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

Answer key

  1. My mother asked me where I was going.
  2. Are
  3. told
  4. मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है।
  5. Aman said that he had finished his work.
  6. She can swim.
  7. She asked if I was free.
  8. Neha said that she would call me.
  9. if
  10. रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी।
  11. She cannot swim.
  12. Can she swim?
  13. Are they playing cricket?
  14. She asked if I was free.
  15. liked
  16. She cannot swim.
  17. वह तैर सकती है।
  18. He asked whether the bus had left.
  19. Neha said that she would call me.
  20. was
  21. She said that she liked mangoes.
  22. to be
  23. The teacher told us to sit down.
  24. said
  25. He said that he was tired.
  26. Ravi told me that the shop was closed.
  27. doesn't
  28. She asked if I was free.
  29. He asked whether the bus had left.
  30. डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए।
  31. He said that he was tired.
  32. क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं?
  33. Are they playing cricket?
  34. Ravi told me that the shop was closed.
  35. उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी।
  36. was
  37. I like this song.
  38. He asked whether the bus had left.
  39. उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था।
  40. My mother asked me where I was going.

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