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English grammar lesson 25: Direct and indirect speech · Set 845 · 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.Dev asked me, “Where do you live?” → Dev asked me ___. (a) where I lived (b) where did I live (c) where do I live
  2. 2.Ishaan said, “My pencil is broken.” → Ishaan said that ___ pencil was broken. (a) his (b) him (c) my (d) he
  3. 3.Aarav ___ me that he was late. (a) asked (b) told (c) said
  4. 4.Dev said, “I sing a song every day.” → Dev said that he ___ a song every day. (a) sang (b) sing (c) sings (d) singing
  5. 5.Sneha said, “I have brought lunch.” → Sneha said that she ___ lunch. (a) have brought (b) had brought (c) has brought
  6. 6.Isha ___ me that she was busy. (a) asked (b) said (c) told
  7. 7.Nisha ___ me that she was tired. (a) said (b) asked (c) told
  8. 8.Aarav asked me, “What do you want?” → Aarav asked me ___. (a) what did I want (b) what do I want (c) what I wanted
  9. 9.Zoya said, “My room is clean.” → Zoya said that ___ room was clean. (a) hers (b) my (c) she (d) her
  10. 10.Riya said, “My bag is heavy.” → Riya said that ___ bag was heavy. (a) she (b) hers (c) my (d) her
  11. 11.Kabir said, “My bag is heavy.” → Kabir said that ___ bag was heavy. (a) his (b) he (c) my (d) him
  12. 12.Diya ___ me that she was tired. (a) said (b) asked (c) told
  13. 13.Priya said, “I have drawn a picture.” → Priya said that she ___ a picture. (a) have drawn (b) had drawn (c) has drawn
  14. 14.Ira ___ me that she was tired. (a) said (b) told (c) asked
  15. 15.Kunal said, “I am tired.” → Kunal said that he ___ tired. (a) is (b) were (c) was (d) am
  16. 16.Meera asked me, “Which book do you like?” → Meera asked me ___. (a) which book did I like (b) which book do I like (c) which book I liked
  17. 17.Aarav said, “I drink milk every day.” → Aarav said that he ___ milk every day. (a) drinking (b) drinks (c) drink (d) drank
  18. 18.Riya ___ me that she was late. (a) said (b) asked (c) told
  19. 19.Diya said, “I bring lunch every day.” → Diya said that she ___ lunch every day. (a) brings (b) bring (c) bringing (d) brought
  20. 20.Saanvi said, “My room is clean.” → Saanvi said that ___ room was clean. (a) hers (b) her (c) she (d) my
  21. 21.Isha ___ me that she was tired. (a) said (b) told (c) asked
  22. 22.Ishaan said, “My bag is heavy.” → Ishaan said that ___ bag was heavy. (a) he (b) my (c) him (d) his
  23. 23.Vivaan asked me, “Where do you live?” → Vivaan asked me ___. (a) where I lived (b) where did I live (c) where do I live
  24. 24.Ishaan said, “My kite is torn.” → Ishaan said that ___ kite was torn. (a) him (b) his (c) he (d) my
  25. 25.Saanvi asked me, “Which book do you like?” → Saanvi asked me ___. (a) which book I liked (b) which book do I like (c) which book did I like
  26. 26.Kunal said, “My bag is heavy.” → Kunal said that ___ bag was heavy. (a) my (b) him (c) he (d) his
  27. 27.Sneha said, “I have fed the dog.” → Sneha said that she ___ the dog. (a) have fed (b) had fed (c) has fed
  28. 28.Priya said, “I have studied science.” → Priya said that she ___ science. (a) have studied (b) had studied (c) has studied
  29. 29.Vivaan said, “I buy vegetables every day.” → Vivaan said that he ___ vegetables every day. (a) buy (b) buying (c) bought (d) buys
  30. 30.Isha asked me, “Which book do you like?” → Isha asked me ___. (a) which book do I like (b) which book did I like (c) which book I liked
  31. 31.Aisha ___ me that she was late. (a) said (b) told (c) asked
  32. 32.Manav said, “My bag is heavy.” → Manav said that ___ bag was heavy. (a) him (b) my (c) he (d) his
  33. 33.Zoya ___ me that she was late. (a) said (b) told (c) asked
  34. 34.Rahul said, “I will ride a bicycle.” → Rahul said that he ___ ride a bicycle. (a) is (b) would (c) will
  35. 35.Kunal ___ me that he was tired. (a) asked (b) told (c) said
  36. 36.Omkar asked me, “Where is your school?” → Omkar asked me ___. (a) where my school was (b) where was my school (c) where is my school
  37. 37.Sneha said, “I take the train every day.” → Sneha said that she ___ the train every day. (a) takes (b) took (c) take (d) taking
  38. 38.Omkar said, “My kite is torn.” → Omkar said that ___ kite was torn. (a) him (b) my (c) he (d) his
  39. 39.Isha said, “I am busy.” → Isha said that she ___ busy. (a) were (b) am (c) is (d) was
  40. 40.Riya asked me, “Why are you sad?” → Riya asked me ___. (a) why was I sad (b) why I was sad (c) why am I sad

Answer key

  1. where I lived
  2. his
  3. told
  4. sang
  5. had brought
  6. told
  7. told
  8. what I wanted
  9. her
  10. her
  11. his
  12. told
  13. had drawn
  14. told
  15. was
  16. which book I liked
  17. drank
  18. told
  19. brought
  20. her
  21. told
  22. his
  23. where I lived
  24. his
  25. which book I liked
  26. his
  27. had fed
  28. had studied
  29. bought
  30. which book I liked
  31. told
  32. his
  33. told
  34. would
  35. told
  36. where my school was
  37. took
  38. his
  39. was
  40. why I was sad

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