Fill in the blanks with an appropriate verb form. This grammar exercise tests your ability to use direct and indirect speech.
1. The stranger asked Harry if ........................... a clever boy.
Correct!
Wrong!
2. The little girl asked me if I .................... in God.
Correct!
Wrong!
3. The teacher asked the boy if he ................... the answer.
Correct!
Wrong!
4. The man asked the boy if he .................. there yesterday.
Correct!
Wrong!
5. Mr. Smith asked me if I ....................... to a zoo.
Correct!
Wrong!
6. The old woman asked me if I ......................any difficulty in finding her address.
Correct!
Wrong!
7. I asked the boy if his father .................... to work.
Correct!
Wrong!
8. The girl asked if she ..................... go home.
Correct!
Wrong!
9. Mark asked if they ........................ invite John to the party.
Correct!
Wrong!
10. John asked Peter if he ................... his new car.
Correct!
Wrong!
Answers
1. The stranger asked Harry if / whether he was a clever boy.
2. The little girl asked me if / whether I believed in God.
3. The teacher asked the boy if he knew the answer.
4. The man asked the boy if he had gone there yesterday.
5. Mr. Smith asked me if I had ever been to a zoo.
6. The old woman asked me if I had any difficulty in finding her address.
7. I asked the boy if his father had gone to work.
8. The girl asked if she might go home.
9. Mark asked if they should invite John to the party.
10. John asked Peter if he had seen his new car.
