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Direct and Indirect Speech Worksheet

English grammar lesson 25: Direct and indirect speech · Set 957 · 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.Kunal ___ that he was busy. (a) said (b) told (c) asked
  2. 2.Rahul said, “My bicycle is new.” → Rahul said that ___ bicycle was new. (a) his (b) my (c) him (d) he
  3. 3.Rahul asked me, “When do you get up?” → Rahul asked me ___. (a) when I got up (b) when do I get up (c) when did I get up
  4. 4.Karan asked me, “What do you want?” → Karan asked me ___. (a) what do I want (b) what did I want (c) what I wanted
  5. 5.Sneha said, “I run in the park every day.” → Sneha said that she ___ in the park every day. (a) running (b) run (c) runs (d) ran
  6. 6.Omkar asked me, “Where is your school?” → Omkar asked me ___. (a) where my school was (b) where was my school (c) where is my school
  7. 7.Aarav said, “My bicycle is new.” → Aarav said that ___ bicycle was new. (a) he (b) my (c) his (d) him
  8. 8.Saanvi asked me, “When do you get up?” → Saanvi asked me ___. (a) when do I get up (b) when did I get up (c) when I got up
  9. 9.Aisha asked me, “Where is your school?” → Aisha asked me ___. (a) where my school was (b) where is my school (c) where was my school
  10. 10.Ira said, “My kite is torn.” → Ira said that ___ kite was torn. (a) my (b) hers (c) she (d) her
  11. 11.Rahul said, “My pencil is broken.” → Rahul said that ___ pencil was broken. (a) him (b) my (c) his (d) he
  12. 12.Neel said, “My room is clean.” → Neel said that ___ room was clean. (a) he (b) my (c) him (d) his
  13. 13.Zoya said, “I have fed the dog.” → Zoya said that she ___ the dog. (a) has fed (b) have fed (c) had fed
  14. 14.Ira said, “I send a message every day.” → Ira said that she ___ a message every day. (a) send (b) sent (c) sends (d) sending
  15. 15.Ananya said, “My kite is torn.” → Ananya said that ___ kite was torn. (a) hers (b) her (c) she (d) my
  16. 16.Vivaan said, “My bicycle is new.” → Vivaan said that ___ bicycle was new. (a) my (b) he (c) him (d) his
  17. 17.Aisha said, “My kite is torn.” → Aisha said that ___ kite was torn. (a) my (b) she (c) hers (d) her
  18. 18.Arjun said, “My kite is torn.” → Arjun said that ___ kite was torn. (a) my (b) he (c) him (d) his
  19. 19.Manav said, “My bag is heavy.” → Manav said that ___ bag was heavy. (a) my (b) him (c) he (d) his
  20. 20.Ishaan ___ me that he was hungry. (a) said (b) told (c) asked
  21. 21.Dev said, “My bag is heavy.” → Dev said that ___ bag was heavy. (a) his (b) him (c) he (d) my
  22. 22.Rohan asked me, “What is your name?” → Rohan asked me ___. (a) what is my name (b) what my name was (c) what was my name
  23. 23.Dev said, “My pencil is broken.” → Dev said that ___ pencil was broken. (a) my (b) him (c) his (d) he
  24. 24.Kabir ___ me that he was tired. (a) said (b) told (c) asked
  25. 25.Isha said, “I am happy.” → Isha said that she ___ happy. (a) was (b) am (c) is (d) were
  26. 26.Saanvi said, “My pencil is broken.” → Saanvi said that ___ pencil was broken. (a) my (b) hers (c) her (d) she
  27. 27.Kunal said, “I have won the match.” → Kunal said that he ___ the match. (a) has won (b) had won (c) have won
  28. 28.Kavya said, “I am tired.” → Kavya said that she ___ tired. (a) is (b) am (c) was (d) were
  29. 29.Meera said, “My kite is torn.” → Meera said that ___ kite was torn. (a) she (b) hers (c) my (d) her
  30. 30.Vivaan ___ that he was tired. (a) asked (b) said (c) told
  31. 31.Saanvi asked me, “Where do you live?” → Saanvi asked me ___. (a) where I lived (b) where did I live (c) where do I live
  32. 32.Arjun ___ that he was tired. (a) told (b) asked (c) said
  33. 33.Isha asked me, “Where is your school?” → Isha asked me ___. (a) where is my school (b) where was my school (c) where my school was
  34. 34.Meera said, “I have washed the dishes.” → Meera said that she ___ the dishes. (a) had washed (b) have washed (c) has washed
  35. 35.Rahul said, “I am hungry.” → Rahul said that he ___ hungry. (a) am (b) is (c) were (d) was
  36. 36.Ishaan said, “I watch a cartoon every day.” → Ishaan said that he ___ a cartoon every day. (a) watching (b) watch (c) watches (d) watched
  37. 37.Diya asked me, “Which book do you like?” → Diya asked me ___. (a) which book did I like (b) which book do I like (c) which book I liked
  38. 38.Saanvi asked me, “What do you want?” → Saanvi asked me ___. (a) what did I want (b) what I wanted (c) what do I want
  39. 39.Karan said, “My bag is heavy.” → Karan said that ___ bag was heavy. (a) my (b) he (c) his (d) him
  40. 40.Isha said, “I will play cricket.” → Isha said that she ___ play cricket. (a) will (b) is (c) would

Answer key

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

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