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English speaking lesson 26: Changing sentences: reported speech · Set 167 · 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.Make a sentence: can / She / swim.
  2. 2.What does “She said that she liked mangoes.” mean? (a) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था। (b) टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा। (c) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं।
  3. 3.Make a sentence: where / My / asked / was / me / going. / I / mother
  4. 4.What does “He asked me not to be late.” mean? (a) मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है। (b) नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी। (c) उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा।
  5. 5.He ___ that he was hungry. (a) said (b) told (c) asked
  6. 6."I am busy." → She said that she ___ busy. (a) were (b) was (c) am
  7. 7.Make a sentence: asked / She / was / if / free. / I
  8. 8.What does “Ravi told me that the shop was closed.” mean? (a) क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है? (b) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था। (c) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी।
  9. 9.Make a sentence: she / swim? / Can
  10. 10.Choose the English for: “क्या वह तैर सकती है?” (a) Can she swim? (b) My mother asked me where I was going. (c) She asked if I was free.
  11. 11.Make a sentence: asked / where / mother / was / I / going. / My / me
  12. 12.Make a sentence: Do / like / song? / this / you
  13. 13.Choose the English for: “उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था।” (a) My mother asked me where I was going. (b) She can swim. (c) He said that he was tired.
  14. 14.What does “He asked whether the bus had left.” mean? (a) उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी। (b) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था। (c) अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था।
  15. 15.Make a sentence: swim. / cannot / She
  16. 16.You are ready. → ___ you ready? (a) Is (b) Do (c) Are
  17. 17.She ___ me that the class was cancelled. (a) told (b) spoke (c) said
  18. 18.Choose the English for: “मुझे यह गाना पसंद है।” (a) She asked if I was free. (b) I like this song. (c) Are they playing cricket?
  19. 19.Make a sentence: that / said / rest. / doctor / should / The / I
  20. 20."I like tea." → He said that he ___ tea. (a) liked (b) liking (c) like
  21. 21.Make a sentence: you / Do / like / this / song?
  22. 22.My friend asked ___ I was coming. (a) if (b) what (c) that
  23. 23.What does “She can swim.” mean? (a) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं। (b) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी। (c) वह तैर सकती है।
  24. 24.What does “She asked if I was free.” mean? (a) उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ। (b) वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं। (c) अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था।
  25. 25.Choose the English for: “मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है।” (a) The teacher told us to sit down. (b) She asked if I was free. (c) I do not like this song.
  26. 26.Choose the English for: “टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा।” (a) Ravi told me that the shop was closed. (b) The teacher told us to sit down. (c) My mother asked me where I was going.
  27. 27.Make a sentence: cannot / She / swim.
  28. 28.What does “He said that he was tired.” mean? (a) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी। (b) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था। (c) मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है।
  29. 29.The teacher told us ___ quiet. (a) being (b) be (c) to be
  30. 30.What does “Can she swim?” mean? (a) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी। (b) क्या वह तैर सकती है? (c) क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है?
  31. 31.Make a sentence: they / playing / cricket? / Are
  32. 32.Riya asked me where I ___ going. (a) be (b) was (c) were
  33. 33.She drives. → She ___ drive. (a) doesn't (b) isn't (c) don't
  34. 34.Make a sentence: this / like / you / song? / Do
  35. 35.Make a sentence: to / teacher / us / sit / down. / told / The
  36. 36.Choose the English for: “उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी।” (a) He asked whether the bus had left. (b) She said that she liked mangoes. (c) I like this song.
  37. 37.Choose the English for: “क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं?” (a) The teacher told us to sit down. (b) My mother asked me where I was going. (c) Are they playing cricket?
  38. 38.Make a sentence: that / liked / she / mangoes. / She / said
  39. 39.Make a sentence: tired. / he / He / said / was / that
  40. 40.Make a sentence: I / asked / mother / where / going. / was / My / me

Answer key

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

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