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English speaking lesson 26: Changing sentences: reported speech · Set 191 · 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: “नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी।” (a) Do you like this song? (b) Neha said that she would call me. (c) My mother asked me where I was going.
  2. 2.He ___ that he was hungry. (a) asked (b) told (c) said
  3. 3."I like tea." → He said that he ___ tea. (a) like (b) liked (c) liking
  4. 4.Make a sentence: swim? / she / Can
  5. 5.Choose the English for: “उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा।” (a) He said that he was tired. (b) She said that she liked mangoes. (c) He asked me not to be late.
  6. 6.You are ready. → ___ you ready? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Do
  7. 7.Choose the English for: “उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ।” (a) Can she swim? (b) She asked if I was free. (c) She said that she liked mangoes.
  8. 8.Make a sentence: mangoes. / she / said / that / liked / She
  9. 9.What does “He asked whether the bus had left.” mean? (a) उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी। (b) क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं? (c) टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा।
  10. 10.What does “Aman said that he had finished his work.” mean? (a) मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है। (b) अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था। (c) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं।
  11. 11.My friend asked ___ I was coming. (a) that (b) if (c) what
  12. 12.What does “The doctor said that I should rest.” mean? (a) टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा। (b) मुझे यह गाना पसंद है। (c) डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए।
  13. 13.What does “My mother asked me where I was going.” mean? (a) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ। (b) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी। (c) उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी।
  14. 14.What does “Do you like this song?” mean? (a) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था। (b) क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है? (c) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं।
  15. 15.Make a sentence: me. / said / Neha / she / would / call / that
  16. 16.Make a sentence: Do / like / this / you / song?
  17. 17.What does “Are they playing cricket?” mean? (a) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ। (b) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी। (c) क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं?
  18. 18.Make a sentence: would / said / me. / she / that / call / Neha
  19. 19.Make a sentence: me / told / the / Ravi / closed. / that / was / shop
  20. 20.The teacher told us ___ quiet. (a) being (b) to be (c) be
  21. 21.Make a sentence: the / closed. / that / me / Ravi / shop / was / told
  22. 22.What does “Ravi told me that the shop was closed.” mean? (a) क्या वह तैर सकती है? (b) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी। (c) उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा।
  23. 23.Make a sentence: She / swim. / cannot
  24. 24.Make a sentence: mangoes. / liked / that / She / she / said
  25. 25.Choose the English for: “वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं।” (a) I like this song. (b) My mother asked me where I was going. (c) They are playing cricket.
  26. 26.Choose the English for: “डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए।” (a) She cannot swim. (b) Are they playing cricket? (c) The doctor said that I should rest.
  27. 27.What does “I do not like this song.” mean? (a) मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है। (b) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था। (c) वह तैर सकती है।
  28. 28.What does “The teacher told us to sit down.” mean? (a) उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा। (b) अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था। (c) टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा।
  29. 29."I am busy." → She said that she ___ busy. (a) am (b) were (c) was
  30. 30.What does “I like this song.” mean? (a) उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी। (b) अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था। (c) मुझे यह गाना पसंद है।
  31. 31.Choose the English for: “मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है।” (a) Aman said that he had finished his work. (b) He said that he was tired. (c) I do not like this song.
  32. 32.Make a sentence: Can / swim? / she
  33. 33.Make a sentence: to / late. / be / not / He / asked / me
  34. 34.Make a sentence: said / that / she / She / mangoes. / liked
  35. 35.She drives. → She ___ drive. (a) isn't (b) don't (c) doesn't
  36. 36.Riya asked me where I ___ going. (a) were (b) be (c) was
  37. 37.What does “He said that he was tired.” mean? (a) क्या वह तैर सकती है? (b) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था। (c) उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ।
  38. 38.Make a sentence: Do / this / song? / you / like
  39. 39.Make a sentence: swim. / can / She
  40. 40.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।

Answer key

  1. Neha said that she would call me.
  2. said
  3. liked
  4. Can she swim?
  5. He asked me not to be late.
  6. Are
  7. She asked if I was free.
  8. She said that she liked mangoes.
  9. उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी।
  10. अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था।
  11. if
  12. डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए।
  13. माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ।
  14. क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है?
  15. Neha said that she would call me.
  16. Do you like this song?
  17. क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं?
  18. Neha said that she would call me.
  19. Ravi told me that the shop was closed.
  20. to be
  21. Ravi told me that the shop was closed.
  22. रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी।
  23. She cannot swim.
  24. She said that she liked mangoes.
  25. They are playing cricket.
  26. The doctor said that I should rest.
  27. मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है।
  28. टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा।
  29. was
  30. मुझे यह गाना पसंद है।
  31. I do not like this song.
  32. Can she swim?
  33. He asked me not to be late.
  34. She said that she liked mangoes.
  35. doesn't
  36. was
  37. उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था।
  38. Do you like this song?
  39. She can swim.
  40. उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ।

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