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English speaking lesson 26: Changing sentences: reported speech · Set 128 · 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 like tea." → He said that he ___ tea. (a) liking (b) like (c) liked
  2. 2.Choose the English for: “टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा।” (a) The teacher told us to sit down. (b) He asked whether the bus had left. (c) She said that she liked mangoes.
  3. 3.Make a sentence: that / had / his / he / Aman / work. / finished / said
  4. 4."I am busy." → She said that she ___ busy. (a) am (b) were (c) was
  5. 5.Make a sentence: us / down. / The / to / told / teacher / sit
  6. 6.You are ready. → ___ you ready? (a) Do (b) Are (c) Is
  7. 7.What does “She said that she liked mangoes.” mean? (a) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं। (b) मुझे यह गाना पसंद है। (c) क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है?
  8. 8.Choose the English for: “वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं।” (a) He said that he was tired. (b) The doctor said that I should rest. (c) They are playing cricket.
  9. 9.What does “She can swim.” mean? (a) टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा। (b) वह तैर सकती है। (c) उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी।
  10. 10.Make a sentence: that / tired. / was / said / He / he
  11. 11.Make a sentence: cannot / She / swim.
  12. 12.Choose the English for: “वह तैर नहीं सकती।” (a) She cannot swim. (b) They are playing cricket. (c) Can she swim?
  13. 13.Make a sentence: she / Can / swim?
  14. 14.Make a sentence: playing / They / are / cricket.
  15. 15.He ___ that he was hungry. (a) said (b) asked (c) told
  16. 16.She ___ me that the class was cancelled. (a) spoke (b) said (c) told
  17. 17.Choose the English for: “उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी।” (a) He asked whether the bus had left. (b) Ravi told me that the shop was closed. (c) Are they playing cricket?
  18. 18.The teacher told us ___ quiet. (a) to be (b) be (c) being
  19. 19.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) उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा।
  20. 20.What does “He said that he was tired.” mean? (a) अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था। (b) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था। (c) नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी।
  21. 21.Choose the English for: “क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है?” (a) My mother asked me where I was going. (b) She cannot swim. (c) Do you like this song?
  22. 22.What does “Aman said that he had finished his work.” 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।
  23. 23.Riya asked me where I ___ going. (a) be (b) were (c) was
  24. 24.Make a sentence: Neha / that / said / would / she / me. / call
  25. 25.Make a sentence: that / was / he / tired. / He / said
  26. 26.Make a sentence: teacher / sit / The / told / to / down. / us
  27. 27.What does “The teacher told us to sit down.” mean? (a) वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं। (b) टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा। (c) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ।
  28. 28.What does “She asked if I was free.” mean? (a) उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ। (b) वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं। (c) उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा।
  29. 29.Make a sentence: I / rest. / should / The / said / that / doctor
  30. 30.Make a sentence: that / he / his / work. / Aman / had / said / finished
  31. 31.What does “Can she swim?” mean? (a) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ। (b) क्या वह तैर सकती है? (c) वह तैर नहीं सकती।
  32. 32.She drives. → She ___ drive. (a) doesn't (b) isn't (c) don't
  33. 33.Make a sentence: call / that / me. / Neha / would / said / she
  34. 34.Make a sentence: She / swim. / cannot
  35. 35.My friend asked ___ I was coming. (a) that (b) if (c) what
  36. 36.What does “Ravi told me that the shop was closed.” mean? (a) उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ। (b) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी। (c) मुझे यह गाना पसंद है।
  37. 37.What does “He asked whether the bus had left.” mean? (a) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी। (b) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ। (c) उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी।
  38. 38.Make a sentence: playing / are / They / cricket.
  39. 39.Choose the English for: “क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं?” (a) Do you like this song? (b) Are they playing cricket? (c) They are playing cricket.
  40. 40.Make a sentence: swim? / she / Can

Answer key

  1. liked
  2. The teacher told us to sit down.
  3. Aman said that he had finished his work.
  4. was
  5. The teacher told us to sit down.
  6. Are
  7. उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं।
  8. They are playing cricket.
  9. वह तैर सकती है।
  10. He said that he was tired.
  11. She cannot swim.
  12. She cannot swim.
  13. Can she swim?
  14. They are playing cricket.
  15. said
  16. told
  17. He asked whether the bus had left.
  18. to be
  19. नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी।
  20. उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था।
  21. Do you like this song?
  22. अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था।
  23. was
  24. Neha said that she would call me.
  25. He said that he was tired.
  26. The teacher told us to sit down.
  27. टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा।
  28. उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ।
  29. The doctor said that I should rest.
  30. Aman said that he had finished his work.
  31. क्या वह तैर सकती है?
  32. doesn't
  33. Neha said that she would call me.
  34. She cannot swim.
  35. if
  36. रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी।
  37. उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी।
  38. They are playing cricket.
  39. Are they playing cricket?
  40. Can she swim?

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