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English grammar lesson 25: Direct and indirect speech · Set 810 · 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.Ananya said, “My room is clean.” → Ananya said that ___ room was clean. (a) her (b) hers (c) she (d) my
  2. 2.Rohan asked me, “Where do you live?” → Rohan asked me ___. (a) where did I live (b) where I lived (c) where do I live
  3. 3.Meera ___ me that she was tired. (a) asked (b) told (c) said
  4. 4.Kunal said, “My bag is heavy.” → Kunal said that ___ bag was heavy. (a) him (b) his (c) my (d) he
  5. 5.Rahul asked me, “Why are you sad?” → Rahul asked me ___. (a) why was I sad (b) why am I sad (c) why I was sad
  6. 6.Zoya asked me, “Why are you sad?” → Zoya asked me ___. (a) why was I sad (b) why I was sad (c) why am I sad
  7. 7.Sneha asked me, “Where is your school?” → Sneha asked me ___. (a) where was my school (b) where is my school (c) where my school was
  8. 8.Rahul said, “My pencil is broken.” → Rahul said that ___ pencil was broken. (a) he (b) my (c) his (d) him
  9. 9.Rohan said, “I have written a letter.” → Rohan said that he ___ a letter. (a) has written (b) have written (c) had written
  10. 10.Myra ___ that she was late. (a) asked (b) told (c) said
  11. 11.Aarav ___ that he was busy. (a) asked (b) said (c) told
  12. 12.Vivaan said, “I watch a cartoon every day.” → Vivaan said that he ___ a cartoon every day. (a) watch (b) watches (c) watched (d) watching
  13. 13.Priya ___ me that she was ready. (a) asked (b) said (c) told
  14. 14.Neel ___ that he was ready. (a) said (b) asked (c) told
  15. 15.Aarav said, “My kite is torn.” → Aarav said that ___ kite was torn. (a) him (b) his (c) he (d) my
  16. 16.Priya said, “My room is clean.” → Priya said that ___ room was clean. (a) my (b) her (c) she (d) hers
  17. 17.Sneha said, “My kite is torn.” → Sneha said that ___ kite was torn. (a) she (b) my (c) her (d) hers
  18. 18.Karan asked me, “Why are you sad?” → Karan asked me ___. (a) why was I sad (b) why I was sad (c) why am I sad
  19. 19.Farhan said, “I am studying science.” → Farhan said that he ___ science. (a) was studying (b) am studying (c) is studying (d) were studying
  20. 20.Ananya said, “My bicycle is new.” → Ananya said that ___ bicycle was new. (a) my (b) she (c) her (d) hers
  21. 21.Nisha said, “I feed the dog every day.” → Nisha said that she ___ the dog every day. (a) fed (b) feeding (c) feed (d) feeds
  22. 22.Zoya said, “I am busy.” → Zoya said that she ___ busy. (a) was (b) were (c) is (d) am
  23. 23.Kabir said, “I am writing a letter.” → Kabir said that he ___ a letter. (a) am writing (b) is writing (c) were writing (d) was writing
  24. 24.Neel ___ that he was late. (a) said (b) told (c) asked
  25. 25.Rohan said, “I will play cricket.” → Rohan said that he ___ play cricket. (a) would (b) will (c) is
  26. 26.Aarav said, “I have baked a cake.” → Aarav said that he ___ a cake. (a) has baked (b) had baked (c) have baked
  27. 27.Farhan asked me, “Where do you live?” → Farhan asked me ___. (a) where did I live (b) where do I live (c) where I lived
  28. 28.Omkar said, “My room is clean.” → Omkar said that ___ room was clean. (a) he (b) my (c) his (d) him
  29. 29.Kabir ___ me that he was busy. (a) asked (b) told (c) said
  30. 30.Yash said, “My kite is torn.” → Yash said that ___ kite was torn. (a) his (b) him (c) he (d) my
  31. 31.Sneha ___ that she was busy. (a) asked (b) told (c) said
  32. 32.Aarav said, “I swim in the pool every day.” → Aarav said that he ___ in the pool every day. (a) swam (b) swimming (c) swims (d) swim
  33. 33.Karan asked me, “Where is your school?” → Karan asked me ___. (a) where my school was (b) where was my school (c) where is my school
  34. 34.Aisha said, “My kite is torn.” → Aisha said that ___ kite was torn. (a) she (b) hers (c) her (d) my
  35. 35.Dev asked me, “Where is your school?” → Dev asked me ___. (a) where is my school (b) where my school was (c) where was my school
  36. 36.Meera asked me, “What is your name?” → Meera asked me ___. (a) what is my name (b) what my name was (c) what was my name
  37. 37.Rohan ___ that he was ready. (a) asked (b) said (c) told
  38. 38.Vivaan ___ me that he was tired. (a) told (b) said (c) asked
  39. 39.Neel asked me, “When do you get up?” → Neel asked me ___. (a) when did I get up (b) when do I get up (c) when I got up
  40. 40.Farhan said, “My bag is heavy.” → Farhan said that ___ bag was heavy. (a) he (b) him (c) my (d) his

Answer key

  1. her
  2. where I lived
  3. told
  4. his
  5. why I was sad
  6. why I was sad
  7. where my school was
  8. his
  9. had written
  10. said
  11. said
  12. watched
  13. told
  14. said
  15. his
  16. her
  17. her
  18. why I was sad
  19. was studying
  20. her
  21. fed
  22. was
  23. was writing
  24. said
  25. would
  26. had baked
  27. where I lived
  28. his
  29. told
  30. his
  31. said
  32. swam
  33. where my school was
  34. her
  35. where my school was
  36. what my name was
  37. said
  38. told
  39. when I got up
  40. his

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