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English speaking lesson 26: Changing sentences: reported speech · Set 174 · 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: swim. / She / can
  2. 2.Make a sentence: song? / like / Do / you / this
  3. 3.What does “She cannot swim.” mean? (a) वह तैर नहीं सकती। (b) उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ। (c) डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए।
  4. 4.Choose the English for: “वह तैर नहीं सकती।” (a) He asked whether the bus had left. (b) She cannot swim. (c) Are they playing cricket?
  5. 5.What does “She can swim.” mean? (a) क्या वह तैर सकती है? (b) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं। (c) वह तैर सकती है।
  6. 6.She ___ me that the class was cancelled. (a) told (b) said (c) spoke
  7. 7.The teacher told us ___ quiet. (a) be (b) to be (c) being
  8. 8.Riya asked me where I ___ going. (a) be (b) were (c) was
  9. 9.What does “Can she swim?” mean? (a) क्या वह तैर सकती है? (b) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था। (c) वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं।
  10. 10.What does “Neha said that she would call me.” mean? (a) नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी। (b) उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी। (c) उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा।
  11. 11.Make a sentence: They / playing / are / cricket.
  12. 12.What does “She asked if I was free.” mean? (a) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था। (b) उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ। (c) उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी।
  13. 13."I like tea." → He said that he ___ tea. (a) liked (b) liking (c) like
  14. 14.Make a sentence: like / this / song. / I
  15. 15.Choose the English for: “उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा।” (a) She can swim. (b) Are they playing cricket? (c) He asked me not to be late.
  16. 16.Make a sentence: asked / My / me / where / I / was / mother / going.
  17. 17.What does “I like this song.” mean? (a) क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है? (b) मुझे यह गाना पसंद है। (c) उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा।
  18. 18.Choose the English for: “क्या वह तैर सकती है?” (a) My mother asked me where I was going. (b) The teacher told us to sit down. (c) Can she swim?
  19. 19.Make a sentence: Can / swim? / she
  20. 20.Make a sentence: closed. / shop / me / told / was / that / Ravi / the
  21. 21.Make a sentence: can / swim. / She
  22. 22.Make a sentence: swim. / can / She
  23. 23.He ___ that he was hungry. (a) told (b) said (c) asked
  24. 24.She drives. → She ___ drive. (a) don't (b) doesn't (c) isn't
  25. 25."I am busy." → She said that she ___ busy. (a) am (b) were (c) was
  26. 26.Make a sentence: like / I / this / song.
  27. 27.Make a sentence: The / teacher / down. / us / sit / to / told
  28. 28.What does “Ravi told me that the shop was closed.” mean? (a) उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी। (b) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी। (c) डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए।
  29. 29.Make a sentence: his / finished / said / that / Aman / had / work. / he
  30. 30.What does “They are playing cricket.” mean? (a) मुझे यह गाना पसंद है। (b) उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी। (c) वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं।
  31. 31.Choose the English for: “उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं।” (a) She said that she liked mangoes. (b) My mother asked me where I was going. (c) She cannot swim.
  32. 32.Make a sentence: not / this / song. / I / do / like
  33. 33.Choose the English for: “क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है?” (a) Do you like this song? (b) I like this song. (c) Aman said that he had finished his work.
  34. 34.Make a sentence: that / doctor / The / I / should / said / rest.
  35. 35.What does “I do not like this song.” mean? (a) मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है। (b) वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं। (c) टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा।
  36. 36.You are ready. → ___ you ready? (a) Are (b) Do (c) Is
  37. 37.Make a sentence: swim? / Can / she
  38. 38.What does “The doctor said that I should rest.” mean? (a) क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं? (b) वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं। (c) डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए।
  39. 39.Make a sentence: late. / me / not / to / asked / be / He
  40. 40.Choose the English for: “टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा।” (a) The teacher told us to sit down. (b) She said that she liked mangoes. (c) Are they playing cricket?

Answer key

  1. She can swim.
  2. Do you like this song?
  3. वह तैर नहीं सकती।
  4. She cannot swim.
  5. वह तैर सकती है।
  6. told
  7. to be
  8. was
  9. क्या वह तैर सकती है?
  10. नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी।
  11. They are playing cricket.
  12. उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ।
  13. liked
  14. I like this song.
  15. He asked me not to be late.
  16. My mother asked me where I was going.
  17. मुझे यह गाना पसंद है।
  18. Can she swim?
  19. Can she swim?
  20. Ravi told me that the shop was closed.
  21. She can swim.
  22. She can swim.
  23. said
  24. doesn't
  25. was
  26. I like this song.
  27. The teacher told us to sit down.
  28. रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी।
  29. Aman said that he had finished his work.
  30. वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं।
  31. She said that she liked mangoes.
  32. I do not like this song.
  33. Do you like this song?
  34. The doctor said that I should rest.
  35. मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है।
  36. Are
  37. Can she swim?
  38. डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए।
  39. He asked me not to be late.
  40. The teacher told us to sit down.

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