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English grammar lesson 25: Direct and indirect speech · Set 978 · 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 ___ that he was ready. (a) asked (b) told (c) said
  2. 2.Vivaan ___ me that he was ready. (a) told (b) said (c) asked
  3. 3.Ishaan said, “I am happy.” → Ishaan said that he ___ happy. (a) am (b) was (c) is (d) were
  4. 4.Kunal said, “I am tired.” → Kunal said that he ___ tired. (a) were (b) was (c) is (d) am
  5. 5.Neel asked me, “What is your name?” → Neel asked me ___. (a) what was my name (b) what my name was (c) what is my name
  6. 6.Ishaan ___ me that he was busy. (a) said (b) asked (c) told
  7. 7.Meera asked me, “Where is your school?” → Meera asked me ___. (a) where was my school (b) where is my school (c) where my school was
  8. 8.Dev ___ that he was hungry. (a) said (b) asked (c) told
  9. 9.Ananya asked me, “Where is your school?” → Ananya asked me ___. (a) where is my school (b) where my school was (c) where was my school
  10. 10.Isha ___ that she was hungry. (a) told (b) asked (c) said
  11. 11.Dev ___ me that he was tired. (a) said (b) asked (c) told
  12. 12.Tara said, “I have told a story.” → Tara said that she ___ a story. (a) has told (b) had told (c) have told
  13. 13.Zoya ___ me that she was late. (a) told (b) asked (c) said
  14. 14.Myra said, “My bag is heavy.” → Myra said that ___ bag was heavy. (a) my (b) her (c) hers (d) she
  15. 15.Aarav ___ me that he was tired. (a) said (b) told (c) asked
  16. 16.Aisha said, “My room is clean.” → Aisha said that ___ room was clean. (a) her (b) hers (c) she (d) my
  17. 17.Arjun said, “I have baked a cake.” → Arjun said that he ___ a cake. (a) has baked (b) had baked (c) have baked
  18. 18.Karan said, “My bag is heavy.” → Karan said that ___ bag was heavy. (a) my (b) him (c) his (d) he
  19. 19.Manav ___ that he was ready. (a) said (b) told (c) asked
  20. 20.Isha said, “My room is clean.” → Isha said that ___ room was clean. (a) she (b) my (c) hers (d) her
  21. 21.Ira said, “My kite is torn.” → Ira said that ___ kite was torn. (a) hers (b) her (c) she (d) my
  22. 22.Vivaan said, “My pencil is broken.” → Vivaan said that ___ pencil was broken. (a) him (b) he (c) his (d) my
  23. 23.Kunal said, “I am planting a tree.” → Kunal said that he ___ a tree. (a) am planting (b) is planting (c) was planting (d) were planting
  24. 24.Priya said, “My kite is torn.” → Priya said that ___ kite was torn. (a) she (b) my (c) her (d) hers
  25. 25.Vivaan said, “My bicycle is new.” → Vivaan said that ___ bicycle was new. (a) his (b) he (c) him (d) my
  26. 26.Tara said, “My room is clean.” → Tara said that ___ room was clean. (a) my (b) she (c) her (d) hers
  27. 27.Vivaan asked me, “Which book do you like?” → Vivaan asked me ___. (a) which book did I like (b) which book do I like (c) which book I liked
  28. 28.Vivaan said, “My room is clean.” → Vivaan said that ___ room was clean. (a) my (b) he (c) his (d) him
  29. 29.Kunal asked me, “Why are you sad?” → Kunal asked me ___. (a) why I was sad (b) why am I sad (c) why was I sad
  30. 30.Diya said, “I will wear a cap.” → Diya said that she ___ wear a cap. (a) will (b) is (c) would
  31. 31.Dev asked me, “Where is your school?” → Dev asked me ___. (a) where my school was (b) where was my school (c) where is my school
  32. 32.Vivaan ___ that he was tired. (a) told (b) asked (c) said
  33. 33.Rahul said, “I have gone to school.” → Rahul said that he ___ to school. (a) had gone (b) has gone (c) have gone
  34. 34.Tara said, “I am hungry.” → Tara said that she ___ hungry. (a) was (b) is (c) were (d) am
  35. 35.Rohan asked me, “Why are you sad?” → Rohan asked me ___. (a) why was I sad (b) why am I sad (c) why I was sad
  36. 36.Dev asked me, “What do you want?” → Dev asked me ___. (a) what do I want (b) what I wanted (c) what did I want
  37. 37.Rahul ___ that he was busy. (a) told (b) asked (c) said
  38. 38.Arjun said, “My kite is torn.” → Arjun said that ___ kite was torn. (a) my (b) him (c) he (d) his
  39. 39.Myra ___ me that she was ready. (a) told (b) asked (c) said
  40. 40.Saanvi said, “I am riding a bicycle.” → Saanvi said that she ___ a bicycle. (a) is riding (b) am riding (c) were riding (d) was riding

Answer key

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

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