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English speaking lesson 26: Changing sentences: reported speech · Set 183 · 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.The teacher told us ___ quiet. (a) be (b) to be (c) being
  2. 2.She ___ me that the class was cancelled. (a) said (b) spoke (c) told
  3. 3.Riya asked me where I ___ going. (a) be (b) were (c) was
  4. 4.Make a sentence: do / this / not / like / I / song.
  5. 5.Make a sentence: swim. / can / She
  6. 6.Choose the English for: “क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं?” (a) The doctor said that I should rest. (b) Are they playing cricket? (c) She said that she liked mangoes.
  7. 7.Choose the English for: “उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं।” (a) She said that she liked mangoes. (b) He said that he was tired. (c) He asked me not to be late.
  8. 8.Make a sentence: be / late. / to / asked / me / not / He
  9. 9.What does “Ravi told me that the shop was closed.” mean? (a) क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है? (b) क्या वह तैर सकती है? (c) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी।
  10. 10."I like tea." → He said that he ___ tea. (a) like (b) liked (c) liking
  11. 11.What does “Neha said that she would call me.” mean? (a) क्या वह तैर सकती है? (b) नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी। (c) क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है?
  12. 12.Make a sentence: swim. / cannot / She
  13. 13.Make a sentence: the / was / told / that / closed. / me / shop / Ravi
  14. 14.What does “My mother asked me where I was going.” mean? (a) मुझे यह गाना पसंद है। (b) वह तैर नहीं सकती। (c) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ।
  15. 15.Make a sentence: to / He / late. / be / asked / me / not
  16. 16.He ___ that he was hungry. (a) told (b) asked (c) said
  17. 17."I am busy." → She said that she ___ busy. (a) am (b) was (c) were
  18. 18.You are ready. → ___ you ready? (a) Do (b) Are (c) Is
  19. 19.Make a sentence: was / he / tired. / said / He / that
  20. 20.Make a sentence: I / do / song. / not / this / like
  21. 21.She drives. → She ___ drive. (a) isn't (b) doesn't (c) don't
  22. 22.What does “Do you like this song?” mean? (a) वह तैर नहीं सकती। (b) क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है? (c) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी।
  23. 23.Make a sentence: can / swim. / She
  24. 24.What does “She cannot swim.” mean? (a) डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए। (b) उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा। (c) वह तैर नहीं सकती।
  25. 25.Make a sentence: closed. / shop / was / told / the / that / Ravi / me
  26. 26.Make a sentence: swim? / Can / she
  27. 27.Make a sentence: to / down. / sit / teacher / told / us / The
  28. 28.What does “I like this song.” mean? (a) वह तैर सकती है। (b) वह तैर नहीं सकती। (c) मुझे यह गाना पसंद है।
  29. 29.What does “She can swim.” mean? (a) वह तैर सकती है। (b) उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी। (c) अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था।
  30. 30.Make a sentence: Do / like / song? / you / this
  31. 31.Make a sentence: me. / call / she / Neha / said / that / would
  32. 32.Choose the English for: “टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा।” (a) Aman said that he had finished his work. (b) The teacher told us to sit down. (c) She cannot swim.
  33. 33.Make a sentence: that / was / said / he / He / tired.
  34. 34.Make a sentence: She / swim. / can
  35. 35.Choose the English for: “उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था।” (a) She asked if I was free. (b) He asked whether the bus had left. (c) He said that he was tired.
  36. 36.What does “He said that he was tired.” mean? (a) नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी। (b) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था। (c) वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं।
  37. 37.Make a sentence: us / down. / The / teacher / to / sit / told
  38. 38.Make a sentence: she / swim? / Can
  39. 39.Make a sentence: work. / had / said / his / he / that / Aman / finished
  40. 40.Make a sentence: cricket? / Are / playing / they

Answer key

  1. to be
  2. told
  3. was
  4. I do not like this song.
  5. She can swim.
  6. Are they playing cricket?
  7. She said that she liked mangoes.
  8. He asked me not to be late.
  9. रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी।
  10. liked
  11. नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी।
  12. She cannot swim.
  13. Ravi told me that the shop was closed.
  14. माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ।
  15. He asked me not to be late.
  16. said
  17. was
  18. Are
  19. He said that he was tired.
  20. I do not like this song.
  21. doesn't
  22. क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है?
  23. She can swim.
  24. वह तैर नहीं सकती।
  25. Ravi told me that the shop was closed.
  26. Can she swim?
  27. The teacher told us to sit down.
  28. मुझे यह गाना पसंद है।
  29. वह तैर सकती है।
  30. Do you like this song?
  31. Neha said that she would call me.
  32. The teacher told us to sit down.
  33. He said that he was tired.
  34. She can swim.
  35. He said that he was tired.
  36. उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था।
  37. The teacher told us to sit down.
  38. Can she swim?
  39. Aman said that he had finished his work.
  40. Are they playing cricket?

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