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English speaking lesson 26: Changing sentences: reported speech · Set 163 · 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 “Aman said that he had finished his work.” mean? (a) उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ। (b) अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था। (c) मुझे यह गाना पसंद है।
  2. 2.My friend asked ___ I was coming. (a) what (b) if (c) that
  3. 3."I am busy." → She said that she ___ busy. (a) was (b) were (c) am
  4. 4.Choose the English for: “डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए।” (a) The doctor said that I should rest. (b) He asked me not to be late. (c) Can she swim?
  5. 5.Make a sentence: song. / this / like / I
  6. 6.What does “He asked whether the bus had left.” mean? (a) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं। (b) उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा। (c) उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी।
  7. 7.Make a sentence: He / me / not / asked / be / to / late.
  8. 8.Riya asked me where I ___ going. (a) be (b) were (c) was
  9. 9.What does “She cannot swim.” mean? (a) वह तैर नहीं सकती। (b) मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है। (c) वह तैर सकती है।
  10. 10.What does “The doctor said that I should rest.” mean? (a) टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा। (b) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी। (c) डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए।
  11. 11.Choose the English for: “उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा।” (a) Ravi told me that the shop was closed. (b) The teacher told us to sit down. (c) He asked me not to be late.
  12. 12.She ___ me that the class was cancelled. (a) said (b) told (c) spoke
  13. 13.Make a sentence: had / left. / whether / the / bus / asked / He
  14. 14.What does “Can she swim?” mean? (a) नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी। (b) वह तैर नहीं सकती। (c) क्या वह तैर सकती है?
  15. 15.Make a sentence: asked / late. / not / be / me / He / to
  16. 16."I like tea." → He said that he ___ tea. (a) liked (b) like (c) liking
  17. 17.What does “My mother asked me where I was going.” mean? (a) क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं? (b) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ। (c) क्या वह तैर सकती है?
  18. 18.You are ready. → ___ you ready? (a) Do (b) Are (c) Is
  19. 19.Make a sentence: you / this / song? / like / Do
  20. 20.What does “She said that she liked mangoes.” mean? (a) टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा। (b) वह तैर नहीं सकती। (c) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं।
  21. 21.Choose the English for: “क्या वह तैर सकती है?” (a) Can she swim? (b) She said that she liked mangoes. (c) Ravi told me that the shop was closed.
  22. 22.She drives. → She ___ drive. (a) doesn't (b) don't (c) isn't
  23. 23.Make a sentence: are / playing / cricket. / They
  24. 24.What does “Do you like this song?” mean? (a) उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ। (b) क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है? (c) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी।
  25. 25.What does “I like this song.” mean? (a) उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ। (b) मुझे यह गाना पसंद है। (c) वह तैर नहीं सकती।
  26. 26.Choose the English for: “नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी।” (a) He asked whether the bus had left. (b) Neha said that she would call me. (c) He said that he was tired.
  27. 27.He ___ that he was hungry. (a) said (b) asked (c) told
  28. 28.Choose the English for: “वह तैर सकती है।” (a) Are they playing cricket? (b) He asked whether the bus had left. (c) She can swim.
  29. 29.The teacher told us ___ quiet. (a) be (b) to be (c) being
  30. 30.Make a sentence: had / whether / He / left. / asked / the / bus
  31. 31.Make a sentence: swim. / cannot / She
  32. 32.Make a sentence: said / would / me. / call / she / Neha / that
  33. 33.Make a sentence: My / going. / I / where / mother / was / asked / me
  34. 34.Make a sentence: He / he / said / was / that / tired.
  35. 35.What does “She asked if I was free.” mean? (a) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी। (b) उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ। (c) क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है?
  36. 36.Make a sentence: not / be / He / me / asked / to / late.
  37. 37.Make a sentence: I / She / was / if / asked / free.
  38. 38.What does “She can swim.” mean? (a) वह तैर सकती है। (b) उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा। (c) नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी।
  39. 39.Make a sentence: playing / they / Are / cricket?
  40. 40.Make a sentence: that / finished / said / his / work. / had / he / Aman

Answer key

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

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