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English speaking lesson 26: Changing sentences: reported speech · Set 10 · 40 questions
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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.Make a sentence: this / I / song. / like
  13. 13.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।
  14. 14.My friend asked ___ I was coming. (a) what (b) that (c) if
  15. 15.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?
  16. 16.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।
  17. 17.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?
  18. 18.Make a sentence: would / Neha / call / me. / she / that / said
  19. 19.Make a sentence: cricket. / are / They / playing
  20. 20.Make a sentence: was / closed. / the / me / Ravi / told / that / shop
  21. 21.Make a sentence: me / was / the / told / that / shop / Ravi / closed.
  22. 22.Make a sentence: said / mangoes. / liked / She / that / she
  23. 23.Make a sentence: do / like / song. / I / not / this
  24. 24.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।
  25. 25.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.
  26. 26.Make a sentence: do / this / song. / not / like / I
  27. 27.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।
  28. 28.Make a sentence: be / me / asked / to / He / late. / not
  29. 29.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.
  30. 30.She ___ me that the class was cancelled. (a) said (b) spoke (c) told
  31. 31.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।
  32. 32.Make a sentence: said / He / he / was / that / tired.
  33. 33.Riya asked me where I ___ going. (a) was (b) be (c) were
  34. 34.Make a sentence: asked / to / not / me / be / He / late.
  35. 35.Make a sentence: to / down. / us / told / teacher / The / sit
  36. 36.What does “Can she swim?” mean? (a) टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा। (b) क्या वह तैर सकती है? (c) क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है?
  37. 37.What does “He asked me not to be late.” mean? (a) क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है? (b) उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा। (c) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी।
  38. 38.What does “Do you like this song?” mean? (a) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं। (b) क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है? (c) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ।
  39. 39.Make a sentence: He / he / that / was / tired. / said
  40. 40."I like tea." → He said that he ___ tea. (a) liking (b) like (c) liked

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

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