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

Answer key

  1. She cannot swim.
  2. The teacher told us to sit down.
  3. I like this song.
  4. said
  5. Ravi told me that the shop was closed.
  6. My mother asked me where I was going.
  7. to be
  8. वह तैर नहीं सकती।
  9. doesn't
  10. Ravi told me that the shop was closed.
  11. वह तैर सकती है।
  12. Ravi told me that the shop was closed.
  13. I like this song.
  14. उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं।
  15. if
  16. नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी।
  17. रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी।
  18. क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं?
  19. Neha said that she would call me.
  20. They are playing cricket.
  21. Ravi told me that the shop was closed.
  22. Ravi told me that the shop was closed.
  23. She said that she liked mangoes.
  24. doesn't
  25. I do not like this song.
  26. to be
  27. doesn't
  28. अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था।
  29. doesn't
  30. She asked if I was free.
  31. I do not like this song.
  32. डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए।
  33. doesn't
  34. He asked me not to be late.
  35. She cannot swim.
  36. to be
  37. told
  38. उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी।
  39. He said that he was tired.
  40. was

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