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English grammar lesson 25: Direct and indirect speech · Set 926 · 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.Isha ___ me that she was tired. (a) told (b) asked (c) said
  2. 2.Meera said, “I will bring lunch.” → Meera said that she ___ bring lunch. (a) will (b) is (c) would
  3. 3.Diya said, “My kite is torn.” → Diya said that ___ kite was torn. (a) hers (b) her (c) my (d) she
  4. 4.Aisha ___ me that she was late. (a) asked (b) said (c) told
  5. 5.Meera said, “I am happy.” → Meera said that she ___ happy. (a) were (b) was (c) is (d) am
  6. 6.Kavya said, “I have brought lunch.” → Kavya said that she ___ lunch. (a) have brought (b) had brought (c) has brought
  7. 7.Sneha asked me, “Where do you live?” → Sneha asked me ___. (a) where I lived (b) where did I live (c) where do I live
  8. 8.Isha asked me, “Why are you sad?” → Isha asked me ___. (a) why I was sad (b) why was I sad (c) why am I sad
  9. 9.Sneha asked me, “Why are you sad?” → Sneha asked me ___. (a) why was I sad (b) why am I sad (c) why I was sad
  10. 10.Farhan said, “My bag is heavy.” → Farhan said that ___ bag was heavy. (a) he (b) my (c) him (d) his
  11. 11.Karan said, “My pencil is broken.” → Karan said that ___ pencil was broken. (a) his (b) my (c) him (d) he
  12. 12.Tara said, “I have baked a cake.” → Tara said that she ___ a cake. (a) has baked (b) had baked (c) have baked
  13. 13.Saanvi ___ me that she was busy. (a) asked (b) said (c) told
  14. 14.Farhan asked me, “What do you want?” → Farhan asked me ___. (a) what did I want (b) what do I want (c) what I wanted
  15. 15.Rohan asked me, “What do you want?” → Rohan asked me ___. (a) what do I want (b) what did I want (c) what I wanted
  16. 16.Ananya said, “I will draw a picture.” → Ananya said that she ___ draw a picture. (a) is (b) will (c) would
  17. 17.Rahul said, “My bag is heavy.” → Rahul said that ___ bag was heavy. (a) my (b) him (c) his (d) he
  18. 18.Riya asked me, “What do you want?” → Riya asked me ___. (a) what I wanted (b) what did I want (c) what do I want
  19. 19.Aisha ___ that she was ready. (a) told (b) asked (c) said
  20. 20.Aisha said, “I have made tea.” → Aisha said that she ___ tea. (a) have made (b) has made (c) had made
  21. 21.Kunal ___ me that he was busy. (a) asked (b) told (c) said
  22. 22.Vivaan asked me, “Where is your school?” → Vivaan asked me ___. (a) where my school was (b) where was my school (c) where is my school
  23. 23.Dev ___ that he was hungry. (a) told (b) asked (c) said
  24. 24.Saanvi said, “I have studied science.” → Saanvi said that she ___ science. (a) have studied (b) had studied (c) has studied
  25. 25.Nisha said, “I am sleepy.” → Nisha said that she ___ sleepy. (a) is (b) was (c) were (d) am
  26. 26.Nisha said, “I fly a kite every day.” → Nisha said that she ___ a kite every day. (a) flies (b) fly (c) flew (d) flying
  27. 27.Riya ___ that she was late. (a) told (b) asked (c) said
  28. 28.Aditya said, “My pencil is broken.” → Aditya said that ___ pencil was broken. (a) my (b) he (c) his (d) him
  29. 29.Rahul said, “I will watch a cartoon.” → Rahul said that he ___ watch a cartoon. (a) will (b) would (c) is
  30. 30.Omkar said, “My bag is heavy.” → Omkar said that ___ bag was heavy. (a) my (b) he (c) his (d) him
  31. 31.Karan ___ that he was busy. (a) asked (b) said (c) told
  32. 32.Isha said, “I wear a cap every day.” → Isha said that she ___ a cap every day. (a) wears (b) wear (c) wearing (d) wore
  33. 33.Priya asked me, “What is your name?” → Priya asked me ___. (a) what is my name (b) what was my name (c) what my name was
  34. 34.Sneha asked me, “What do you want?” → Sneha asked me ___. (a) what I wanted (b) what do I want (c) what did I want
  35. 35.Pooja asked me, “When do you get up?” → Pooja asked me ___. (a) when I got up (b) when do I get up (c) when did I get up
  36. 36.Rahul ___ me that he was tired. (a) asked (b) said (c) told
  37. 37.Isha said, “I help Grandma every day.” → Isha said that she ___ Grandma every day. (a) helping (b) help (c) helps (d) helped
  38. 38.Farhan said, “I am drinking milk.” → Farhan said that he ___ milk. (a) is drinking (b) was drinking (c) were drinking (d) am drinking
  39. 39.Farhan said, “My bicycle is new.” → Farhan said that ___ bicycle was new. (a) his (b) he (c) him (d) my
  40. 40.Farhan said, “My pencil is broken.” → Farhan said that ___ pencil was broken. (a) my (b) he (c) him (d) his

Answer key

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

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