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English speaking lesson 26: Changing sentences: reported speech · Set 162 · 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 “He asked whether the bus had left.” mean? (a) क्या वह तैर सकती है? (b) मुझे यह गाना पसंद है। (c) उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी।
  2. 2.She ___ me that the class was cancelled. (a) spoke (b) said (c) told
  3. 3.Make a sentence: you / song? / like / Do / this
  4. 4.The teacher told us ___ quiet. (a) to be (b) being (c) be
  5. 5.What does “He said that he was tired.” mean? (a) उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा। (b) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था। (c) टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा।
  6. 6.She drives. → She ___ drive. (a) doesn't (b) don't (c) isn't
  7. 7."I like tea." → He said that he ___ tea. (a) like (b) liked (c) liking
  8. 8.What does “The doctor said that I should rest.” mean? (a) डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए। (b) उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ। (c) वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं।
  9. 9.He ___ that he was hungry. (a) asked (b) said (c) told
  10. 10.What does “She said that she liked mangoes.” mean? (a) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं। (b) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था। (c) वह तैर नहीं सकती।
  11. 11.What does “Can she swim?” mean? (a) क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं? (b) क्या वह तैर सकती है? (c) उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा।
  12. 12.Make a sentence: mangoes. / she / liked / that / She / said
  13. 13.Riya asked me where I ___ going. (a) were (b) be (c) was
  14. 14.What does “She can swim.” mean? (a) वह तैर नहीं सकती। (b) उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा। (c) वह तैर सकती है।
  15. 15.Make a sentence: swim? / Can / she
  16. 16.Make a sentence: tired. / said / he / He / was / that
  17. 17.My friend asked ___ I was coming. (a) that (b) if (c) what
  18. 18.Make a sentence: He / me / asked / be / not / to / late.
  19. 19.What does “Ravi told me that the shop was closed.” mean? (a) उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी। (b) क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं? (c) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी।
  20. 20.What does “Do you like this song?” mean? (a) टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा। (b) डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए। (c) क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है?
  21. 21.Make a sentence: I / this / song. / like
  22. 22.Choose the English for: “वह तैर नहीं सकती।” (a) She cannot swim. (b) He said that he was tired. (c) She asked if I was free.
  23. 23.Make a sentence: She / swim. / cannot
  24. 24.Make a sentence: where / going. / me / mother / My / I / asked / was
  25. 25.Make a sentence: she / Neha / that / said / call / would / me.
  26. 26.Make a sentence: I / free. / if / asked / She / was
  27. 27.Make a sentence: She / she / mangoes. / that / said / liked
  28. 28.What does “He asked me not to be late.” mean? (a) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी। (b) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ। (c) उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा।
  29. 29.Make a sentence: like / song? / you / Do / this
  30. 30.Choose the English for: “डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए।” (a) She cannot swim. (b) She can swim. (c) The doctor said that I should rest.
  31. 31.Make a sentence: you / like / Do / song? / this
  32. 32.Make a sentence: going. / mother / was / I / where / My / me / asked
  33. 33.What does “I do not like this song.” mean? (a) मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है। (b) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं। (c) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी।
  34. 34.Choose the English for: “उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं।” (a) She can swim. (b) I do not like this song. (c) She said that she liked mangoes.
  35. 35.What does “Neha said that she would call me.” mean? (a) उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा। (b) नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी। (c) उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ।
  36. 36.Choose the English for: “नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी।” (a) She asked if I was free. (b) Neha said that she would call me. (c) I like this song.
  37. 37.Make a sentence: where / I / was / me / mother / My / asked / going.
  38. 38.Make a sentence: they / playing / Are / cricket?
  39. 39.Make a sentence: you / song? / this / like / Do
  40. 40.Make a sentence: was / She / I / if / asked / free.

Answer key

  1. उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी।
  2. told
  3. Do you like this song?
  4. to be
  5. उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था।
  6. doesn't
  7. liked
  8. डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए।
  9. said
  10. उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं।
  11. क्या वह तैर सकती है?
  12. She said that she liked mangoes.
  13. was
  14. वह तैर सकती है।
  15. Can she swim?
  16. He said that he was tired.
  17. if
  18. He asked me not to be late.
  19. रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी।
  20. क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है?
  21. I like this song.
  22. She cannot swim.
  23. She cannot swim.
  24. My mother asked me where I was going.
  25. Neha said that she would call me.
  26. She asked if I was free.
  27. She said that she liked mangoes.
  28. उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा।
  29. Do you like this song?
  30. The doctor said that I should rest.
  31. Do you like this song?
  32. My mother asked me where I was going.
  33. मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है।
  34. She said that she liked mangoes.
  35. नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी।
  36. Neha said that she would call me.
  37. My mother asked me where I was going.
  38. Are they playing cricket?
  39. Do you like this song?
  40. She asked if I was free.

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