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English grammar lesson 25: Direct and indirect speech · Set 809 · 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.Zoya said, “I am hungry.” → Zoya said that she ___ hungry. (a) was (b) am (c) were (d) is
  2. 2.Priya asked me, “Why are you sad?” → Priya asked me ___. (a) why am I sad (b) why was I sad (c) why I was sad
  3. 3.Yash ___ me that he was hungry. (a) told (b) asked (c) said
  4. 4.Kavya ___ me that she was busy. (a) said (b) asked (c) told
  5. 5.Ananya asked me, “Where do you live?” → Ananya asked me ___. (a) where I lived (b) where did I live (c) where do I live
  6. 6.Rohan said, “I am tired.” → Rohan said that he ___ tired. (a) were (b) is (c) am (d) was
  7. 7.Aisha said, “I win the match every day.” → Aisha said that she ___ the match every day. (a) wins (b) win (c) winning (d) won
  8. 8.Rohan ___ me that he was tired. (a) asked (b) told (c) said
  9. 9.Saanvi asked me, “What do you want?” → Saanvi asked me ___. (a) what did I want (b) what I wanted (c) what do I want
  10. 10.Neel said, “My bag is heavy.” → Neel said that ___ bag was heavy. (a) my (b) he (c) him (d) his
  11. 11.Vivaan said, “I study science every day.” → Vivaan said that he ___ science every day. (a) study (b) studied (c) studying (d) studies
  12. 12.Vivaan ___ me that he was hungry. (a) told (b) asked (c) said
  13. 13.Arjun ___ that he was late. (a) asked (b) said (c) told
  14. 14.Aisha asked me, “What is your name?” → Aisha asked me ___. (a) what is my name (b) what was my name (c) what my name was
  15. 15.Kunal said, “I am watching a cartoon.” → Kunal said that he ___ a cartoon. (a) were watching (b) was watching (c) am watching (d) is watching
  16. 16.Riya said, “I am ready.” → Riya said that she ___ ready. (a) am (b) were (c) was (d) is
  17. 17.Isha asked me, “Why are you sad?” → Isha asked me ___. (a) why I was sad (b) why am I sad (c) why was I sad
  18. 18.Tara asked me, “Where do you live?” → Tara asked me ___. (a) where do I live (b) where did I live (c) where I lived
  19. 19.Ishaan asked me, “Where do you live?” → Ishaan asked me ___. (a) where did I live (b) where I lived (c) where do I live
  20. 20.Ishaan asked me, “Where is your school?” → Ishaan asked me ___. (a) where is my school (b) where was my school (c) where my school was
  21. 21.Isha asked me, “What do you want?” → Isha asked me ___. (a) what do I want (b) what I wanted (c) what did I want
  22. 22.Farhan said, “My room is clean.” → Farhan said that ___ room was clean. (a) him (b) he (c) his (d) my
  23. 23.Arjun said, “I write a letter every day.” → Arjun said that he ___ a letter every day. (a) writing (b) write (c) wrote (d) writes
  24. 24.Riya said, “I make tea every day.” → Riya said that she ___ tea every day. (a) making (b) make (c) makes (d) made
  25. 25.Nisha ___ me that she was tired. (a) asked (b) said (c) told
  26. 26.Myra asked me, “Which book do you like?” → Myra asked me ___. (a) which book do I like (b) which book I liked (c) which book did I like
  27. 27.Myra said, “I am sleepy.” → Myra said that she ___ sleepy. (a) am (b) is (c) were (d) was
  28. 28.Aditya said, “My kite is torn.” → Aditya said that ___ kite was torn. (a) he (b) my (c) his (d) him
  29. 29.Yash said, “I run in the park every day.” → Yash said that he ___ in the park every day. (a) run (b) ran (c) running (d) runs
  30. 30.Vivaan said, “My kite is torn.” → Vivaan said that ___ kite was torn. (a) my (b) him (c) he (d) his
  31. 31.Arjun said, “I will make tea.” → Arjun said that he ___ make tea. (a) would (b) is (c) will
  32. 32.Saanvi ___ that she was late. (a) said (b) told (c) asked
  33. 33.Arjun said, “My pencil is broken.” → Arjun said that ___ pencil was broken. (a) his (b) my (c) he (d) him
  34. 34.Arjun said, “I throw the ball every day.” → Arjun said that he ___ the ball every day. (a) throwing (b) throws (c) threw (d) throw
  35. 35.Ishaan said, “I will bake a cake.” → Ishaan said that he ___ bake a cake. (a) is (b) would (c) will
  36. 36.Priya ___ that she was late. (a) told (b) asked (c) said
  37. 37.Zoya ___ that she was tired. (a) told (b) said (c) asked
  38. 38.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
  39. 39.Neel said, “My kite is torn.” → Neel said that ___ kite was torn. (a) him (b) my (c) his (d) he
  40. 40.Ira said, “My bag is heavy.” → Ira said that ___ bag was heavy. (a) she (b) hers (c) her (d) my

Answer key

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

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