English speaking · lesson 26 of 60 · free

Changing sentences: reported speech — English speaking course in Hindi

After this lesson you can turn any sentence into a negative or a question, and pass on messages like 'He said that he would be late'. You do this every day on the phone, at work and at home.

1 · Key sentences

Listen, read along (each word lights up) and repeat aloud. The Hindi meaning is under each sentence.

    2 · Words and phrases

    3 · Conversation

    Watch the conversation, then press Your turn and speak the second person’s lines.

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    How to say it

    He said that + sentence; She asked if + sentence — “Report what someone said, in your own words”

    1. Negative: add not / don't / doesn't (She can swim → She cannot swim). Question: move the helping verb first (Can she swim?).
    2. Reporting: He said, "I am tired." → He said that he was tired. (tense usually goes one step back: am → was, will → would)
    3. said + that (no person); told + person (told me that...).
    4. Questions: She asked, "Are you free?" → She asked if I was free. Wh-: She asked where I was going.

    Use it for: Passing on phone messages, telling a friend what the teacher said, reporting a meeting at work.

    Worked example: He said that he was hungry.

    1. Try each option in the gap: said / told / asked.
    2. said + that, no person after it. (said के बाद व्यक्ति नहीं)

    Check: I can say: He said that he was tired. She asked if I was free. He told me to wait. ✓

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