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English speaking lesson 26: Changing sentences: reported speech · Set 102 · 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.My friend asked ___ I was coming. (a) if (b) what (c) that
  2. 2.Choose the English for: “क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है?” (a) He asked whether the bus had left. (b) Do you like this song? (c) The doctor said that I should rest.
  3. 3.Make a sentence: song. / like / I / this
  4. 4.Make a sentence: said / that / liked / She / mangoes. / she
  5. 5.Make a sentence: me. / Neha / would / said / she / that / call
  6. 6.Make a sentence: teacher / The / down. / us / to / sit / told
  7. 7."I like tea." → He said that he ___ tea. (a) like (b) liked (c) liking
  8. 8.Choose the English for: “टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा।” (a) The teacher told us to sit down. (b) Are they playing cricket? (c) He asked me not to be late.
  9. 9.You are ready. → ___ you ready? (a) Do (b) Is (c) Are
  10. 10.What does “They are playing cricket.” mean? (a) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं। (b) वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं। (c) टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा।
  11. 11.What does “The doctor said that I should rest.” mean? (a) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ। (b) वह तैर नहीं सकती। (c) डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए।
  12. 12.Make a sentence: liked / She / mangoes. / said / she / that
  13. 13."I am busy." → She said that she ___ busy. (a) am (b) were (c) was
  14. 14.Choose the English for: “मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है।” (a) She said that she liked mangoes. (b) The doctor said that I should rest. (c) I do not like this song.
  15. 15.What does “Can she swim?” mean? (a) क्या वह तैर सकती है? (b) वह तैर नहीं सकती। (c) क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है?
  16. 16.What does “He asked whether the bus had left.” mean? (a) मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है। (b) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ। (c) उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी।
  17. 17.She ___ me that the class was cancelled. (a) said (b) spoke (c) told
  18. 18.What does “The teacher told us to sit down.” mean? (a) उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ। (b) टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा। (c) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं।
  19. 19.The teacher told us ___ quiet. (a) be (b) to be (c) being
  20. 20.Make a sentence: I / me / where / going. / asked / was / mother / My
  21. 21.What does “He said that he was tired.” mean? (a) वह तैर नहीं सकती। (b) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था। (c) डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए।
  22. 22.What does “I like this song.” mean? (a) क्या वह तैर सकती है? (b) मुझे यह गाना पसंद है। (c) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था।
  23. 23.Make a sentence: to / us / told / The / sit / down. / teacher
  24. 24.Riya asked me where I ___ going. (a) be (b) were (c) was
  25. 25.What does “I do not like this song.” mean? (a) क्या वह तैर सकती है? (b) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं। (c) मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है।
  26. 26.Choose the English for: “मुझे यह गाना पसंद है।” (a) She asked if I was free. (b) I like this song. (c) The doctor said that I should rest.
  27. 27.What does “She said that she liked mangoes.” mean? (a) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं। (b) उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा। (c) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी।
  28. 28.He ___ that he was hungry. (a) said (b) told (c) asked
  29. 29.Make a sentence: late. / asked / not / me / to / He / be
  30. 30.Choose the English for: “अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था।” (a) Aman said that he had finished his work. (b) Can she swim? (c) My mother asked me where I was going.
  31. 31.She drives. → She ___ drive. (a) don't (b) isn't (c) doesn't
  32. 32.Make a sentence: She / liked / mangoes. / said / she / that
  33. 33.Make a sentence: to / not / He / me / late. / asked / be
  34. 34.Make a sentence: cannot / She / swim.
  35. 35.Choose the English for: “माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ।” (a) My mother asked me where I was going. (b) She cannot swim. (c) She asked if I was free.
  36. 36.Make a sentence: swim? / she / Can
  37. 37.Choose the English for: “उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ।” (a) I do not like this song. (b) She asked if I was free. (c) The teacher told us to sit down.
  38. 38.Make a sentence: that / doctor / should / said / rest. / The / I
  39. 39.Make a sentence: The / down. / to / teacher / told / us / sit
  40. 40.Make a sentence: mother / me / My / where / asked / was / I / going.

Answer key

  1. if
  2. Do you like this song?
  3. I like this song.
  4. She said that she liked mangoes.
  5. Neha said that she would call me.
  6. The teacher told us to sit down.
  7. liked
  8. The teacher told us to sit down.
  9. Are
  10. वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं।
  11. डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए।
  12. She said that she liked mangoes.
  13. was
  14. I do not like this song.
  15. क्या वह तैर सकती है?
  16. उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी।
  17. told
  18. टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा।
  19. to be
  20. My mother asked me where I was going.
  21. उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था।
  22. मुझे यह गाना पसंद है।
  23. The teacher told us to sit down.
  24. was
  25. मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है।
  26. I like this song.
  27. उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं।
  28. said
  29. He asked me not to be late.
  30. Aman said that he had finished his work.
  31. doesn't
  32. She said that she liked mangoes.
  33. He asked me not to be late.
  34. She cannot swim.
  35. My mother asked me where I was going.
  36. Can she swim?
  37. She asked if I was free.
  38. The doctor said that I should rest.
  39. The teacher told us to sit down.
  40. My mother asked me where I was going.

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