25: Direct and indirect speech · Set 751 · 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.Saanvi asked me, “Where do you live?” → Saanvi asked me ___. (a) where do I live (b) where did I live (c) where I lived
  2. 2.Nisha asked me, “Why are you sad?” → Nisha asked me ___. (a) why was I sad (b) why am I sad (c) why I was sad
  3. 3.Manav asked me, “Where do you live?” → Manav asked me ___. (a) where did I live (b) where do I live (c) where I lived
  4. 4.Ananya said, “I have danced on the stage.” → Ananya said that she ___ on the stage. (a) have danced (b) has danced (c) had danced
  5. 5.Myra ___ me that she was hungry. (a) asked (b) said (c) told
  6. 6.Aisha said, “My pencil is broken.” → Aisha said that ___ pencil was broken. (a) her (b) my (c) she (d) hers
  7. 7.Kunal said, “I have gone to school.” → Kunal said that he ___ to school. (a) had gone (b) has gone (c) have gone
  8. 8.Saanvi said, “I am making tea.” → Saanvi said that she ___ tea. (a) is making (b) were making (c) am making (d) was making
  9. 9.Omkar asked me, “Which book do you like?” → Omkar asked me ___. (a) which book I liked (b) which book did I like (c) which book do I like
  10. 10.Sneha asked me, “What do you want?” → Sneha asked me ___. (a) what did I want (b) what I wanted (c) what do I want
  11. 11.Sneha said, “I am tired.” → Sneha said that she ___ tired. (a) is (b) were (c) am (d) was
  12. 12.Vivaan asked me, “Why are you sad?” → Vivaan asked me ___. (a) why I was sad (b) why am I sad (c) why was I sad
  13. 13.Karan said, “My bag is heavy.” → Karan said that ___ bag was heavy. (a) he (b) him (c) his (d) my
  14. 14.Isha asked me, “Which book do you like?” → Isha asked me ___. (a) which book do I like (b) which book did I like (c) which book I liked
  15. 15.Yash said, “My bag is heavy.” → Yash said that ___ bag was heavy. (a) him (b) my (c) he (d) his
  16. 16.Arjun said, “My bag is heavy.” → Arjun said that ___ bag was heavy. (a) him (b) my (c) he (d) his
  17. 17.Nisha said, “My room is clean.” → Nisha said that ___ room was clean. (a) my (b) she (c) her (d) hers
  18. 18.Riya said, “My bag is heavy.” → Riya said that ___ bag was heavy. (a) her (b) hers (c) my (d) she
  19. 19.Pooja said, “I go to school every day.” → Pooja said that she ___ to school every day. (a) going (b) went (c) goes (d) go
  20. 20.Kunal asked me, “Which book do you like?” → Kunal asked me ___. (a) which book did I like (b) which book I liked (c) which book do I like
  21. 21.Karan asked me, “Where do you live?” → Karan asked me ___. (a) where I lived (b) where do I live (c) where did I live
  22. 22.Neel said, “I have baked a cake.” → Neel said that he ___ a cake. (a) have baked (b) has baked (c) had baked
  23. 23.Karan asked me, “What do you want?” → Karan asked me ___. (a) what do I want (b) what I wanted (c) what did I want
  24. 24.Karan asked me, “What is your name?” → Karan asked me ___. (a) what is my name (b) what was my name (c) what my name was
  25. 25.Vivaan said, “I win the match every day.” → Vivaan said that he ___ the match every day. (a) wins (b) winning (c) won (d) win
  26. 26.Zoya said, “I have helped Grandma.” → Zoya said that she ___ Grandma. (a) have helped (b) has helped (c) had helped
  27. 27.Yash said, “I am eating a mango.” → Yash said that he ___ a mango. (a) am eating (b) was eating (c) were eating (d) is eating
  28. 28.Aarav said, “I swim in the pool every day.” → Aarav said that he ___ in the pool every day. (a) swims (b) swam (c) swim (d) swimming
  29. 29.Dev said, “My bag is heavy.” → Dev said that ___ bag was heavy. (a) him (b) my (c) his (d) he
  30. 30.Sneha said, “My bicycle is new.” → Sneha said that ___ bicycle was new. (a) hers (b) she (c) my (d) her
  31. 31.Sneha ___ that she was busy. (a) told (b) said (c) asked
  32. 32.Isha ___ me that she was hungry. (a) told (b) said (c) asked
  33. 33.Neel ___ that he was hungry. (a) told (b) asked (c) said
  34. 34.Aditya said, “I wear a cap every day.” → Aditya said that he ___ a cap every day. (a) wear (b) wears (c) wearing (d) wore
  35. 35.Kabir said, “I have cleaned the room.” → Kabir said that he ___ the room. (a) have cleaned (b) had cleaned (c) has cleaned
  36. 36.Kunal said, “I have planted a tree.” → Kunal said that he ___ a tree. (a) have planted (b) has planted (c) had planted
  37. 37.Farhan ___ me that he was busy. (a) told (b) said (c) asked
  38. 38.Rohan said, “My pencil is broken.” → Rohan said that ___ pencil was broken. (a) him (b) he (c) my (d) his
  39. 39.Omkar asked me, “Where do you live?” → Omkar asked me ___. (a) where did I live (b) where I lived (c) where do I live
  40. 40.Rahul asked me, “What is your name?” → Rahul asked me ___. (a) what my name was (b) what was my name (c) what is my name

Answer key

  1. where I lived
  2. why I was sad
  3. where I lived
  4. had danced
  5. told
  6. her
  7. had gone
  8. was making
  9. which book I liked
  10. what I wanted
  11. was
  12. why I was sad
  13. his
  14. which book I liked
  15. his
  16. his
  17. her
  18. her
  19. went
  20. which book I liked
  21. where I lived
  22. had baked
  23. what I wanted
  24. what my name was
  25. won
  26. had helped
  27. was eating
  28. swam
  29. his
  30. her
  31. said
  32. told
  33. said
  34. wore
  35. had cleaned
  36. had planted
  37. told
  38. his
  39. where I lived
  40. what my name was

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