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

Answer key

  1. उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं।
  2. Can she swim?
  3. वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं।
  4. They are playing cricket.
  5. liked
  6. was
  7. Ravi told me that the shop was closed.
  8. She said that she liked mangoes.
  9. said
  10. He asked whether the bus had left.
  11. I do not like this song.
  12. doesn't
  13. I do not like this song.
  14. was
  15. I do not like this song.
  16. Do you like this song?
  17. टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा।
  18. Do you like this song?
  19. told
  20. क्या वह तैर सकती है?
  21. They are playing cricket.
  22. The teacher told us to sit down.
  23. She said that she liked mangoes.
  24. She said that she liked mangoes.
  25. डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए।
  26. He said that he was tired.
  27. The doctor said that I should rest.
  28. Do you like this song?
  29. The teacher told us to sit down.
  30. if
  31. माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ।
  32. Neha said that she would call me.
  33. She cannot swim.
  34. उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ।
  35. उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था।
  36. Ravi told me that the shop was closed.
  37. The doctor said that I should rest.
  38. Ravi told me that the shop was closed.
  39. वह तैर नहीं सकती।
  40. Are they playing cricket?

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