← Changing sentences: reported speech lesson New set →

Direct and Indirect Speech Worksheet with Hindi Meaning

English speaking lesson 26: Changing sentences: reported speech · Set 769 · 40 questions
TalentJR

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.

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

Answer key

  1. was
  2. liked
  3. क्या वह तैर सकती है?
  4. Are
  5. The doctor said that I should rest.
  6. She asked if I was free.
  7. said
  8. मुझे यह गाना पसंद है।
  9. Can she swim?
  10. She asked if I was free.
  11. He said that he was tired.
  12. told
  13. The teacher told us to sit down.
  14. She can swim.
  15. डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए।
  16. I do not like this song.
  17. रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी।
  18. The doctor said that I should rest.
  19. वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं।
  20. Are they playing cricket?
  21. She asked if I was free.
  22. She cannot swim.
  23. The teacher told us to sit down.
  24. I like this song.
  25. He said that he was tired.
  26. doesn't
  27. to be
  28. वह तैर सकती है।
  29. She asked if I was free.
  30. Neha said that she would call me.
  31. Are they playing cricket?
  32. उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी।
  33. उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ।
  34. Ravi told me that the shop was closed.
  35. Neha said that she would call me.
  36. My mother asked me where I was going.
  37. He asked me not to be late.
  38. was
  39. She cannot swim.
  40. टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा।

Free english speaking lessons, practice and worksheets at talentjr.in/english-speaking-course