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Direct and Indirect Speech Worksheet

English grammar lesson 25: Direct and indirect speech · Set 931 · 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.Nisha asked me, “What do you want?” → Nisha asked me ___. (a) what I wanted (b) what did I want (c) what do I want
  2. 2.Isha asked me, “Where is your school?” → Isha asked me ___. (a) where is my school (b) where my school was (c) where was my school
  3. 3.Sneha said, “I wear a cap every day.” → Sneha said that she ___ a cap every day. (a) wear (b) wearing (c) wears (d) wore
  4. 4.Yash said, “My bag is heavy.” → Yash said that ___ bag was heavy. (a) him (b) he (c) his (d) my
  5. 5.Ishaan said, “I feed the dog every day.” → Ishaan said that he ___ the dog every day. (a) feeding (b) fed (c) feed (d) feeds
  6. 6.Aarav said, “My kite is torn.” → Aarav said that ___ kite was torn. (a) him (b) he (c) his (d) my
  7. 7.Aditya said, “My pencil is broken.” → Aditya said that ___ pencil was broken. (a) he (b) him (c) his (d) my
  8. 8.Myra said, “I have eaten a mango.” → Myra said that she ___ a mango. (a) had eaten (b) have eaten (c) has eaten
  9. 9.Zoya ___ me that she was busy. (a) said (b) asked (c) told
  10. 10.Meera said, “I am busy.” → Meera said that she ___ busy. (a) am (b) was (c) were (d) is
  11. 11.Omkar asked me, “What is your name?” → Omkar asked me ___. (a) what is my name (b) what was my name (c) what my name was
  12. 12.Riya said, “My room is clean.” → Riya said that ___ room was clean. (a) her (b) she (c) hers (d) my
  13. 13.Karan said, “My bicycle is new.” → Karan said that ___ bicycle was new. (a) my (b) his (c) him (d) he
  14. 14.Neel asked me, “What do you want?” → Neel asked me ___. (a) what do I want (b) what did I want (c) what I wanted
  15. 15.Zoya asked me, “Which book do you like?” → Zoya asked me ___. (a) which book did I like (b) which book do I like (c) which book I liked
  16. 16.Aditya said, “My bicycle is new.” → Aditya said that ___ bicycle was new. (a) him (b) he (c) his (d) my
  17. 17.Arjun said, “My kite is torn.” → Arjun said that ___ kite was torn. (a) my (b) his (c) he (d) him
  18. 18.Aisha said, “My bicycle is new.” → Aisha said that ___ bicycle was new. (a) she (b) hers (c) her (d) my
  19. 19.Farhan said, “I have brought lunch.” → Farhan said that he ___ lunch. (a) had brought (b) has brought (c) have brought
  20. 20.Aisha said, “My pencil is broken.” → Aisha said that ___ pencil was broken. (a) her (b) my (c) hers (d) she
  21. 21.Arjun ___ me that he was hungry. (a) asked (b) told (c) said
  22. 22.Omkar said, “My pencil is broken.” → Omkar said that ___ pencil was broken. (a) my (b) his (c) he (d) him
  23. 23.Isha said, “My bicycle is new.” → Isha said that ___ bicycle was new. (a) her (b) my (c) hers (d) she
  24. 24.Arjun said, “I am tired.” → Arjun said that he ___ tired. (a) is (b) was (c) were (d) am
  25. 25.Neel ___ me that he was busy. (a) said (b) asked (c) told
  26. 26.Myra said, “I am tired.” → Myra said that she ___ tired. (a) were (b) am (c) is (d) was
  27. 27.Kavya said, “I have carried the bag.” → Kavya said that she ___ the bag. (a) has carried (b) have carried (c) had carried
  28. 28.Yash ___ that he was ready. (a) asked (b) told (c) said
  29. 29.Vivaan asked me, “What do you want?” → Vivaan asked me ___. (a) what did I want (b) what I wanted (c) what do I want
  30. 30.Aarav asked me, “Where do you live?” → Aarav asked me ___. (a) where do I live (b) where I lived (c) where did I live
  31. 31.Farhan said, “I am planting a tree.” → Farhan said that he ___ a tree. (a) were planting (b) is planting (c) was planting (d) am planting
  32. 32.Neel asked me, “Why are you sad?” → Neel asked me ___. (a) why I was sad (b) why was I sad (c) why am I sad
  33. 33.Vivaan asked me, “Where is your school?” → Vivaan asked me ___. (a) where is my school (b) where my school was (c) where was my school
  34. 34.Vivaan said, “My room is clean.” → Vivaan said that ___ room was clean. (a) him (b) he (c) my (d) his
  35. 35.Karan said, “I will wash the dishes.” → Karan said that he ___ wash the dishes. (a) is (b) will (c) would
  36. 36.Karan said, “My pencil is broken.” → Karan said that ___ pencil was broken. (a) he (b) him (c) his (d) my
  37. 37.Kabir ___ that he was hungry. (a) asked (b) told (c) said
  38. 38.Aditya said, “My room is clean.” → Aditya said that ___ room was clean. (a) my (b) him (c) he (d) his
  39. 39.Kabir asked me, “Where is your school?” → Kabir asked me ___. (a) where was my school (b) where is my school (c) where my school was
  40. 40.Aarav said, “I have gone to school.” → Aarav said that he ___ to school. (a) have gone (b) has gone (c) had gone

Answer key

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

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