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English grammar lesson 25: Direct and indirect speech · Set 815 · 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.Riya ___ me that she was tired. (a) told (b) asked (c) said
  2. 2.Diya said, “My bag is heavy.” → Diya said that ___ bag was heavy. (a) she (b) hers (c) my (d) her
  3. 3.Tara asked me, “Where is your school?” → Tara asked me ___. (a) where my school was (b) where was my school (c) where is my school
  4. 4.Ananya asked me, “Where is your school?” → Ananya asked me ___. (a) where my school was (b) where is my school (c) where was my school
  5. 5.Dev said, “My pencil is broken.” → Dev said that ___ pencil was broken. (a) my (b) him (c) his (d) he
  6. 6.Pooja said, “I have danced on the stage.” → Pooja said that she ___ on the stage. (a) has danced (b) have danced (c) had danced
  7. 7.Manav said, “I will clap for the team.” → Manav said that he ___ clap for the team. (a) will (b) would (c) is
  8. 8.Aarav said, “My bag is heavy.” → Aarav said that ___ bag was heavy. (a) his (b) my (c) he (d) him
  9. 9.Arjun said, “My bag is heavy.” → Arjun said that ___ bag was heavy. (a) he (b) him (c) my (d) his
  10. 10.Pooja ___ me that she was hungry. (a) asked (b) said (c) told
  11. 11.Ira asked me, “Where do you live?” → Ira asked me ___. (a) where did I live (b) where do I live (c) where I lived
  12. 12.Kabir said, “My bag is heavy.” → Kabir said that ___ bag was heavy. (a) him (b) he (c) my (d) his
  13. 13.Tara asked me, “What is your name?” → Tara asked me ___. (a) what is my name (b) what was my name (c) what my name was
  14. 14.Priya said, “I am hungry.” → Priya said that she ___ hungry. (a) was (b) am (c) were (d) is
  15. 15.Rohan said, “I am ready.” → Rohan said that he ___ ready. (a) is (b) were (c) am (d) was
  16. 16.Dev ___ me that he was busy. (a) told (b) asked (c) said
  17. 17.Omkar ___ that he was ready. (a) told (b) said (c) asked
  18. 18.Diya asked me, “What do you want?” → Diya asked me ___. (a) what I wanted (b) what do I want (c) what did I want
  19. 19.Karan asked me, “What do you want?” → Karan asked me ___. (a) what I wanted (b) what do I want (c) what did I want
  20. 20.Nisha said, “My pencil is broken.” → Nisha said that ___ pencil was broken. (a) my (b) she (c) hers (d) her
  21. 21.Diya asked me, “Where do you live?” → Diya asked me ___. (a) where do I live (b) where I lived (c) where did I live
  22. 22.Ananya said, “I will cook rice.” → Ananya said that she ___ cook rice. (a) would (b) will (c) is
  23. 23.Aditya said, “I am watching a cartoon.” → Aditya said that he ___ a cartoon. (a) am watching (b) were watching (c) was watching (d) is watching
  24. 24.Arjun ___ that he was late. (a) said (b) asked (c) told
  25. 25.Riya said, “My pencil is broken.” → Riya said that ___ pencil was broken. (a) hers (b) she (c) her (d) my
  26. 26.Rahul said, “My room is clean.” → Rahul said that ___ room was clean. (a) him (b) he (c) my (d) his
  27. 27.Kabir asked me, “Where do you live?” → Kabir asked me ___. (a) where do I live (b) where did I live (c) where I lived
  28. 28.Sneha said, “I swim in the pool every day.” → Sneha said that she ___ in the pool every day. (a) swam (b) swim (c) swimming (d) swims
  29. 29.Nisha asked me, “When do you get up?” → Nisha asked me ___. (a) when do I get up (b) when I got up (c) when did I get up
  30. 30.Tara said, “My bicycle is new.” → Tara said that ___ bicycle was new. (a) hers (b) her (c) my (d) she
  31. 31.Ishaan said, “I catch the ball every day.” → Ishaan said that he ___ the ball every day. (a) catch (b) catches (c) catching (d) caught
  32. 32.Kunal ___ that he was ready. (a) said (b) told (c) asked
  33. 33.Kabir asked me, “Where is your school?” → Kabir asked me ___. (a) where is my school (b) where was my school (c) where my school was
  34. 34.Karan asked me, “Where is your school?” → Karan asked me ___. (a) where is my school (b) where was my school (c) where my school was
  35. 35.Kabir asked me, “What do you want?” → Kabir asked me ___. (a) what did I want (b) what I wanted (c) what do I want
  36. 36.Rohan said, “I cook rice every day.” → Rohan said that he ___ rice every day. (a) cooks (b) cook (c) cooked (d) cooking
  37. 37.Aditya said, “I am happy.” → Aditya said that he ___ happy. (a) is (b) am (c) was (d) were
  38. 38.Nisha asked me, “Why are you sad?” → Nisha asked me ___. (a) why was I sad (b) why I was sad (c) why am I sad
  39. 39.Tara said, “I am speaking Hindi.” → Tara said that she ___ Hindi. (a) is speaking (b) was speaking (c) were speaking (d) am speaking
  40. 40.Kabir ___ that he was ready. (a) asked (b) said (c) told

Answer key

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

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