Direct and Indirect Speech Worksheet with Hindi Meaning

English speaking lesson 26: Changing sentences: reported speech · Set 510 · 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.Choose the English for: “अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था।” (a) Are they playing cricket? (b) Ravi told me that the shop was closed. (c) Aman said that he had finished his work.
2. 2.He ___ that he was hungry. (a) asked (b) told (c) said
3. 3.Riya asked me where I ___ going. (a) be (b) was (c) were
4. 4.She drives. → She ___ drive. (a) don't (b) doesn't (c) isn't
5. 5.Make a sentence: to / late. / He / not / be / me / asked
6. 6.Make a sentence: whether / left. / had / He / bus / asked / the
7. 7.What does “Can she swim?” mean? (a) क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है? (b) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ। (c) क्या वह तैर सकती है?
8. 8.Make a sentence: work. / had / he / said / finished / that / his / Aman
9. 9.Choose the English for: “उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं।” (a) Ravi told me that the shop was closed. (b) She said that she liked mangoes. (c) She can swim.
10. 10.Make a sentence: Can / swim? / she
11. 11.She ___ me that the class was cancelled. (a) told (b) said (c) spoke
12. 12.What does “I like this song.” mean? (a) डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए। (b) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी। (c) मुझे यह गाना पसंद है।
13. 13.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) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी।
14. 14.Make a sentence: tired. / He / that / was / said / he
15. 15.What does “Aman said that he had finished his work.” mean? (a) अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था। (b) वह तैर नहीं सकती। (c) वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं।
16. 16.You are ready. → ___ you ready? (a) Do (b) Is (c) Are
17. 17."I am busy." → She said that she ___ busy. (a) were (b) was (c) am
18. 18.Make a sentence: to / sit / us / down. / teacher / told / The
19. 19.Make a sentence: cannot / swim. / She
20. 20.What does “Neha said that she would call me.” mean? (a) उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा। (b) नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी। (c) वह तैर नहीं सकती।
21. 21.Choose the English for: “वह तैर नहीं सकती।” (a) Aman said that he had finished his work. (b) The teacher told us to sit down. (c) She cannot swim.
22. 22.What does “Ravi told me that the shop was closed.” mean? (a) उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी। (b) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी। (c) टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा।
23. 23.Make a sentence: She / if / asked / I / free. / was
24. 24.What does “They are playing cricket.” mean? (a) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ। (b) क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है? (c) वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं।
25. 25.Make a sentence: us / down. / to / told / The / sit / teacher
26. 26.Choose the English for: “उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी।” (a) Do you like this song? (b) They are playing cricket. (c) He asked whether the bus had left.
27. 27.Choose the English for: “रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी।” (a) She cannot swim. (b) Can she swim? (c) Ravi told me that the shop was closed.
28. 28.The teacher told us ___ quiet. (a) to be (b) be (c) being
29. 29."I like tea." → He said that he ___ tea. (a) liked (b) like (c) liking
30. 30.Choose the English for: “उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा।” (a) He asked me not to be late. (b) Ravi told me that the shop was closed. (c) I do not like this song.
31. 31.What does “The teacher told us to sit down.” mean? (a) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ। (b) क्या वह तैर सकती है? (c) टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा।
32. 32.What does “I do not like this song.” mean? (a) डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए। (b) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था। (c) मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है।
33. 33.What does “She said that she liked mangoes.” mean? (a) वह तैर नहीं सकती। (b) वह तैर सकती है। (c) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं।
34. 34.Make a sentence: can / She / swim.
35. 35.Choose the English for: “वह तैर सकती है।” (a) Can she swim? (b) She can swim. (c) Do you like this song?
36. 36.Make a sentence: like / this / song. / I
37. 37.Choose the English for: “नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी।” (a) Can she swim? (b) She asked if I was free. (c) Neha said that she would call me.
38. 38.Make a sentence: Do / this / song? / you / like
39. 39.What does “She can swim.” mean? (a) अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था। (b) वह तैर सकती है। (c) नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी।
40. 40.Choose the English for: “उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था।” (a) She cannot swim. (b) He said that he was tired. (c) My mother asked me where I was going.

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