Direct and Indirect Speech Worksheet with Hindi Meaning

English speaking lesson 26: Changing sentences: reported speech · Set 487 · 40 questions

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.

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

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