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English speaking lesson 26: Changing sentences: reported speech · Set 133 · 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) like (b) liking (c) liked
  2. 2.What does “He asked whether the bus had left.” mean? (a) टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा। (b) उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी। (c) उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ।
  3. 3.Make a sentence: free. / asked / I / was / if / She
  4. 4.What does “He asked me not to be late.” mean? (a) वह तैर सकती है। (b) अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था। (c) उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा।
  5. 5.Make a sentence: was / I / if / free. / She / asked
  6. 6.Riya asked me where I ___ going. (a) was (b) be (c) were
  7. 7.She drives. → She ___ drive. (a) isn't (b) don't (c) doesn't
  8. 8.My friend asked ___ I was coming. (a) what (b) if (c) that
  9. 9.Make a sentence: was / He / that / said / tired. / he
  10. 10.Make a sentence: Can / swim? / she
  11. 11.What does “She cannot swim.” mean? (a) वह तैर नहीं सकती। (b) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ। (c) टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा।
  12. 12.What does “Neha said that she would call me.” mean? (a) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी। (b) वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं। (c) नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी।
  13. 13.What does “Ravi told me that the shop was closed.” mean? (a) डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए। (b) उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी। (c) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी।
  14. 14.Make a sentence: going. / mother / I / My / where / was / me / asked
  15. 15.What does “Aman said that he had finished his work.” mean? (a) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ। (b) अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था। (c) वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं।
  16. 16.Make a sentence: asked / I / She / free. / if / was
  17. 17.You are ready. → ___ you ready? (a) Do (b) Is (c) Are
  18. 18.Choose the English for: “उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा।” (a) He asked whether the bus had left. (b) She can swim. (c) He asked me not to be late.
  19. 19.Make a sentence: She / swim. / can
  20. 20.Make a sentence: can / swim. / She
  21. 21.What does “Are they playing cricket?” mean? (a) क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं? (b) मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है। (c) क्या वह तैर सकती है?
  22. 22.What does “The doctor said that I should rest.” mean? (a) टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा। (b) अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था। (c) डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए।
  23. 23.He ___ that he was hungry. (a) said (b) asked (c) told
  24. 24.What does “She said that she liked mangoes.” mean? (a) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ। (b) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं। (c) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था।
  25. 25.Choose the English for: “रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी।” (a) They are playing cricket. (b) Ravi told me that the shop was closed. (c) Do you like this song?
  26. 26.She ___ me that the class was cancelled. (a) said (b) spoke (c) told
  27. 27.Make a sentence: Aman / had / his / he / said / work. / finished / that
  28. 28.Make a sentence: swim. / cannot / She
  29. 29.Choose the English for: “वह तैर नहीं सकती।” (a) She cannot swim. (b) She can swim. (c) She asked if I was free.
  30. 30.Make a sentence: He / bus / the / left. / whether / had / asked
  31. 31.The teacher told us ___ quiet. (a) be (b) being (c) to be
  32. 32.Make a sentence: song. / I / this / like
  33. 33.Make a sentence: swim? / she / Can
  34. 34.What does “The teacher told us to sit down.” mean? (a) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं। (b) मुझे यह गाना पसंद है। (c) टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा।
  35. 35.Choose the English for: “नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी।” (a) She can swim. (b) The doctor said that I should rest. (c) Neha said that she would call me.
  36. 36.What does “I like this song.” mean? (a) मुझे यह गाना पसंद है। (b) उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ। (c) क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है?
  37. 37.What does “My mother asked me where I was going.” mean? (a) अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था। (b) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ। (c) नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी।
  38. 38.Make a sentence: said / that / liked / She / she / mangoes.
  39. 39."I am busy." → She said that she ___ busy. (a) were (b) was (c) am
  40. 40.Make a sentence: was / closed. / Ravi / that / shop / me / told / the

Answer key

  1. liked
  2. उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी।
  3. She asked if I was free.
  4. उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा।
  5. She asked if I was free.
  6. was
  7. doesn't
  8. if
  9. He said that he was tired.
  10. Can she swim?
  11. वह तैर नहीं सकती।
  12. नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी।
  13. रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी।
  14. My mother asked me where I was going.
  15. अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था।
  16. She asked if I was free.
  17. Are
  18. He asked me not to be late.
  19. She can swim.
  20. She can swim.
  21. क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं?
  22. डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए।
  23. said
  24. उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं।
  25. Ravi told me that the shop was closed.
  26. told
  27. Aman said that he had finished his work.
  28. She cannot swim.
  29. She cannot swim.
  30. He asked whether the bus had left.
  31. to be
  32. I like this song.
  33. Can she swim?
  34. टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा।
  35. Neha said that she would call me.
  36. मुझे यह गाना पसंद है।
  37. माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ।
  38. She said that she liked mangoes.
  39. was
  40. Ravi told me that the shop was closed.

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