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English speaking lesson 26: Changing sentences: reported speech · Set 170 · 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 me not to be late.” mean? (a) क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है? (b) उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा। (c) वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं।
  2. 2.Make a sentence: can / swim. / She
  3. 3.What does “Ravi told me that the shop was closed.” mean? (a) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी। (b) अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था। (c) मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है।
  4. 4.Choose the English for: “क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं?” (a) Can she swim? (b) Are they playing cricket? (c) Do you like this song?
  5. 5.Make a sentence: me. / said / she / that / Neha / call / would
  6. 6.My friend asked ___ I was coming. (a) what (b) if (c) that
  7. 7.What does “I do not like this song.” mean? (a) मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है। (b) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ। (c) वह तैर सकती है।
  8. 8.Choose the English for: “क्या वह तैर सकती है?” (a) Can she swim? (b) She cannot swim. (c) My mother asked me where I was going.
  9. 9.The teacher told us ___ quiet. (a) to be (b) be (c) being
  10. 10.He ___ that he was hungry. (a) asked (b) told (c) said
  11. 11.What does “I like this song.” mean? (a) वह तैर सकती है। (b) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था। (c) मुझे यह गाना पसंद है।
  12. 12.Make a sentence: liked / that / She / mangoes. / said / she
  13. 13.Make a sentence: me. / would / call / that / said / Neha / she
  14. 14.What does “Can she swim?” mean? (a) मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है। (b) वह तैर नहीं सकती। (c) क्या वह तैर सकती है?
  15. 15.What does “She said that she liked mangoes.” mean? (a) डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए। (b) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं। (c) अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था।
  16. 16.Make a sentence: that / she / mangoes. / liked / She / said
  17. 17.Make a sentence: she / swim? / Can
  18. 18.She ___ me that the class was cancelled. (a) told (b) said (c) spoke
  19. 19.Make a sentence: She / asked / I / was / free. / if
  20. 20.What does “The teacher told us to sit down.” mean? (a) मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है। (b) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ। (c) टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा।
  21. 21.Choose the English for: “उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं।” (a) Do you like this song? (b) She said that she liked mangoes. (c) I do not like this song.
  22. 22.Make a sentence: they / cricket? / Are / playing
  23. 23.Riya asked me where I ___ going. (a) be (b) were (c) was
  24. 24.She drives. → She ___ drive. (a) doesn't (b) don't (c) isn't
  25. 25.Choose the English for: “अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था।” (a) She said that she liked mangoes. (b) He said that he was tired. (c) Aman said that he had finished his work.
  26. 26.Make a sentence: playing / cricket. / They / are
  27. 27.You are ready. → ___ you ready? (a) Do (b) Are (c) Is
  28. 28.What does “Do you like this song?” mean? (a) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था। (b) मुझे यह गाना पसंद है। (c) क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है?
  29. 29.Choose the English for: “मुझे यह गाना पसंद है।” (a) She cannot swim. (b) I like this song. (c) Ravi told me that the shop was closed.
  30. 30.Make a sentence: swim? / she / Can
  31. 31.Make a sentence: where / me / was / asked / going. / My / mother / I
  32. 32.Make a sentence: cricket. / are / They / playing
  33. 33.Make a sentence: are / cricket. / They / playing
  34. 34.Make a sentence: are / cricket. / playing / They
  35. 35.Choose the English for: “वह तैर सकती है।” (a) Do you like this song? (b) She can swim. (c) He asked whether the bus had left.
  36. 36.Choose the English for: “उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ।” (a) She cannot swim. (b) Can she swim? (c) She asked if I was free.
  37. 37."I am busy." → She said that she ___ busy. (a) am (b) was (c) were
  38. 38.What does “Are they playing cricket?” mean? (a) क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है? (b) उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ। (c) क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं?
  39. 39.Make a sentence: song? / this / Do / like / you
  40. 40.What does “My mother asked me where I was going.” mean? (a) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ। (b) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था। (c) क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है?

Answer key

  1. उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा।
  2. She can swim.
  3. रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी।
  4. Are they playing cricket?
  5. Neha said that she would call me.
  6. if
  7. मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है।
  8. Can she swim?
  9. to be
  10. said
  11. मुझे यह गाना पसंद है।
  12. She said that she liked mangoes.
  13. Neha said that she would call me.
  14. क्या वह तैर सकती है?
  15. उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं।
  16. She said that she liked mangoes.
  17. Can she swim?
  18. told
  19. She asked if I was free.
  20. टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा।
  21. She said that she liked mangoes.
  22. Are they playing cricket?
  23. was
  24. doesn't
  25. Aman said that he had finished his work.
  26. They are playing cricket.
  27. Are
  28. क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है?
  29. I like this song.
  30. Can she swim?
  31. My mother asked me where I was going.
  32. They are playing cricket.
  33. They are playing cricket.
  34. They are playing cricket.
  35. She can swim.
  36. She asked if I was free.
  37. was
  38. क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं?
  39. Do you like this song?
  40. माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ।

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