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English grammar lesson 25: Direct and indirect speech · Set 924 · 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.Omkar asked me, “Where do you live?” → Omkar asked me ___. (a) where did I live (b) where do I live (c) where I lived
  2. 2.Yash ___ me that he was ready. (a) told (b) said (c) asked
  3. 3.Kabir asked me, “When do you get up?” → Kabir asked me ___. (a) when do I get up (b) when I got up (c) when did I get up
  4. 4.Sneha ___ me that she was hungry. (a) told (b) said (c) asked
  5. 5.Dev asked me, “What do you want?” → Dev asked me ___. (a) what I wanted (b) what do I want (c) what did I want
  6. 6.Meera asked me, “Where is your school?” → Meera asked me ___. (a) where was my school (b) where my school was (c) where is my school
  7. 7.Aditya said, “My room is clean.” → Aditya said that ___ room was clean. (a) he (b) my (c) him (d) his
  8. 8.Omkar asked me, “What do you want?” → Omkar asked me ___. (a) what I wanted (b) what do I want (c) what did I want
  9. 9.Isha asked me, “What is your name?” → Isha asked me ___. (a) what is my name (b) what was my name (c) what my name was
  10. 10.Omkar said, “My bicycle is new.” → Omkar said that ___ bicycle was new. (a) his (b) he (c) my (d) him
  11. 11.Kavya said, “My bicycle is new.” → Kavya said that ___ bicycle was new. (a) my (b) her (c) she (d) hers
  12. 12.Kunal said, “I have bought vegetables.” → Kunal said that he ___ vegetables. (a) has bought (b) have bought (c) had bought
  13. 13.Myra asked me, “Where do you live?” → Myra asked me ___. (a) where I lived (b) where did I live (c) where do I live
  14. 14.Meera said, “I cook rice every day.” → Meera said that she ___ rice every day. (a) cooked (b) cooks (c) cooking (d) cook
  15. 15.Isha said, “I watch a cartoon every day.” → Isha said that she ___ a cartoon every day. (a) watch (b) watches (c) watching (d) watched
  16. 16.Neel ___ me that he was late. (a) told (b) asked (c) said
  17. 17.Diya said, “I am telling a story.” → Diya said that she ___ a story. (a) were telling (b) am telling (c) was telling (d) is telling
  18. 18.Karan asked me, “Which book do you like?” → Karan asked me ___. (a) which book I liked (b) which book do I like (c) which book did I like
  19. 19.Ira said, “I am baking a cake.” → Ira said that she ___ a cake. (a) is baking (b) were baking (c) am baking (d) was baking
  20. 20.Omkar said, “I am writing a letter.” → Omkar said that he ___ a letter. (a) am writing (b) was writing (c) were writing (d) is writing
  21. 21.Aisha said, “My kite is torn.” → Aisha said that ___ kite was torn. (a) hers (b) she (c) my (d) her
  22. 22.Ishaan ___ that he was busy. (a) said (b) asked (c) told
  23. 23.Zoya ___ that she was late. (a) asked (b) said (c) told
  24. 24.Aditya said, “I am ready.” → Aditya said that he ___ ready. (a) was (b) were (c) am (d) is
  25. 25.Yash asked me, “Which book do you like?” → Yash asked me ___. (a) which book I liked (b) which book do I like (c) which book did I like
  26. 26.Pooja said, “I write a letter every day.” → Pooja said that she ___ a letter every day. (a) wrote (b) writes (c) writing (d) write
  27. 27.Karan asked me, “Where do you live?” → Karan asked me ___. (a) where did I live (b) where I lived (c) where do I live
  28. 28.Ishaan asked me, “Which book do you like?” → Ishaan asked me ___. (a) which book did I like (b) which book do I like (c) which book I liked
  29. 29.Ananya asked me, “Which book do you like?” → Ananya asked me ___. (a) which book I liked (b) which book did I like (c) which book do I like
  30. 30.Dev said, “My room is clean.” → Dev said that ___ room was clean. (a) his (b) him (c) he (d) my
  31. 31.Tara said, “I am happy.” → Tara said that she ___ happy. (a) were (b) am (c) is (d) was
  32. 32.Rohan asked me, “What do you want?” → Rohan asked me ___. (a) what do I want (b) what did I want (c) what I wanted
  33. 33.Yash said, “My bag is heavy.” → Yash said that ___ bag was heavy. (a) my (b) him (c) his (d) he
  34. 34.Aarav said, “My kite is torn.” → Aarav said that ___ kite was torn. (a) he (b) his (c) my (d) him
  35. 35.Nisha ___ that she was late. (a) told (b) said (c) asked
  36. 36.Karan said, “I have bought vegetables.” → Karan said that he ___ vegetables. (a) has bought (b) had bought (c) have bought
  37. 37.Yash said, “My pencil is broken.” → Yash said that ___ pencil was broken. (a) him (b) my (c) he (d) his
  38. 38.Saanvi ___ that she was late. (a) told (b) said (c) asked
  39. 39.Nisha asked me, “Where do you live?” → Nisha asked me ___. (a) where do I live (b) where I lived (c) where did I live
  40. 40.Kavya said, “My bag is heavy.” → Kavya said that ___ bag was heavy. (a) hers (b) her (c) my (d) she

Answer key

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

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