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English grammar lesson 25: Direct and indirect speech · Set 806 · 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.Aditya asked me, “Which book do you like?” → Aditya asked me ___. (a) which book I liked (b) which book do I like (c) which book did I like
  2. 2.Myra said, “My kite is torn.” → Myra said that ___ kite was torn. (a) hers (b) my (c) she (d) her
  3. 3.Riya ___ that she was late. (a) asked (b) told (c) said
  4. 4.Nisha said, “I have eaten a mango.” → Nisha said that she ___ a mango. (a) has eaten (b) had eaten (c) have eaten
  5. 5.Diya said, “My room is clean.” → Diya said that ___ room was clean. (a) my (b) she (c) her (d) hers
  6. 6.Priya said, “I have drawn a picture.” → Priya said that she ___ a picture. (a) have drawn (b) has drawn (c) had drawn
  7. 7.Farhan asked me, “Where do you live?” → Farhan asked me ___. (a) where do I live (b) where did I live (c) where I lived
  8. 8.Diya said, “I am writing a letter.” → Diya said that she ___ a letter. (a) am writing (b) is writing (c) was writing (d) were writing
  9. 9.Yash ___ me that he was late. (a) said (b) told (c) asked
  10. 10.Kunal said, “My bag is heavy.” → Kunal said that ___ bag was heavy. (a) he (b) him (c) his (d) my
  11. 11.Nisha asked me, “What do you want?” → Nisha asked me ___. (a) what I wanted (b) what do I want (c) what did I want
  12. 12.Rohan asked me, “When do you get up?” → Rohan asked me ___. (a) when do I get up (b) when did I get up (c) when I got up
  13. 13.Aisha said, “I am catching the ball.” → Aisha said that she ___ the ball. (a) was catching (b) am catching (c) were catching (d) is catching
  14. 14.Aisha ___ that she was ready. (a) told (b) said (c) asked
  15. 15.Rahul said, “I am happy.” → Rahul said that he ___ happy. (a) were (b) was (c) am (d) is
  16. 16.Aditya said, “I am tired.” → Aditya said that he ___ tired. (a) was (b) is (c) am (d) were
  17. 17.Tara ___ me that she was hungry. (a) told (b) asked (c) said
  18. 18.Arjun said, “I have washed the dishes.” → Arjun said that he ___ the dishes. (a) have washed (b) has washed (c) had washed
  19. 19.Kabir said, “My pencil is broken.” → Kabir said that ___ pencil was broken. (a) he (b) his (c) him (d) my
  20. 20.Arjun said, “My pencil is broken.” → Arjun said that ___ pencil was broken. (a) he (b) my (c) him (d) his
  21. 21.Nisha ___ that she was tired. (a) told (b) said (c) asked
  22. 22.Rohan ___ me that he was busy. (a) said (b) asked (c) told
  23. 23.Vivaan said, “My room is clean.” → Vivaan said that ___ room was clean. (a) my (b) him (c) his (d) he
  24. 24.Yash said, “I am ready.” → Yash said that he ___ ready. (a) am (b) was (c) is (d) were
  25. 25.Riya asked me, “What do you want?” → Riya asked me ___. (a) what did I want (b) what do I want (c) what I wanted
  26. 26.Kabir ___ that he was tired. (a) told (b) asked (c) said
  27. 27.Pooja said, “I am sleepy.” → Pooja said that she ___ sleepy. (a) is (b) was (c) am (d) were
  28. 28.Neel asked me, “Where is your school?” → Neel asked me ___. (a) where is my school (b) where my school was (c) where was my school
  29. 29.Sneha said, “I have run in the park.” → Sneha said that she ___ in the park. (a) has run (b) have run (c) had run
  30. 30.Kunal said, “My pencil is broken.” → Kunal said that ___ pencil was broken. (a) my (b) his (c) he (d) him
  31. 31.Ananya asked me, “When do you get up?” → Ananya asked me ___. (a) when do I get up (b) when I got up (c) when did I get up
  32. 32.Ananya ___ me that she was busy. (a) told (b) asked (c) said
  33. 33.Ishaan said, “I am sleepy.” → Ishaan said that he ___ sleepy. (a) am (b) is (c) was (d) were
  34. 34.Neel said, “My bicycle is new.” → Neel said that ___ bicycle was new. (a) him (b) my (c) his (d) he
  35. 35.Kavya asked me, “Where do you live?” → Kavya asked me ___. (a) where did I live (b) where do I live (c) where I lived
  36. 36.Sneha said, “I will speak Hindi.” → Sneha said that she ___ speak Hindi. (a) will (b) is (c) would
  37. 37.Rohan said, “My bicycle is new.” → Rohan said that ___ bicycle was new. (a) my (b) him (c) his (d) he
  38. 38.Arjun asked me, “Where is your school?” → Arjun asked me ___. (a) where my school was (b) where is my school (c) where was my school
  39. 39.Neel ___ that he was hungry. (a) asked (b) said (c) told
  40. 40.Yash asked me, “Where is your school?” → Yash asked me ___. (a) where was my school (b) where my school was (c) where is my school

Answer key

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

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