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Direct and Indirect Speech Worksheet

English grammar lesson 25: Direct and indirect speech · Set 824 · 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 said, “My pencil is broken.” → Aditya said that ___ pencil was broken. (a) my (b) his (c) him (d) he
  2. 2.Meera asked me, “When do you get up?” → Meera asked me ___. (a) when did I get up (b) when I got up (c) when do I get up
  3. 3.Meera said, “I am sleepy.” → Meera said that she ___ sleepy. (a) am (b) is (c) were (d) was
  4. 4.Dev asked me, “Which book do you like?” → Dev asked me ___. (a) which book do I like (b) which book did I like (c) which book I liked
  5. 5.Pooja asked me, “Where do you live?” → Pooja asked me ___. (a) where did I live (b) where I lived (c) where do I live
  6. 6.Vivaan ___ me that he was busy. (a) said (b) asked (c) told
  7. 7.Kabir asked me, “Why are you sad?” → Kabir asked me ___. (a) why was I sad (b) why I was sad (c) why am I sad
  8. 8.Aditya said, “My bicycle is new.” → Aditya said that ___ bicycle was new. (a) he (b) my (c) him (d) his
  9. 9.Sneha said, “I have washed the dishes.” → Sneha said that she ___ the dishes. (a) has washed (b) had washed (c) have washed
  10. 10.Ira asked me, “What is your name?” → Ira asked me ___. (a) what is my name (b) what was my name (c) what my name was
  11. 11.Priya ___ me that she was busy. (a) said (b) asked (c) told
  12. 12.Tara said, “My bag is heavy.” → Tara said that ___ bag was heavy. (a) my (b) she (c) hers (d) her
  13. 13.Aditya ___ that he was hungry. (a) told (b) asked (c) said
  14. 14.Dev asked me, “Why are you sad?” → Dev asked me ___. (a) why am I sad (b) why was I sad (c) why I was sad
  15. 15.Aditya said, “I cook rice every day.” → Aditya said that he ___ rice every day. (a) cook (b) cooked (c) cooks (d) cooking
  16. 16.Aarav said, “I have cleaned the room.” → Aarav said that he ___ the room. (a) have cleaned (b) has cleaned (c) had cleaned
  17. 17.Aditya said, “I buy vegetables every day.” → Aditya said that he ___ vegetables every day. (a) bought (b) buying (c) buy (d) buys
  18. 18.Aarav said, “My kite is torn.” → Aarav said that ___ kite was torn. (a) he (b) him (c) his (d) my
  19. 19.Aarav said, “My room is clean.” → Aarav said that ___ room was clean. (a) my (b) him (c) his (d) he
  20. 20.Farhan said, “My bag is heavy.” → Farhan said that ___ bag was heavy. (a) my (b) him (c) his (d) he
  21. 21.Neel said, “I am helping Grandma.” → Neel said that he ___ Grandma. (a) am helping (b) was helping (c) is helping (d) were helping
  22. 22.Vivaan asked me, “Where do you live?” → Vivaan asked me ___. (a) where do I live (b) where did I live (c) where I lived
  23. 23.Kavya asked me, “What do you want?” → Kavya asked me ___. (a) what I wanted (b) what did I want (c) what do I want
  24. 24.Aarav ___ that he was busy. (a) told (b) asked (c) said
  25. 25.Aarav ___ me that he was late. (a) said (b) asked (c) told
  26. 26.Kavya said, “My bag is heavy.” → Kavya said that ___ bag was heavy. (a) she (b) her (c) my (d) hers
  27. 27.Kabir said, “I have run in the park.” → Kabir said that he ___ in the park. (a) has run (b) have run (c) had run
  28. 28.Vivaan said, “I am tired.” → Vivaan said that he ___ tired. (a) am (b) were (c) was (d) is
  29. 29.Riya asked me, “Why are you sad?” → Riya asked me ___. (a) why am I sad (b) why was I sad (c) why I was sad
  30. 30.Rohan said, “I will speak Hindi.” → Rohan said that he ___ speak Hindi. (a) will (b) would (c) is
  31. 31.Yash asked me, “Where do you live?” → Yash asked me ___. (a) where do I live (b) where I lived (c) where did I live
  32. 32.Isha said, “I am jogging in the park.” → Isha said that she ___ in the park. (a) is jogging (b) were jogging (c) was jogging (d) am jogging
  33. 33.Kabir asked me, “What do you want?” → Kabir asked me ___. (a) what do I want (b) what I wanted (c) what did I want
  34. 34.Tara said, “I have cooked rice.” → Tara said that she ___ rice. (a) have cooked (b) has cooked (c) had cooked
  35. 35.Karan said, “My bag is heavy.” → Karan said that ___ bag was heavy. (a) his (b) him (c) he (d) my
  36. 36.Dev ___ me that he was tired. (a) told (b) said (c) asked
  37. 37.Arjun said, “My bicycle is new.” → Arjun said that ___ bicycle was new. (a) he (b) his (c) my (d) him
  38. 38.Kabir ___ me that he was hungry. (a) said (b) asked (c) told
  39. 39.Vivaan ___ that he was busy. (a) asked (b) told (c) said
  40. 40.Saanvi said, “I will sing a song.” → Saanvi said that she ___ sing a song. (a) will (b) is (c) would

Answer key

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

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