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English grammar lesson 25: Direct and indirect speech · Set 944 · 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.Aditya said, “My pencil is broken.” → Aditya said that ___ pencil was broken. (a) my (b) him (c) he (d) his
  2. 2.Ishaan ___ me that he was late. (a) told (b) said (c) asked
  3. 3.Rahul said, “I have taken the train.” → Rahul said that he ___ the train. (a) has taken (b) had taken (c) have taken
  4. 4.Isha ___ that she was late. (a) said (b) told (c) asked
  5. 5.Ishaan said, “My room is clean.” → Ishaan said that ___ room was clean. (a) he (b) his (c) him (d) my
  6. 6.Ananya asked me, “Where is your school?” → Ananya asked me ___. (a) where was my school (b) where is my school (c) where my school was
  7. 7.Rahul ___ me that he was tired. (a) asked (b) told (c) said
  8. 8.Zoya said, “I have jogged in the park.” → Zoya said that she ___ in the park. (a) had jogged (b) has jogged (c) have jogged
  9. 9.Arjun ___ that he was late. (a) said (b) told (c) asked
  10. 10.Ananya said, “I am ready.” → Ananya said that she ___ ready. (a) is (b) were (c) am (d) was
  11. 11.Omkar asked me, “What do you want?” → Omkar asked me ___. (a) what do I want (b) what did I want (c) what I wanted
  12. 12.Neel ___ me that he was hungry. (a) asked (b) told (c) said
  13. 13.Rohan said, “I am ready.” → Rohan said that he ___ ready. (a) am (b) is (c) were (d) was
  14. 14.Sneha said, “My pencil is broken.” → Sneha said that ___ pencil was broken. (a) my (b) she (c) her (d) hers
  15. 15.Manav asked me, “Where do you live?” → Manav asked me ___. (a) where do I live (b) where did I live (c) where I lived
  16. 16.Kunal asked me, “What do you want?” → Kunal asked me ___. (a) what did I want (b) what do I want (c) what I wanted
  17. 17.Yash ___ me that he was late. (a) asked (b) told (c) said
  18. 18.Aisha ___ me that she was hungry. (a) said (b) asked (c) told
  19. 19.Aisha asked me, “Why are you sad?” → Aisha asked me ___. (a) why am I sad (b) why was I sad (c) why I was sad
  20. 20.Aditya said, “I am tired.” → Aditya said that he ___ tired. (a) am (b) were (c) is (d) was
  21. 21.Neel said, “I help Grandma every day.” → Neel said that he ___ Grandma every day. (a) help (b) helps (c) helping (d) helped
  22. 22.Rohan ___ me that he was busy. (a) asked (b) said (c) told
  23. 23.Kunal said, “I am sleepy.” → Kunal said that he ___ sleepy. (a) was (b) were (c) am (d) is
  24. 24.Omkar said, “My pencil is broken.” → Omkar said that ___ pencil was broken. (a) he (b) him (c) his (d) my
  25. 25.Yash asked me, “Where is your school?” → Yash asked me ___. (a) where my school was (b) where was my school (c) where is my school
  26. 26.Zoya ___ me that she was late. (a) said (b) asked (c) told
  27. 27.Sneha ___ that she was busy. (a) said (b) asked (c) told
  28. 28.Dev said, “I am planting a tree.” → Dev said that he ___ a tree. (a) is planting (b) am planting (c) was planting (d) were planting
  29. 29.Vivaan asked me, “Where do you live?” → Vivaan asked me ___. (a) where I lived (b) where do I live (c) where did I live
  30. 30.Arjun said, “My bag is heavy.” → Arjun said that ___ bag was heavy. (a) he (b) his (c) my (d) him
  31. 31.Dev said, “I am tired.” → Dev said that he ___ tired. (a) was (b) am (c) were (d) is
  32. 32.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
  33. 33.Ananya asked me, “Where do you live?” → Ananya asked me ___. (a) where did I live (b) where do I live (c) where I lived
  34. 34.Saanvi said, “I will run in the park.” → Saanvi said that she ___ run in the park. (a) is (b) would (c) will
  35. 35.Pooja said, “I run in the park every day.” → Pooja said that she ___ in the park every day. (a) run (b) runs (c) ran (d) running
  36. 36.Manav said, “I run in the park every day.” → Manav said that he ___ in the park every day. (a) runs (b) run (c) ran (d) running
  37. 37.Kunal said, “I have planted a tree.” → Kunal said that he ___ a tree. (a) have planted (b) had planted (c) has planted
  38. 38.Yash said, “I am hungry.” → Yash said that he ___ hungry. (a) am (b) was (c) were (d) is
  39. 39.Aditya said, “I have danced on the stage.” → Aditya said that he ___ on the stage. (a) had danced (b) has danced (c) have danced
  40. 40.Pooja said, “My bag is heavy.” → Pooja said that ___ bag was heavy. (a) hers (b) she (c) my (d) her

Answer key

  1. his
  2. told
  3. had taken
  4. said
  5. his
  6. where my school was
  7. told
  8. had jogged
  9. said
  10. was
  11. what I wanted
  12. told
  13. was
  14. her
  15. where I lived
  16. what I wanted
  17. told
  18. told
  19. why I was sad
  20. was
  21. helped
  22. told
  23. was
  24. his
  25. where my school was
  26. told
  27. said
  28. was planting
  29. where I lived
  30. his
  31. was
  32. where my school was
  33. where I lived
  34. would
  35. ran
  36. ran
  37. had planted
  38. was
  39. had danced
  40. her

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