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English speaking lesson 26: Changing sentences: reported speech · Set 154 · 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) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी। (b) डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए। (c) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं।
  2. 2."I like tea." → He said that he ___ tea. (a) liking (b) liked (c) like
  3. 3.Choose the English for: “उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं।” (a) I like this song. (b) She said that she liked mangoes. (c) Neha said that she would call me.
  4. 4.She ___ me that the class was cancelled. (a) spoke (b) said (c) told
  5. 5.Make a sentence: She / swim. / cannot
  6. 6.She drives. → She ___ drive. (a) don't (b) isn't (c) doesn't
  7. 7.Make a sentence: can / She / swim.
  8. 8.Choose the English for: “रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी।” (a) Are they playing cricket? (b) He said that he was tired. (c) Ravi told me that the shop was closed.
  9. 9.What does “They are playing cricket.” mean? (a) वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं। (b) अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था। (c) क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है?
  10. 10.Make a sentence: tired. / was / said / that / He / he
  11. 11.Make a sentence: playing / are / cricket. / They
  12. 12.What does “She asked if I was free.” mean? (a) वह तैर नहीं सकती। (b) उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ। (c) क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है?
  13. 13.Make a sentence: Do / song? / like / you / this
  14. 14.Make a sentence: I / asked / mother / My / was / where / me / going.
  15. 15.Choose the English for: “मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है।” (a) I do not like this song. (b) Are they playing cricket? (c) The teacher told us to sit down.
  16. 16."I am busy." → She said that she ___ busy. (a) am (b) were (c) was
  17. 17.Riya asked me where I ___ going. (a) was (b) were (c) be
  18. 18.Choose the English for: “क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं?” (a) She said that she liked mangoes. (b) Are they playing cricket? (c) I do not like this song.
  19. 19.Choose the English for: “उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ।” (a) He asked whether the bus had left. (b) She cannot swim. (c) She asked if I was free.
  20. 20.Make a sentence: that / she / me. / said / call / would / Neha
  21. 21.The teacher told us ___ quiet. (a) be (b) to be (c) being
  22. 22.What does “Can she swim?” mean? (a) क्या वह तैर सकती है? (b) डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए। (c) वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं।
  23. 23.What does “Aman said that he had finished his work.” mean? (a) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ। (b) नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी। (c) अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था।
  24. 24.Choose the English for: “वह तैर नहीं सकती।” (a) Can she swim? (b) She cannot swim. (c) I like this song.
  25. 25.What does “Neha said that she would call me.” mean? (a) नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी। (b) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था। (c) मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है।
  26. 26.You are ready. → ___ you ready? (a) Do (b) Is (c) Are
  27. 27.Choose the English for: “क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है?” (a) He said that he was tired. (b) Can she swim? (c) Do you like this song?
  28. 28.Make a sentence: she / swim? / Can
  29. 29.Make a sentence: asked / me / mother / My / going. / where / was / I
  30. 30.Make a sentence: asked / She / if / free. / I / was
  31. 31.Make a sentence: swim? / she / Can
  32. 32.What does “I do not like this song.” mean? (a) मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है। (b) उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी। (c) उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ।
  33. 33.Make a sentence: Can / swim? / she
  34. 34.What does “He asked me not to be late.” mean? (a) टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा। (b) उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा। (c) क्या वह तैर सकती है?
  35. 35.Make a sentence: told / us / teacher / The / down. / sit / to
  36. 36.What does “He asked whether the bus had left.” mean? (a) उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी। (b) मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है। (c) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी।
  37. 37.Make a sentence: swim. / She / can
  38. 38.Make a sentence: song. / I / not / this / like / do
  39. 39.He ___ that he was hungry. (a) said (b) told (c) asked
  40. 40.Make a sentence: was / going. / I / me / My / where / mother / asked

Answer key

  1. उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं।
  2. liked
  3. She said that she liked mangoes.
  4. told
  5. She cannot swim.
  6. doesn't
  7. She can swim.
  8. Ravi told me that the shop was closed.
  9. वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं।
  10. He said that he was tired.
  11. They are playing cricket.
  12. उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ।
  13. Do you like this song?
  14. My mother asked me where I was going.
  15. I do not like this song.
  16. was
  17. was
  18. Are they playing cricket?
  19. She asked if I was free.
  20. Neha said that she would call me.
  21. to be
  22. क्या वह तैर सकती है?
  23. अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था।
  24. She cannot swim.
  25. नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी।
  26. Are
  27. Do you like this song?
  28. Can she swim?
  29. My mother asked me where I was going.
  30. She asked if I was free.
  31. Can she swim?
  32. मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है।
  33. Can she swim?
  34. उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा।
  35. The teacher told us to sit down.
  36. उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी।
  37. She can swim.
  38. I do not like this song.
  39. said
  40. My mother asked me where I was going.

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