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Direct and Indirect Speech Worksheet

English grammar lesson 25: Direct and indirect speech · Set 87 · 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.Yash said, “I help Grandma every day.” → Yash said that he ___ Grandma every day. (a) helping (b) helps (c) help (d) helped
  2. 2.Arjun said, “My pencil is broken.” → Arjun said that ___ pencil was broken. (a) my (b) he (c) him (d) his
  3. 3.Neel said, “I am building a sandcastle.” → Neel said that he ___ a sandcastle. (a) am building (b) were building (c) was building (d) is building
  4. 4.Meera said, “I will swim in the pool.” → Meera said that she ___ swim in the pool. (a) is (b) will (c) would
  5. 5.Manav said, “My room is clean.” → Manav said that ___ room was clean. (a) him (b) his (c) he (d) my
  6. 6.Ira said, “I will cook rice.” → Ira said that she ___ cook rice. (a) will (b) is (c) would
  7. 7.Rohan said, “My kite is torn.” → Rohan said that ___ kite was torn. (a) he (b) my (c) him (d) his
  8. 8.Diya asked me, “Why are you sad?” → Diya asked me ___. (a) why I was sad (b) why am I sad (c) why was I sad
  9. 9.Ira asked me, “What is your name?” → Ira asked me ___. (a) what my name was (b) what was my name (c) what is my name
  10. 10.Vivaan said, “My kite is torn.” → Vivaan said that ___ kite was torn. (a) he (b) my (c) his (d) him
  11. 11.Kabir said, “My kite is torn.” → Kabir said that ___ kite was torn. (a) he (b) my (c) his (d) him
  12. 12.Aarav said, “My bag is heavy.” → Aarav said that ___ bag was heavy. (a) he (b) him (c) his (d) my
  13. 13.Karan said, “I have played cricket.” → Karan said that he ___ cricket. (a) have played (b) had played (c) has played
  14. 14.Diya said, “My bag is heavy.” → Diya said that ___ bag was heavy. (a) hers (b) my (c) her (d) she
  15. 15.Aisha said, “My bag is heavy.” → Aisha said that ___ bag was heavy. (a) her (b) my (c) she (d) hers
  16. 16.Yash asked me, “Where do you live?” → Yash asked me ___. (a) where did I live (b) where I lived (c) where do I live
  17. 17.Vivaan asked me, “Which book do you like?” → Vivaan asked me ___. (a) which book I liked (b) which book did I like (c) which book do I like
  18. 18.Priya ___ me that she was busy. (a) said (b) asked (c) told
  19. 19.Omkar asked me, “Which book do you like?” → Omkar asked me ___. (a) which book do I like (b) which book did I like (c) which book I liked
  20. 20.Neel asked me, “What do you want?” → Neel asked me ___. (a) what did I want (b) what do I want (c) what I wanted
  21. 21.Aarav said, “My room is clean.” → Aarav said that ___ room was clean. (a) my (b) he (c) his (d) him
  22. 22.Myra said, “I am washing the dishes.” → Myra said that she ___ the dishes. (a) am washing (b) was washing (c) is washing (d) were washing
  23. 23.Myra asked me, “Where is your school?” → Myra asked me ___. (a) where was my school (b) where is my school (c) where my school was
  24. 24.Arjun asked me, “When do you get up?” → Arjun asked me ___. (a) when do I get up (b) when did I get up (c) when I got up
  25. 25.Vivaan said, “I have spoken Hindi.” → Vivaan said that he ___ Hindi. (a) have spoken (b) had spoken (c) has spoken
  26. 26.Karan said, “My bicycle is new.” → Karan said that ___ bicycle was new. (a) he (b) my (c) him (d) his
  27. 27.Ananya asked me, “Where do you live?” → Ananya asked me ___. (a) where do I live (b) where did I live (c) where I lived
  28. 28.Sneha asked me, “Where do you live?” → Sneha asked me ___. (a) where I lived (b) where do I live (c) where did I live
  29. 29.Rohan asked me, “Which book do you like?” → Rohan asked me ___. (a) which book do I like (b) which book did I like (c) which book I liked
  30. 30.Isha asked me, “When do you get up?” → Isha asked me ___. (a) when I got up (b) when did I get up (c) when do I get up
  31. 31.Riya asked me, “Where is your school?” → Riya asked me ___. (a) where was my school (b) where is my school (c) where my school was
  32. 32.Priya said, “I will bring lunch.” → Priya said that she ___ bring lunch. (a) will (b) would (c) is
  33. 33.Meera said, “My bag is heavy.” → Meera said that ___ bag was heavy. (a) hers (b) she (c) my (d) her
  34. 34.Yash said, “My room is clean.” → Yash said that ___ room was clean. (a) he (b) my (c) him (d) his
  35. 35.Vivaan ___ that he was tired. (a) said (b) told (c) asked
  36. 36.Meera said, “My pencil is broken.” → Meera said that ___ pencil was broken. (a) hers (b) my (c) she (d) her
  37. 37.Yash said, “My bag is heavy.” → Yash said that ___ bag was heavy. (a) he (b) him (c) his (d) my
  38. 38.Arjun said, “My bag is heavy.” → Arjun said that ___ bag was heavy. (a) his (b) he (c) him (d) my
  39. 39.Pooja said, “I am sleepy.” → Pooja said that she ___ sleepy. (a) were (b) is (c) am (d) was
  40. 40.Vivaan said, “I am ready.” → Vivaan said that he ___ ready. (a) is (b) am (c) were (d) was

Answer key

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

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