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English grammar lesson 25: Direct and indirect speech · Set 95 · 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.Aarav asked me, “What do you want?” → Aarav asked me ___. (a) what did I want (b) what do I want (c) what I wanted
  2. 2.Isha ___ me that she was late. (a) told (b) said (c) asked
  3. 3.Yash said, “My kite is torn.” → Yash said that ___ kite was torn. (a) my (b) he (c) his (d) him
  4. 4.Saanvi asked me, “What do you want?” → Saanvi asked me ___. (a) what I wanted (b) what do I want (c) what did I want
  5. 5.Aarav asked me, “When do you get up?” → Aarav asked me ___. (a) when I got up (b) when did I get up (c) when do I get up
  6. 6.Myra said, “My kite is torn.” → Myra said that ___ kite was torn. (a) she (b) hers (c) my (d) her
  7. 7.Meera asked me, “Where is your school?” → Meera asked me ___. (a) where is my school (b) where was my school (c) where my school was
  8. 8.Aarav said, “My bag is heavy.” → Aarav said that ___ bag was heavy. (a) him (b) his (c) he (d) my
  9. 9.Aisha said, “I am tired.” → Aisha said that she ___ tired. (a) were (b) was (c) am (d) is
  10. 10.Diya said, “My bag is heavy.” → Diya said that ___ bag was heavy. (a) her (b) she (c) hers (d) my
  11. 11.Farhan said, “My kite is torn.” → Farhan said that ___ kite was torn. (a) him (b) he (c) his (d) my
  12. 12.Ananya said, “I have danced on the stage.” → Ananya said that she ___ on the stage. (a) have danced (b) has danced (c) had danced
  13. 13.Arjun said, “I bake a cake every day.” → Arjun said that he ___ a cake every day. (a) baking (b) bakes (c) baked (d) bake
  14. 14.Rahul asked me, “Where is your school?” → Rahul asked me ___. (a) where my school was (b) where was my school (c) where is my school
  15. 15.Kunal ___ me that he was hungry. (a) told (b) asked (c) said
  16. 16.Saanvi said, “I clean the room every day.” → Saanvi said that she ___ the room every day. (a) cleaned (b) clean (c) cleans (d) cleaning
  17. 17.Dev ___ me that he was busy. (a) asked (b) told (c) said
  18. 18.Myra said, “My pencil is broken.” → Myra said that ___ pencil was broken. (a) her (b) my (c) she (d) hers
  19. 19.Tara said, “I am busy.” → Tara said that she ___ busy. (a) am (b) was (c) were (d) is
  20. 20.Ishaan asked me, “When do you get up?” → Ishaan asked me ___. (a) when did I get up (b) when I got up (c) when do I get up
  21. 21.Isha asked me, “Where do you live?” → Isha asked me ___. (a) where I lived (b) where did I live (c) where do I live
  22. 22.Kabir said, “My pencil is broken.” → Kabir said that ___ pencil was broken. (a) he (b) my (c) him (d) his
  23. 23.Ananya said, “I am happy.” → Ananya said that she ___ happy. (a) is (b) were (c) was (d) am
  24. 24.Sneha said, “I am sleepy.” → Sneha said that she ___ sleepy. (a) am (b) were (c) is (d) was
  25. 25.Omkar asked me, “Where do you live?” → Omkar asked me ___. (a) where did I live (b) where do I live (c) where I lived
  26. 26.Saanvi said, “My kite is torn.” → Saanvi said that ___ kite was torn. (a) she (b) her (c) my (d) hers
  27. 27.Kunal said, “I am hungry.” → Kunal said that he ___ hungry. (a) were (b) am (c) was (d) is
  28. 28.Manav said, “I study science every day.” → Manav said that he ___ science every day. (a) studying (b) study (c) studies (d) studied
  29. 29.Neel said, “I am sleepy.” → Neel said that he ___ sleepy. (a) is (b) am (c) were (d) was
  30. 30.Yash ___ me that he was busy. (a) asked (b) told (c) said
  31. 31.Kabir ___ me that he was busy. (a) asked (b) said (c) told
  32. 32.Arjun said, “I will go to school.” → Arjun said that he ___ go to school. (a) is (b) will (c) would
  33. 33.Rohan asked me, “Where is your school?” → Rohan asked me ___. (a) where was my school (b) where is my school (c) where my school was
  34. 34.Kunal said, “My kite is torn.” → Kunal said that ___ kite was torn. (a) my (b) his (c) him (d) he
  35. 35.Ananya ___ me that she was busy. (a) told (b) said (c) asked
  36. 36.Vivaan said, “I will bake a cake.” → Vivaan said that he ___ bake a cake. (a) is (b) would (c) will
  37. 37.Aditya ___ that he was late. (a) told (b) asked (c) said
  38. 38.Ira said, “I have made tea.” → Ira said that she ___ tea. (a) has made (b) had made (c) have made
  39. 39.Rahul said, “My bag is heavy.” → Rahul said that ___ bag was heavy. (a) his (b) him (c) he (d) my
  40. 40.Tara said, “I have sung a song.” → Tara said that she ___ a song. (a) has sung (b) have sung (c) had sung

Answer key

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

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