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English speaking lesson 26: Changing sentences: reported speech · Set 180 · 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.Choose the English for: “डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए।” (a) Do you like this song? (b) I do not like this song. (c) The doctor said that I should rest.
  2. 2.Choose the English for: “मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है।” (a) She cannot swim. (b) Neha said that she would call me. (c) I do not like this song.
  3. 3.Choose the English for: “वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं।” (a) Ravi told me that the shop was closed. (b) They are playing cricket. (c) My mother asked me where I was going.
  4. 4.What does “Aman said that he had finished his work.” mean? (a) अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था। (b) उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी। (c) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी।
  5. 5.What does “He said that he was tired.” mean? (a) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ। (b) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था। (c) उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ।
  6. 6.Make a sentence: work. / his / finished / he / Aman / that / said / had
  7. 7.He ___ that he was hungry. (a) asked (b) told (c) said
  8. 8.Make a sentence: She / if / free. / I / asked / was
  9. 9.Make a sentence: said / that / was / He / he / tired.
  10. 10.What does “They are playing cricket.” mean? (a) उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा। (b) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी। (c) वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं।
  11. 11.Make a sentence: cricket. / playing / They / are
  12. 12.What does “He asked me not to be late.” mean? (a) मुझे यह गाना पसंद है। (b) अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था। (c) उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा।
  13. 13.Make a sentence: swim. / cannot / She
  14. 14.What does “She asked if I was free.” mean? (a) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी। (b) टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा। (c) उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ।
  15. 15."I like tea." → He said that he ___ tea. (a) liking (b) like (c) liked
  16. 16.Riya asked me where I ___ going. (a) be (b) was (c) were
  17. 17.Make a sentence: asked / He / whether / had / bus / the / left.
  18. 18.Make a sentence: do / not / song. / this / I / like
  19. 19.Choose the English for: “वह तैर नहीं सकती।” (a) She cannot swim. (b) She said that she liked mangoes. (c) Are they playing cricket?
  20. 20.What does “My mother asked me where I was going.” mean? (a) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं। (b) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ। (c) क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं?
  21. 21.What does “He asked whether the bus had left.” mean? (a) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी। (b) उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी। (c) उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा।
  22. 22.What does “She cannot swim.” mean? (a) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ। (b) वह तैर नहीं सकती। (c) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी।
  23. 23.Make a sentence: down. / told / sit / teacher / us / The / to
  24. 24.Choose the English for: “उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ।” (a) Aman said that he had finished his work. (b) She can swim. (c) She asked if I was free.
  25. 25.Make a sentence: that / was / tired. / said / He / he
  26. 26.You are ready. → ___ you ready? (a) Do (b) Are (c) Is
  27. 27.What does “I like this song.” mean? (a) उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा। (b) मुझे यह गाना पसंद है। (c) क्या वह तैर सकती है?
  28. 28.Choose the English for: “उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं।” (a) She said that she liked mangoes. (b) The teacher told us to sit down. (c) Do you like this song?
  29. 29.She ___ me that the class was cancelled. (a) spoke (b) told (c) said
  30. 30.Choose the English for: “वह तैर सकती है।” (a) She can swim. (b) They are playing cricket. (c) Do you like this song?
  31. 31.Choose the English for: “टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा।” (a) They are playing cricket. (b) The teacher told us to sit down. (c) She cannot swim.
  32. 32.Make a sentence: the / left. / bus / had / He / whether / asked
  33. 33.Make a sentence: where / mother / My / me / going. / asked / was / I
  34. 34.Make a sentence: call / Neha / me. / said / that / would / she
  35. 35.My friend asked ___ I was coming. (a) that (b) if (c) what
  36. 36.Make a sentence: do / like / not / song. / this / I
  37. 37.Choose the English for: “उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था।” (a) Are they playing cricket? (b) They are playing cricket. (c) He said that he was tired.
  38. 38.Make a sentence: that / tired. / was / said / He / he
  39. 39.Make a sentence: can / swim. / She
  40. 40.What does “Can she swim?” mean? (a) क्या वह तैर सकती है? (b) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ। (c) टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा।

Answer key

  1. The doctor said that I should rest.
  2. I do not like this song.
  3. They are playing cricket.
  4. अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था।
  5. उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था।
  6. Aman said that he had finished his work.
  7. said
  8. She asked if I was free.
  9. He said that he was tired.
  10. वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं।
  11. They are playing cricket.
  12. उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा।
  13. She cannot swim.
  14. उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ।
  15. liked
  16. was
  17. He asked whether the bus had left.
  18. I do not like this song.
  19. She cannot swim.
  20. माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ।
  21. उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी।
  22. वह तैर नहीं सकती।
  23. The teacher told us to sit down.
  24. She asked if I was free.
  25. He said that he was tired.
  26. Are
  27. मुझे यह गाना पसंद है।
  28. She said that she liked mangoes.
  29. told
  30. She can swim.
  31. The teacher told us to sit down.
  32. He asked whether the bus had left.
  33. My mother asked me where I was going.
  34. Neha said that she would call me.
  35. if
  36. I do not like this song.
  37. He said that he was tired.
  38. He said that he was tired.
  39. She can swim.
  40. क्या वह तैर सकती है?

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