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.Make a sentence: cricket. / are / They / playing
- 2.My friend asked ___ I was coming. (a) that (b) what (c) if
- 3.What does “He asked whether the bus had left.” mean? (a) उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी। (b) क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं? (c) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था।
- 4.Make a sentence: free. / asked / She / I / was / if
- 5."I like tea." → He said that he ___ tea. (a) liked (b) liking (c) like
- 6.Make a sentence: late. / not / be / me / to / He / asked
- 7.What does “The teacher told us to sit down.” mean? (a) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ। (b) क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है? (c) टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा।
- 8.Make a sentence: closed. / Ravi / me / told / was / the / that / shop
- 9.Make a sentence: mother / going. / where / My / me / I / was / asked
- 10.Make a sentence: had / bus / asked / left. / He / whether / the
- 11.Make a sentence: doctor / that / I / should / said / rest. / The
- 12.What does “My mother asked me where I was going.” mean? (a) डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए। (b) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ। (c) उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा।
- 13.Choose the English for: “उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं।” (a) Are they playing cricket? (b) Ravi told me that the shop was closed. (c) She said that she liked mangoes.
- 14.Choose the English for: “टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा।” (a) She said that she liked mangoes. (b) He asked whether the bus had left. (c) The teacher told us to sit down.
- 15."I am busy." → She said that she ___ busy. (a) am (b) was (c) were
- 16.She drives. → She ___ drive. (a) isn't (b) doesn't (c) don't
- 17.Make a sentence: the / bus / whether / had / asked / He / left.
- 18.What does “Neha said that she would call me.” mean? (a) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी। (b) नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी। (c) वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं।
- 19.Make a sentence: swim. / She / can
- 20.What does “He asked me not to be late.” mean? (a) उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा। (b) क्या वह तैर सकती है? (c) नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी।
- 21.Make a sentence: down. / us / told / teacher / to / The / sit
- 22.Choose the English for: “वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं।” (a) They are playing cricket. (b) Neha said that she would call me. (c) He said that he was tired.
- 23.What does “They are playing cricket.” mean? (a) वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं। (b) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं। (c) वह तैर नहीं सकती।
- 24.What does “She cannot swim.” mean? (a) वह तैर नहीं सकती। (b) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं। (c) मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है।
- 25.What does “Ravi told me that the shop was closed.” mean? (a) डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए। (b) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी। (c) नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी।
- 26.Riya asked me where I ___ going. (a) were (b) be (c) was
- 27.Make a sentence: this / like / I / song.
- 28.What does “I like this song.” mean? (a) मुझे यह गाना पसंद है। (b) उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा। (c) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं।
- 29.What does “Can she swim?” mean? (a) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं। (b) क्या वह तैर सकती है? (c) वह तैर नहीं सकती।
- 30.The teacher told us ___ quiet. (a) be (b) to be (c) being
- 31.Make a sentence: I / was / She / asked / free. / if
- 32.Choose the English for: “माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ।” (a) I do not like this song. (b) The doctor said that I should rest. (c) My mother asked me where I was going.
- 33.Make a sentence: like / do / this / I / not / song.
- 34.What does “Do you like this song?” mean? (a) क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं? (b) क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है? (c) वह तैर नहीं सकती।
- 35.What does “Are they playing cricket?” mean? (a) वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं। (b) उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा। (c) क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं?
- 36.Make a sentence: was / that / He / tired. / he / said
- 37.Choose the English for: “अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था।” (a) Aman said that he had finished his work. (b) She can swim. (c) My mother asked me where I was going.
- 38.You are ready. → ___ you ready? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Do
- 39.What does “I do not like this song.” mean? (a) वह तैर सकती है। (b) मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है। (c) डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए।
- 40.Make a sentence: swim? / Can / she
Answer key
- They are playing cricket.
- if
- उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी।
- She asked if I was free.
- liked
- He asked me not to be late.
- टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा।
- Ravi told me that the shop was closed.
- My mother asked me where I was going.
- He asked whether the bus had left.
- The doctor said that I should rest.
- माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ।
- She said that she liked mangoes.
- The teacher told us to sit down.
- was
- doesn't
- He asked whether the bus had left.
- नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी।
- She can swim.
- उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा।
- The teacher told us to sit down.
- They are playing cricket.
- वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं।
- वह तैर नहीं सकती।
- रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी।
- was
- I like this song.
- मुझे यह गाना पसंद है।
- क्या वह तैर सकती है?
- to be
- She asked if I was free.
- My mother asked me where I was going.
- I do not like this song.
- क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है?
- क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं?
- He said that he was tired.
- Aman said that he had finished his work.
- Are
- मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है।
- Can she swim?
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