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English speaking lesson 26: Changing sentences: reported speech · Set 118 · 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.The teacher told us ___ quiet. (a) be (b) being (c) to be
  2. 2.Choose the English for: “क्या वह तैर सकती है?” (a) The teacher told us to sit down. (b) She asked if I was free. (c) Can she swim?
  3. 3.What does “The doctor said that I should rest.” mean? (a) क्या वह तैर सकती है? (b) डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए। (c) वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं।
  4. 4.What does “Ravi told me that the shop was closed.” mean? (a) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी। (b) क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं? (c) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था।
  5. 5.My friend asked ___ I was coming. (a) that (b) what (c) if
  6. 6.Make a sentence: swim. / She / cannot
  7. 7.Choose the English for: “माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ।” (a) She asked if I was free. (b) He asked whether the bus had left. (c) My mother asked me where I was going.
  8. 8.You are ready. → ___ you ready? (a) Is (b) Do (c) Are
  9. 9.She drives. → She ___ drive. (a) doesn't (b) don't (c) isn't
  10. 10.She ___ me that the class was cancelled. (a) said (b) spoke (c) told
  11. 11.What does “She can swim.” mean? (a) वह तैर सकती है। (b) डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए। (c) उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ।
  12. 12.Choose the English for: “उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ।” (a) The doctor said that I should rest. (b) She asked if I was free. (c) He asked me not to be late.
  13. 13."I am busy." → She said that she ___ busy. (a) am (b) were (c) was
  14. 14."I like tea." → He said that he ___ tea. (a) like (b) liking (c) liked
  15. 15.Make a sentence: said / call / that / me. / she / Neha / would
  16. 16.Choose the English for: “टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा।” (a) She can swim. (b) The teacher told us to sit down. (c) Neha said that she would call me.
  17. 17.He ___ that he was hungry. (a) asked (b) told (c) said
  18. 18.What does “She asked if I was free.” mean? (a) मुझे यह गाना पसंद है। (b) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी। (c) उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ।
  19. 19.What does “Are they playing cricket?” mean? (a) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ। (b) क्या वह तैर सकती है? (c) क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं?
  20. 20.Choose the English for: “नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी।” (a) Neha said that she would call me. (b) The doctor said that I should rest. (c) She asked if I was free.
  21. 21.Make a sentence: Are / they / cricket? / playing
  22. 22.Make a sentence: had / his / Aman / work. / that / said / he / finished
  23. 23.What does “Neha said that she would call me.” mean? (a) वह तैर सकती है। (b) नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी। (c) उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ।
  24. 24.What does “She cannot swim.” mean? (a) वह तैर नहीं सकती। (b) वह तैर सकती है। (c) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी।
  25. 25.Riya asked me where I ___ going. (a) was (b) were (c) be
  26. 26.Make a sentence: had / the / whether / He / left. / bus / asked
  27. 27.What does “He asked whether the bus had left.” mean? (a) उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी। (b) मुझे यह गाना पसंद है। (c) उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा।
  28. 28.What does “My mother asked me where I was going.” mean? (a) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था। (b) क्या वह तैर सकती है? (c) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ।
  29. 29.What does “They are playing cricket.” mean? (a) मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है। (b) अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था। (c) वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं।
  30. 30.Make a sentence: swim? / she / Can
  31. 31.Make a sentence: He / bus / whether / the / left. / asked / had
  32. 32.What does “Can she swim?” mean? (a) नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी। (b) वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं। (c) क्या वह तैर सकती है?
  33. 33.Make a sentence: call / Neha / that / me. / she / said / would
  34. 34.Choose the English for: “वह तैर नहीं सकती।” (a) The teacher told us to sit down. (b) He said that he was tired. (c) She cannot swim.
  35. 35.What does “The teacher told us to sit down.” mean? (a) मुझे यह गाना पसंद है। (b) टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा। (c) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था।
  36. 36.Choose the English for: “क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं?” (a) Are they playing cricket? (b) The doctor said that I should rest. (c) She said that she liked mangoes.
  37. 37.Make a sentence: would / Neha / that / said / me. / she / call
  38. 38.Make a sentence: she / me. / said / that / call / would / Neha
  39. 39.Make a sentence: playing / are / They / cricket.
  40. 40.What does “He asked me not to be late.” mean? (a) उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा। (b) उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी। (c) अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था।

Answer key

  1. to be
  2. Can she swim?
  3. डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए।
  4. रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी।
  5. if
  6. She cannot swim.
  7. My mother asked me where I was going.
  8. Are
  9. doesn't
  10. told
  11. वह तैर सकती है।
  12. She asked if I was free.
  13. was
  14. liked
  15. Neha said that she would call me.
  16. The teacher told us to sit down.
  17. said
  18. उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ।
  19. क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं?
  20. Neha said that she would call me.
  21. Are they playing cricket?
  22. Aman said that he had finished his work.
  23. नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी।
  24. वह तैर नहीं सकती।
  25. was
  26. He asked whether the bus had left.
  27. उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी।
  28. माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ।
  29. वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं।
  30. Can she swim?
  31. He asked whether the bus had left.
  32. क्या वह तैर सकती है?
  33. Neha said that she would call me.
  34. She cannot swim.
  35. टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा।
  36. Are they playing cricket?
  37. Neha said that she would call me.
  38. Neha said that she would call me.
  39. They are playing cricket.
  40. उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा।

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