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English speaking lesson 26: Changing sentences: reported speech · Set 143 · 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.He ___ that he was hungry. (a) asked (b) said (c) told
  2. 2.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) डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए।
  3. 3.Make a sentence: she / swim? / Can
  4. 4.Make a sentence: like / you / Do / this / song?
  5. 5.What does “She said that she liked mangoes.” mean? (a) मुझे यह गाना पसंद है। (b) क्या वह तैर सकती है? (c) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं।
  6. 6.What does “My mother asked me where I was going.” mean? (a) वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं। (b) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं। (c) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ।
  7. 7.Make a sentence: whether / asked / had / bus / the / left. / He
  8. 8.Make a sentence: can / swim. / She
  9. 9.She ___ me that the class was cancelled. (a) spoke (b) told (c) said
  10. 10.Make a sentence: song. / this / I / like
  11. 11.Make a sentence: swim? / Can / she
  12. 12.What does “She can swim.” mean? (a) वह तैर सकती है। (b) डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए। (c) मुझे यह गाना पसंद है।
  13. 13.What does “They are playing cricket.” mean? (a) टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा। (b) वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं। (c) डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए।
  14. 14.What does “The doctor said that I should rest.” mean? (a) नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी। (b) क्या वह तैर सकती है? (c) डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए।
  15. 15.Make a sentence: me / My / I / was / where / asked / going. / mother
  16. 16."I like tea." → He said that he ___ tea. (a) liking (b) liked (c) like
  17. 17.What does “He asked whether the bus had left.” mean? (a) उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी। (b) अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था। (c) टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा।
  18. 18.You are ready. → ___ you ready? (a) Is (b) Do (c) Are
  19. 19."I am busy." → She said that she ___ busy. (a) were (b) am (c) was
  20. 20.What does “He said that he was tired.” mean? (a) मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है। (b) वह तैर नहीं सकती। (c) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था।
  21. 21.Make a sentence: asked / whether / He / left. / had / bus / the
  22. 22.Choose the English for: “क्या वह तैर सकती है?” (a) He asked whether the bus had left. (b) Can she swim? (c) Are they playing cricket?
  23. 23.What does “Can she swim?” mean? (a) नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी। (b) क्या वह तैर सकती है? (c) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं।
  24. 24.What does “The teacher told us to sit down.” mean? (a) डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए। (b) टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा। (c) उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी।
  25. 25.Make a sentence: He / bus / the / left. / had / whether / asked
  26. 26.Make a sentence: tired. / that / said / was / He / he
  27. 27.Choose the English for: “मुझे यह गाना पसंद है।” (a) She asked if I was free. (b) I do not like this song. (c) I like this song.
  28. 28.Make a sentence: she / that / mangoes. / said / She / liked
  29. 29.Make a sentence: said / that / he / was / tired. / He
  30. 30.Riya asked me where I ___ going. (a) were (b) was (c) be
  31. 31.What does “I do not like this song.” mean? (a) क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं? (b) मुझे यह गाना पसंद है। (c) मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है।
  32. 32.What does “Ravi told me that the shop was closed.” mean? (a) नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी। (b) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी। (c) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ।
  33. 33.The teacher told us ___ quiet. (a) be (b) being (c) to be
  34. 34.Make a sentence: swim. / can / She
  35. 35.What does “Do you like this song?” mean? (a) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं। (b) क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है? (c) नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी।
  36. 36.Choose the English for: “माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ।” (a) She asked if I was free. (b) I do not like this song. (c) My mother asked me where I was going.
  37. 37.She drives. → She ___ drive. (a) don't (b) doesn't (c) isn't
  38. 38.Make a sentence: The / should / that / said / rest. / doctor / I
  39. 39.Make a sentence: said / mangoes. / liked / that / she / She
  40. 40.Make a sentence: song. / do / this / I / like / not

Answer key

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

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