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Direct and Indirect Speech Worksheet

English grammar lesson 25: Direct and indirect speech · Set 871 · 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.Kavya asked me, “What do you want?” → Kavya asked me ___. (a) what do I want (b) what did I want (c) what I wanted
  2. 2.Arjun said, “I swim in the pool every day.” → Arjun said that he ___ in the pool every day. (a) swims (b) swimming (c) swim (d) swam
  3. 3.Aditya ___ me that he was busy. (a) told (b) asked (c) said
  4. 4.Saanvi said, “My bicycle is new.” → Saanvi said that ___ bicycle was new. (a) hers (b) her (c) my (d) she
  5. 5.Kabir said, “My room is clean.” → Kabir said that ___ room was clean. (a) my (b) him (c) he (d) his
  6. 6.Yash said, “I am ready.” → Yash said that he ___ ready. (a) was (b) is (c) am (d) were
  7. 7.Meera asked me, “Where do you live?” → Meera asked me ___. (a) where I lived (b) where did I live (c) where do I live
  8. 8.Kunal said, “My pencil is broken.” → Kunal said that ___ pencil was broken. (a) him (b) he (c) my (d) his
  9. 9.Neel ___ me that he was busy. (a) said (b) asked (c) told
  10. 10.Yash asked me, “What do you want?” → Yash asked me ___. (a) what I wanted (b) what did I want (c) what do I want
  11. 11.Riya said, “I am speaking Hindi.” → Riya said that she ___ Hindi. (a) am speaking (b) was speaking (c) were speaking (d) is speaking
  12. 12.Sneha said, “I have sung a song.” → Sneha said that she ___ a song. (a) has sung (b) had sung (c) have sung
  13. 13.Isha said, “I eat a mango every day.” → Isha said that she ___ a mango every day. (a) eating (b) eats (c) ate (d) eat
  14. 14.Vivaan said, “My room is clean.” → Vivaan said that ___ room was clean. (a) his (b) my (c) him (d) he
  15. 15.Arjun asked me, “When do you get up?” → Arjun asked me ___. (a) when did I get up (b) when I got up (c) when do I get up
  16. 16.Tara asked me, “Which book do you like?” → Tara asked me ___. (a) which book do I like (b) which book did I like (c) which book I liked
  17. 17.Dev said, “I am tired.” → Dev said that he ___ tired. (a) is (b) am (c) was (d) were
  18. 18.Vivaan ___ me that he was hungry. (a) asked (b) told (c) said
  19. 19.Kavya said, “I watch a cartoon every day.” → Kavya said that she ___ a cartoon every day. (a) watches (b) watch (c) watched (d) watching
  20. 20.Yash said, “My pencil is broken.” → Yash said that ___ pencil was broken. (a) he (b) his (c) my (d) him
  21. 21.Aarav said, “My pencil is broken.” → Aarav said that ___ pencil was broken. (a) my (b) him (c) his (d) he
  22. 22.Vivaan asked me, “Which book do you like?” → Vivaan asked me ___. (a) which book did I like (b) which book do I like (c) which book I liked
  23. 23.Zoya asked me, “Why are you sad?” → Zoya asked me ___. (a) why was I sad (b) why am I sad (c) why I was sad
  24. 24.Rahul said, “My bicycle is new.” → Rahul said that ___ bicycle was new. (a) his (b) my (c) he (d) him
  25. 25.Pooja said, “I catch the ball every day.” → Pooja said that she ___ the ball every day. (a) caught (b) catching (c) catch (d) catches
  26. 26.Kabir said, “My bicycle is new.” → Kabir said that ___ bicycle was new. (a) him (b) he (c) my (d) his
  27. 27.Kabir said, “My kite is torn.” → Kabir said that ___ kite was torn. (a) his (b) him (c) my (d) he
  28. 28.Tara asked me, “What is your name?” → Tara asked me ___. (a) what was my name (b) what is my name (c) what my name was
  29. 29.Rohan said, “I am tired.” → Rohan said that he ___ tired. (a) were (b) am (c) is (d) was
  30. 30.Nisha ___ that she was busy. (a) asked (b) told (c) said
  31. 31.Aarav said, “My bicycle is new.” → Aarav said that ___ bicycle was new. (a) him (b) my (c) his (d) he
  32. 32.Omkar ___ that he was busy. (a) told (b) said (c) asked
  33. 33.Isha said, “I am hungry.” → Isha said that she ___ hungry. (a) am (b) is (c) was (d) were
  34. 34.Aarav said, “I bake a cake every day.” → Aarav said that he ___ a cake every day. (a) baking (b) bake (c) bakes (d) baked
  35. 35.Rahul ___ me that he was hungry. (a) asked (b) told (c) said
  36. 36.Arjun said, “My bicycle is new.” → Arjun said that ___ bicycle was new. (a) his (b) him (c) my (d) he
  37. 37.Myra asked me, “Where is your school?” → Myra asked me ___. (a) where was my school (b) where my school was (c) where is my school
  38. 38.Arjun said, “My kite is torn.” → Arjun said that ___ kite was torn. (a) my (b) he (c) his (d) him
  39. 39.Neel said, “My bag is heavy.” → Neel said that ___ bag was heavy. (a) my (b) him (c) his (d) he
  40. 40.Pooja ___ me that she was hungry. (a) told (b) asked (c) said

Answer key

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

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