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English speaking lesson 26: Changing sentences: reported speech · Set 110 · 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."I am busy." → She said that she ___ busy. (a) am (b) were (c) was
  2. 2.Choose the English for: “नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी।” (a) Ravi told me that the shop was closed. (b) I like this song. (c) Neha said that she would call me.
  3. 3.Make a sentence: cricket. / playing / are / They
  4. 4.What does “Do you like this song?” mean? (a) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ। (b) वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं। (c) क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है?
  5. 5.Make a sentence: would / me. / Neha / said / call / she / that
  6. 6.You are ready. → ___ you ready? (a) Do (b) Is (c) Are
  7. 7."I like tea." → He said that he ___ tea. (a) like (b) liked (c) liking
  8. 8.What does “She asked if I was free.” mean? (a) डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए। (b) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था। (c) उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ।
  9. 9.Make a sentence: cricket? / they / playing / Are
  10. 10.Make a sentence: playing / Are / they / cricket?
  11. 11.He ___ that he was hungry. (a) told (b) said (c) asked
  12. 12.Make a sentence: Are / playing / they / cricket?
  13. 13.Make a sentence: said / he / that / He / was / tired.
  14. 14.Choose the English for: “वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं।” (a) They are playing cricket. (b) Neha said that she would call me. (c) Do you like this song?
  15. 15.Make a sentence: if / was / asked / free. / I / She
  16. 16.What does “She said that she liked mangoes.” mean? (a) वह तैर नहीं सकती। (b) क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है? (c) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं।
  17. 17.Riya asked me where I ___ going. (a) were (b) was (c) be
  18. 18.Choose the English for: “मुझे यह गाना पसंद है।” (a) Do you like this song? (b) I like this song. (c) Aman said that he had finished his work.
  19. 19.Make a sentence: me / was / that / told / Ravi / the / shop / closed.
  20. 20.What does “The teacher told us to sit down.” mean? (a) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी। (b) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था। (c) टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा।
  21. 21.Choose the English for: “वह तैर नहीं सकती।” (a) She cannot swim. (b) He asked me not to be late. (c) He asked whether the bus had left.
  22. 22.Make a sentence: swim? / Can / she
  23. 23.What does “I like this song.” mean? (a) टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा। (b) मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है। (c) मुझे यह गाना पसंद है।
  24. 24.The teacher told us ___ quiet. (a) being (b) to be (c) be
  25. 25.Choose the English for: “उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ।” (a) She asked if I was free. (b) He asked whether the bus had left. (c) She cannot swim.
  26. 26.Make a sentence: mother / where / asked / was / My / me / I / going.
  27. 27.Make a sentence: Are / cricket? / they / playing
  28. 28.Choose the English for: “उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी।” (a) She can swim. (b) She cannot swim. (c) He asked whether the bus had left.
  29. 29.She drives. → She ___ drive. (a) don't (b) doesn't (c) isn't
  30. 30.Make a sentence: song. / like / this / I
  31. 31.She ___ me that the class was cancelled. (a) told (b) said (c) spoke
  32. 32.My friend asked ___ I was coming. (a) that (b) if (c) what
  33. 33.Make a sentence: asked / to / be / not / me / late. / He
  34. 34.What does “I do not like this song.” mean? (a) मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है। (b) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ। (c) वह तैर नहीं सकती।
  35. 35.Choose the English for: “उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा।” (a) She said that she liked mangoes. (b) He asked me not to be late. (c) Neha said that she would call me.
  36. 36.What does “Aman said that he had finished his work.” mean? (a) अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था। (b) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी। (c) उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी।
  37. 37.Make a sentence: they / cricket? / Are / playing
  38. 38.What does “Can she swim?” mean? (a) क्या वह तैर सकती है? (b) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ। (c) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था।
  39. 39.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) क्या वह तैर सकती है?
  40. 40.What does “Neha said that she would call me.” mean? (a) मुझे यह गाना पसंद है। (b) नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी। (c) डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए।

Answer key

  1. was
  2. Neha said that she would call me.
  3. They are playing cricket.
  4. क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है?
  5. Neha said that she would call me.
  6. Are
  7. liked
  8. उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ।
  9. Are they playing cricket?
  10. Are they playing cricket?
  11. said
  12. Are they playing cricket?
  13. He said that he was tired.
  14. They are playing cricket.
  15. She asked if I was free.
  16. उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं।
  17. was
  18. I like this song.
  19. Ravi told me that the shop was closed.
  20. टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा।
  21. She cannot swim.
  22. Can she swim?
  23. मुझे यह गाना पसंद है।
  24. to be
  25. She asked if I was free.
  26. My mother asked me where I was going.
  27. Are they playing cricket?
  28. He asked whether the bus had left.
  29. doesn't
  30. I like this song.
  31. told
  32. if
  33. He asked me not to be late.
  34. मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है।
  35. He asked me not to be late.
  36. अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था।
  37. Are they playing cricket?
  38. क्या वह तैर सकती है?
  39. रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी।
  40. नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी।

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