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English grammar lesson 25: Direct and indirect speech · Set 986 · 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.

NameDateTime takenScore ___ / 40
  1. 1.Yash ___ me that he was late. (a) said (b) told (c) asked
  2. 2.Ishaan asked me, “Why are you sad?” → Ishaan asked me ___. (a) why was I sad (b) why am I sad (c) why I was sad
  3. 3.Dev ___ me that he was busy. (a) asked (b) told (c) said
  4. 4.Manav said, “My kite is torn.” → Manav said that ___ kite was torn. (a) my (b) he (c) his (d) him
  5. 5.Kabir ___ that he was hungry. (a) asked (b) told (c) said
  6. 6.Kabir asked me, “Where is your school?” → Kabir asked me ___. (a) where is my school (b) where my school was (c) where was my school
  7. 7.Karan said, “My pencil is broken.” → Karan said that ___ pencil was broken. (a) him (b) my (c) he (d) his
  8. 8.Arjun said, “My pencil is broken.” → Arjun said that ___ pencil was broken. (a) he (b) my (c) him (d) his
  9. 9.Nisha said, “My kite is torn.” → Nisha said that ___ kite was torn. (a) her (b) she (c) hers (d) my
  10. 10.Pooja asked me, “Where do you live?” → Pooja asked me ___. (a) where do I live (b) where did I live (c) where I lived
  11. 11.Karan ___ me that he was busy. (a) said (b) told (c) asked
  12. 12.Arjun asked me, “Where do you live?” → Arjun asked me ___. (a) where do I live (b) where I lived (c) where did I live
  13. 13.Rohan said, “I tell a story every day.” → Rohan said that he ___ a story every day. (a) telling (b) tell (c) tells (d) told
  14. 14.Diya said, “I am hungry.” → Diya said that she ___ hungry. (a) were (b) was (c) am (d) is
  15. 15.Neel asked me, “What do you want?” → Neel asked me ___. (a) what I wanted (b) what did I want (c) what do I want
  16. 16.Meera said, “I am busy.” → Meera said that she ___ busy. (a) is (b) were (c) am (d) was
  17. 17.Vivaan said, “I have spoken Hindi.” → Vivaan said that he ___ Hindi. (a) has spoken (b) have spoken (c) had spoken
  18. 18.Ananya asked me, “Where is your school?” → Ananya asked me ___. (a) where my school was (b) where was my school (c) where is my school
  19. 19.Aditya asked me, “Where is your school?” → Aditya asked me ___. (a) where was my school (b) where my school was (c) where is my school
  20. 20.Arjun said, “I am swimming in the pool.” → Arjun said that he ___ in the pool. (a) were swimming (b) was swimming (c) am swimming (d) is swimming
  21. 21.Saanvi said, “My kite is torn.” → Saanvi said that ___ kite was torn. (a) she (b) hers (c) my (d) her
  22. 22.Neel ___ me that he was busy. (a) asked (b) told (c) said
  23. 23.Nisha said, “My pencil is broken.” → Nisha said that ___ pencil was broken. (a) hers (b) my (c) her (d) she
  24. 24.Ananya said, “My bicycle is new.” → Ananya said that ___ bicycle was new. (a) she (b) her (c) hers (d) my
  25. 25.Sneha said, “My bag is heavy.” → Sneha said that ___ bag was heavy. (a) her (b) hers (c) she (d) my
  26. 26.Riya said, “I am tired.” → Riya said that she ___ tired. (a) am (b) was (c) were (d) is
  27. 27.Manav said, “My room is clean.” → Manav said that ___ room was clean. (a) his (b) him (c) he (d) my
  28. 28.Tara said, “I tell a story every day.” → Tara said that she ___ a story every day. (a) tells (b) told (c) telling (d) tell
  29. 29.Zoya said, “My room is clean.” → Zoya said that ___ room was clean. (a) my (b) hers (c) she (d) her
  30. 30.Aisha ___ that she was busy. (a) told (b) asked (c) said
  31. 31.Isha said, “My bag is heavy.” → Isha said that ___ bag was heavy. (a) hers (b) my (c) she (d) her
  32. 32.Vivaan said, “I have baked a cake.” → Vivaan said that he ___ a cake. (a) has baked (b) have baked (c) had baked
  33. 33.Aditya said, “My bicycle is new.” → Aditya said that ___ bicycle was new. (a) his (b) him (c) he (d) my
  34. 34.Vivaan ___ me that he was busy. (a) said (b) asked (c) told
  35. 35.Riya said, “I am washing the dishes.” → Riya said that she ___ the dishes. (a) was washing (b) is washing (c) am washing (d) were washing
  36. 36.Kavya said, “My room is clean.” → Kavya said that ___ room was clean. (a) her (b) she (c) hers (d) my
  37. 37.Rahul asked me, “Which book do you like?” → Rahul asked me ___. (a) which book do I like (b) which book did I like (c) which book I liked
  38. 38.Riya asked me, “Which book do you like?” → Riya asked me ___. (a) which book did I like (b) which book I liked (c) which book do I like
  39. 39.Rahul ___ that he was tired. (a) said (b) asked (c) told
  40. 40.Yash ___ that he was ready. (a) asked (b) said (c) told

Answer key

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

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