Direct and Indirect Speech Worksheet with Hindi Meaning
How to say it (He said that + sentence; She asked if + sentence): Negative: add not / don't / doesn't (She can swim → She cannot swim). Question: move the helping verb first (Can she swim?). Reporting: He said, "I am tired." → He said that he was tired. (tense usually goes one step back: am → was, will → would) said + that (no person); told + person (told me that...). Questions: She asked, "Are you free?" → She asked if I was free. Wh-: She asked where I was going.
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- 1."I like tea." → He said that he ___ tea. (a) liked (b) like (c) liking
- 2.Make a sentence: like / I / this / song.
- 3.Make a sentence: down. / The / to / sit / teacher / us / told
- 4.Make a sentence: be / not / to / asked / He / late. / me
- 5.Choose the English for: “अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था।” (a) I do not like this song. (b) She asked if I was free. (c) Aman said that he had finished his work.
- 6.My friend asked ___ I was coming. (a) if (b) that (c) what
- 7.What does “I like this song.” mean? (a) क्या वह तैर सकती है? (b) नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी। (c) मुझे यह गाना पसंद है।
- 8.Choose the English for: “वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं।” (a) Neha said that she would call me. (b) She can swim. (c) They are playing cricket.
- 9.Make a sentence: us / to / sit / down. / The / told / teacher
- 10.What does “Neha said that she would call me.” mean? (a) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ। (b) नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी। (c) उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा।
- 11.Make a sentence: swim? / she / Can
- 12.Make a sentence: me / not / He / be / to / late. / asked
- 13.Choose the English for: “मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है।” (a) The doctor said that I should rest. (b) He said that he was tired. (c) I do not like this song.
- 14.What does “Are they playing cricket?” mean? (a) उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी। (b) वह तैर सकती है। (c) क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं?
- 15.What does “Ravi told me that the shop was closed.” mean? (a) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी। (b) मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है। (c) उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ।
- 16.The teacher told us ___ quiet. (a) be (b) being (c) to be
- 17.What does “She said that she liked mangoes.” mean? (a) उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ। (b) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं। (c) वह तैर नहीं सकती।
- 18.Make a sentence: swim. / can / She
- 19.He ___ that he was hungry. (a) asked (b) told (c) said
- 20.What does “She cannot swim.” mean? (a) वह तैर नहीं सकती। (b) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था। (c) टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा।
- 21.Make a sentence: swim. / She / can
- 22.Choose the English for: “मुझे यह गाना पसंद है।” (a) He said that he was tired. (b) Do you like this song? (c) I like this song.
- 23.What does “The doctor said that I should rest.” mean? (a) डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए। (b) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी। (c) अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था।
- 24.What does “I do not like this song.” mean? (a) उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ। (b) उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा। (c) मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है।
- 25.Make a sentence: She / she / that / liked / said / mangoes.
- 26.You are ready. → ___ you ready? (a) Is (b) Do (c) Are
- 27.Make a sentence: The / down. / sit / to / told / teacher / us
- 28.Choose the English for: “उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा।” (a) She cannot swim. (b) She can swim. (c) He asked me not to be late.
- 29.What does “My mother asked me where I was going.” mean? (a) वह तैर नहीं सकती। (b) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ। (c) वह तैर सकती है।
- 30.Make a sentence: The / rest. / that / I / doctor / said / should
- 31.She ___ me that the class was cancelled. (a) said (b) spoke (c) told
- 32.She drives. → She ___ drive. (a) doesn't (b) isn't (c) don't
- 33.Choose the English for: “माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ।” (a) Ravi told me that the shop was closed. (b) My mother asked me where I was going. (c) She cannot swim.
- 34.Make a sentence: She / swim. / cannot
- 35.What does “Aman said that he had finished his work.” mean? (a) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी। (b) क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है? (c) अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था।
- 36.Make a sentence: she / Can / swim?
- 37.Make a sentence: had / he / finished / said / work. / his / that / Aman
- 38."I am busy." → She said that she ___ busy. (a) am (b) was (c) were
- 39.What does “Can she swim?” mean? (a) क्या वह तैर सकती है? (b) क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं? (c) मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है।
- 40.What does “He asked whether the bus had left.” mean? (a) उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी। (b) वह तैर नहीं सकती। (c) उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा।
Answer key
- liked
- I like this song.
- The teacher told us to sit down.
- He asked me not to be late.
- Aman said that he had finished his work.
- if
- मुझे यह गाना पसंद है।
- They are playing cricket.
- The teacher told us to sit down.
- नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी।
- Can she swim?
- He asked me not to be late.
- I do not like this song.
- क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं?
- रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी।
- to be
- उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं।
- She can swim.
- said
- वह तैर नहीं सकती।
- She can swim.
- I like this song.
- डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए।
- मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है।
- She said that she liked mangoes.
- Are
- The teacher told us to sit down.
- He asked me not to be late.
- माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ।
- The doctor said that I should rest.
- told
- doesn't
- My mother asked me where I was going.
- She cannot swim.
- अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था।
- Can she swim?
- Aman said that he had finished his work.
- was
- क्या वह तैर सकती है?
- उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी।
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