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English speaking lesson 26: Changing sentences: reported speech · Set 135 · 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.Riya asked me where I ___ going. (a) was (b) be (c) were
  2. 2.Choose the English for: “रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी।” (a) Ravi told me that the shop was closed. (b) He asked whether the bus had left. (c) Aman said that he had finished his work.
  3. 3.What does “The doctor said that I should rest.” mean? (a) डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए। (b) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ। (c) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं।
  4. 4.What does “I do not like this song.” mean? (a) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था। (b) वह तैर नहीं सकती। (c) मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है।
  5. 5.Make a sentence: said / he / was / tired. / that / He
  6. 6.My friend asked ___ I was coming. (a) if (b) that (c) what
  7. 7.What does “She can swim.” mean? (a) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था। (b) वह तैर सकती है। (c) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ।
  8. 8.What does “She cannot swim.” mean? (a) उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा। (b) वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं। (c) वह तैर नहीं सकती।
  9. 9.Make a sentence: not / be / asked / late. / me / He / to
  10. 10.Make a sentence: swim. / cannot / She
  11. 11.Make a sentence: left. / had / the / bus / whether / asked / He
  12. 12.Make a sentence: cannot / swim. / She
  13. 13.What does “Can she swim?” mean? (a) डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए। (b) क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं? (c) क्या वह तैर सकती है?
  14. 14.Make a sentence: like / this / Do / song? / you
  15. 15.Choose the English for: “डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए।” (a) Can she swim? (b) They are playing cricket. (c) The doctor said that I should rest.
  16. 16.What does “He said that he was tired.” mean? (a) वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं। (b) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था। (c) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी।
  17. 17.What does “Aman said that he had finished his work.” mean? (a) उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा। (b) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था। (c) अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था।
  18. 18.Make a sentence: can / She / swim.
  19. 19.Make a sentence: The / doctor / said / rest. / that / I / should
  20. 20.He ___ that he was hungry. (a) told (b) said (c) asked
  21. 21."I like tea." → He said that he ___ tea. (a) liked (b) like (c) liking
  22. 22.What does “My mother asked me where I was going.” mean? (a) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था। (b) मुझे यह गाना पसंद है। (c) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ।
  23. 23.Make a sentence: I / song. / do / like / not / this
  24. 24.Make a sentence: teacher / told / sit / us / The / to / down.
  25. 25.Make a sentence: whether / bus / asked / left. / the / had / He
  26. 26.Make a sentence: like / this / I / song.
  27. 27.Choose the English for: “उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा।” (a) She asked if I was free. (b) He asked me not to be late. (c) She cannot swim.
  28. 28.Make a sentence: She / that / liked / mangoes. / she / said
  29. 29.She drives. → She ___ drive. (a) isn't (b) don't (c) doesn't
  30. 30.Make a sentence: was / if / asked / I / free. / She
  31. 31.What does “Neha said that she would call me.” mean? (a) डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए। (b) नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी। (c) क्या वह तैर सकती है?
  32. 32.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) वह तैर सकती है।
  33. 33.She ___ me that the class was cancelled. (a) said (b) spoke (c) told
  34. 34.Choose the English for: “वह तैर सकती है।” (a) I like this song. (b) She can swim. (c) Are they playing cricket?
  35. 35.Choose the English for: “मुझे यह गाना पसंद है।” (a) The doctor said that I should rest. (b) Can she swim? (c) I like this song.
  36. 36.What does “I like this song.” mean? (a) नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी। (b) मुझे यह गाना पसंद है। (c) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं।
  37. 37.Make a sentence: They / playing / cricket. / are
  38. 38.You are ready. → ___ you ready? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Do
  39. 39.Make a sentence: like / you / this / song? / Do
  40. 40.What does “Do you like this song?” mean? (a) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था। (b) उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ। (c) क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है?

Answer key

  1. was
  2. Ravi told me that the shop was closed.
  3. डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए।
  4. मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है।
  5. He said that he was tired.
  6. if
  7. वह तैर सकती है।
  8. वह तैर नहीं सकती।
  9. He asked me not to be late.
  10. She cannot swim.
  11. He asked whether the bus had left.
  12. She cannot swim.
  13. क्या वह तैर सकती है?
  14. Do you like this song?
  15. The doctor said that I should rest.
  16. उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था।
  17. अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था।
  18. She can swim.
  19. The doctor said that I should rest.
  20. said
  21. liked
  22. माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ।
  23. I do not like this song.
  24. The teacher told us to sit down.
  25. He asked whether the bus had left.
  26. I like this song.
  27. He asked me not to be late.
  28. She said that she liked mangoes.
  29. doesn't
  30. She asked if I was free.
  31. नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी।
  32. उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी।
  33. told
  34. She can swim.
  35. I like this song.
  36. मुझे यह गाना पसंद है।
  37. They are playing cricket.
  38. Are
  39. Do you like this song?
  40. क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है?

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