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Direct and Indirect Speech Worksheet

English grammar lesson 25: Direct and indirect speech · Set 830 · 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.Meera asked me, “Why are you sad?” → Meera asked me ___. (a) why am I sad (b) why was I sad (c) why I was sad
  2. 2.Saanvi said, “My bicycle is new.” → Saanvi said that ___ bicycle was new. (a) she (b) hers (c) her (d) my
  3. 3.Manav said, “My kite is torn.” → Manav said that ___ kite was torn. (a) his (b) he (c) him (d) my
  4. 4.Diya said, “I fly a kite every day.” → Diya said that she ___ a kite every day. (a) flying (b) fly (c) flies (d) flew
  5. 5.Kavya said, “My room is clean.” → Kavya said that ___ room was clean. (a) hers (b) my (c) she (d) her
  6. 6.Saanvi ___ me that she was busy. (a) asked (b) said (c) told
  7. 7.Arjun said, “I make tea every day.” → Arjun said that he ___ tea every day. (a) makes (b) making (c) make (d) made
  8. 8.Nisha said, “I have baked a cake.” → Nisha said that she ___ a cake. (a) has baked (b) had baked (c) have baked
  9. 9.Rohan said, “My pencil is broken.” → Rohan said that ___ pencil was broken. (a) he (b) him (c) my (d) his
  10. 10.Saanvi said, “I am busy.” → Saanvi said that she ___ busy. (a) was (b) is (c) were (d) am
  11. 11.Isha said, “I have watched a cartoon.” → Isha said that she ___ a cartoon. (a) have watched (b) has watched (c) had watched
  12. 12.Arjun said, “My room is clean.” → Arjun said that ___ room was clean. (a) him (b) my (c) his (d) he
  13. 13.Aarav said, “I am sending a message.” → Aarav said that he ___ a message. (a) were sending (b) is sending (c) was sending (d) am sending
  14. 14.Neel said, “My kite is torn.” → Neel said that ___ kite was torn. (a) him (b) he (c) his (d) my
  15. 15.Manav asked me, “What is your name?” → Manav asked me ___. (a) what my name was (b) what is my name (c) what was my name
  16. 16.Ananya ___ that she was tired. (a) said (b) asked (c) told
  17. 17.Manav asked me, “Where is your school?” → Manav asked me ___. (a) where is my school (b) where my school was (c) where was my school
  18. 18.Meera said, “I have washed the dishes.” → Meera said that she ___ the dishes. (a) have washed (b) has washed (c) had washed
  19. 19.Riya said, “My pencil is broken.” → Riya said that ___ pencil was broken. (a) she (b) her (c) hers (d) my
  20. 20.Pooja said, “I am cooking rice.” → Pooja said that she ___ rice. (a) am cooking (b) is cooking (c) were cooking (d) was cooking
  21. 21.Isha ___ that she was busy. (a) told (b) asked (c) said
  22. 22.Nisha said, “I write a letter every day.” → Nisha said that she ___ a letter every day. (a) write (b) wrote (c) writing (d) writes
  23. 23.Ishaan asked me, “Which book do you like?” → Ishaan asked me ___. (a) which book I liked (b) which book did I like (c) which book do I like
  24. 24.Priya asked me, “Which book do you like?” → Priya asked me ___. (a) which book do I like (b) which book I liked (c) which book did I like
  25. 25.Isha said, “I feed the dog every day.” → Isha said that she ___ the dog every day. (a) feeding (b) fed (c) feed (d) feeds
  26. 26.Tara said, “I will watch a cartoon.” → Tara said that she ___ watch a cartoon. (a) is (b) will (c) would
  27. 27.Yash said, “I will cook rice.” → Yash said that he ___ cook rice. (a) is (b) will (c) would
  28. 28.Vivaan said, “I write a letter every day.” → Vivaan said that he ___ a letter every day. (a) writing (b) wrote (c) write (d) writes
  29. 29.Riya said, “My room is clean.” → Riya said that ___ room was clean. (a) my (b) hers (c) her (d) she
  30. 30.Arjun said, “I have carried the bag.” → Arjun said that he ___ the bag. (a) has carried (b) have carried (c) had carried
  31. 31.Ishaan said, “My room is clean.” → Ishaan said that ___ room was clean. (a) my (b) him (c) he (d) his
  32. 32.Meera said, “My bag is heavy.” → Meera said that ___ bag was heavy. (a) my (b) she (c) her (d) hers
  33. 33.Neel asked me, “Where is your school?” → Neel asked me ___. (a) where my school was (b) where was my school (c) where is my school
  34. 34.Rohan said, “My bag is heavy.” → Rohan said that ___ bag was heavy. (a) he (b) him (c) my (d) his
  35. 35.Kabir ___ that he was ready. (a) told (b) asked (c) said
  36. 36.Ishaan asked me, “What is your name?” → Ishaan asked me ___. (a) what was my name (b) what my name was (c) what is my name
  37. 37.Ira said, “My room is clean.” → Ira said that ___ room was clean. (a) hers (b) my (c) she (d) her
  38. 38.Ishaan said, “My kite is torn.” → Ishaan said that ___ kite was torn. (a) his (b) him (c) my (d) he
  39. 39.Diya asked me, “Where do you live?” → Diya asked me ___. (a) where I lived (b) where did I live (c) where do I live
  40. 40.Rohan asked me, “Why are you sad?” → Rohan asked me ___. (a) why am I sad (b) why was I sad (c) why I was sad

Answer key

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

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