Direct and Indirect Speech Worksheet with Hindi Meaning

English speaking lesson 26: Changing sentences: reported speech · Set 516 · 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: “डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए।” (a) He asked whether the bus had left. (b) The doctor said that I should rest. (c) I do not like this song.
2. 2.Make a sentence: The / said / that / should / I / doctor / rest.
3. 3.Riya asked me where I ___ going. (a) be (b) were (c) was
4. 4.Make a sentence: that / the / told / closed. / me / Ravi / was / shop
5. 5.What does “Neha said that she would call me.” mean? (a) नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी। (b) उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ। (c) उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी।
6. 6.Make a sentence: had / that / said / finished / Aman / he / work. / his
7. 7.Choose the English for: “उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा।” (a) He asked me not to be late. (b) I like this song. (c) Can she swim?
8. 8.What does “She said that she liked mangoes.” mean? (a) वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं। (b) उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी। (c) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं।
9. 9."I like tea." → He said that he ___ tea. (a) like (b) liking (c) liked
10. 10.What does “The doctor said that I should rest.” mean? (a) क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं? (b) डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए। (c) उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ।
11. 11.Choose the English for: “उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था।” (a) I like this song. (b) He said that he was tired. (c) My mother asked me where I was going.
12. 12.Make a sentence: playing / Are / they / cricket?
13. 13.What does “Do you like this song?” mean? (a) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था। (b) मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है। (c) क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है?
14. 14.Make a sentence: was / that / he / He / tired. / said
15. 15.What does “Are they playing cricket?” mean? (a) क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं? (b) अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था। (c) वह तैर नहीं सकती।
16. 16.Make a sentence: He / asked / not / late. / me / be / to
17. 17."I am busy." → She said that she ___ busy. (a) were (b) am (c) was
18. 18.My friend asked ___ I was coming. (a) that (b) what (c) if
19. 19.What does “The teacher told us to sit down.” mean? (a) टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा। (b) मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है। (c) वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं।
20. 20.Make a sentence: asked / not / to / me / He / be / late.
21. 21.Choose the English for: “उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं।” (a) She said that she liked mangoes. (b) I do not like this song. (c) The doctor said that I should rest.
22. 22.She ___ me that the class was cancelled. (a) said (b) told (c) spoke
23. 23.Choose the English for: “क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं?” (a) He said that he was tired. (b) The teacher told us to sit down. (c) Are they playing cricket?
24. 24.What does “Can she swim?” mean? (a) क्या वह तैर सकती है? (b) डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए। (c) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी।
25. 25.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 सकती है। (c) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ।
26. 26.Make a sentence: She / swim. / cannot
27. 27.Make a sentence: can / swim. / She
28. 28.She drives. → She ___ drive. (a) doesn't (b) don't (c) isn't
29. 29.Make a sentence: tired. / He / he / was / that / said
30. 30.You are ready. → ___ you ready? (a) Is (b) Do (c) Are
31. 31.Make a sentence: that / work. / Aman / had / he / his / said / finished
32. 32.He ___ that he was hungry. (a) said (b) asked (c) told
33. 33.Make a sentence: this / song. / like / I
34. 34.What does “I do not like this song.” mean? (a) क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं? (b) मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है। (c) नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी।
35. 35.What does “I like this song.” mean? (a) मुझे यह गाना पसंद है। (b) क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है? (c) वह तैर सकती है।
36. 36.Make a sentence: can / She / swim.
37. 37.Choose the English for: “नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी।” (a) The doctor said that I should rest. (b) She cannot swim. (c) Neha said that she would call me.
38. 38.What does “She can swim.” mean? (a) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था। (b) वह तैर नहीं सकती। (c) वह तैर सकती है।
39. 39.Choose the English for: “उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी।” (a) They are playing cricket. (b) He asked whether the bus had left. (c) He asked me not to be late.
40. 40.Make a sentence: down. / to / us / teacher / sit / The / told

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