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English speaking lesson 26: Changing sentences: reported speech · Set 196 · 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: that / Neha / me. / call / would / said / she
  2. 2.Make a sentence: was / if / free. / She / asked / I
  3. 3.What does “I like this song.” mean? (a) वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं। (b) मुझे यह गाना पसंद है। (c) नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी।
  4. 4.Make a sentence: this / song? / you / like / Do
  5. 5.My friend asked ___ I was coming. (a) what (b) if (c) that
  6. 6.She drives. → She ___ drive. (a) isn't (b) don't (c) doesn't
  7. 7."I like tea." → He said that he ___ tea. (a) liking (b) liked (c) like
  8. 8.The teacher told us ___ quiet. (a) be (b) to be (c) being
  9. 9.Choose the English for: “क्या वह तैर सकती है?” (a) He asked me not to be late. (b) Do you like this song? (c) Can she swim?
  10. 10.What does “They are playing cricket.” mean? (a) क्या वह तैर सकती है? (b) वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं। (c) क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं?
  11. 11.What does “He asked whether the bus had left.” mean? (a) उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी। (b) मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है। (c) उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा।
  12. 12."I am busy." → She said that she ___ busy. (a) were (b) was (c) am
  13. 13.Make a sentence: like / this / song. / I
  14. 14.Make a sentence: cannot / She / swim.
  15. 15.She ___ me that the class was cancelled. (a) told (b) spoke (c) said
  16. 16.What does “Ravi told me that the shop was closed.” mean? (a) उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी। (b) टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा। (c) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी।
  17. 17.He ___ that he was hungry. (a) asked (b) told (c) said
  18. 18.What does “My mother asked me where I was going.” mean? (a) मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है। (b) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ। (c) वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं।
  19. 19.Make a sentence: not / be / me / asked / late. / to / He
  20. 20.Make a sentence: had / left. / He / bus / whether / the / asked
  21. 21.Make a sentence: cricket? / Are / playing / they
  22. 22.Make a sentence: you / Do / like / this / song?
  23. 23.Riya asked me where I ___ going. (a) were (b) be (c) was
  24. 24.What does “He said that he was tired.” mean? (a) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था। (b) वह तैर सकती है। (c) उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ।
  25. 25.You are ready. → ___ you ready? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Do
  26. 26.Make a sentence: this / I / song. / like
  27. 27.Choose the English for: “टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा।” (a) The doctor said that I should rest. (b) The teacher told us to sit down. (c) She can swim.
  28. 28.Make a sentence: asked / bus / had / whether / left. / the / He
  29. 29.Choose the English for: “डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए।” (a) He said that he was tired. (b) Are they playing cricket? (c) The doctor said that I should rest.
  30. 30.Make a sentence: this / I / like / song.
  31. 31.What does “She said that she liked mangoes.” mean? (a) क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है? (b) वह तैर सकती है। (c) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं।
  32. 32.Make a sentence: He / said / that / was / he / tired.
  33. 33.What does “She cannot swim.” mean? (a) नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी। (b) वह तैर नहीं सकती। (c) अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था।
  34. 34.Choose the English for: “वह तैर नहीं सकती।” (a) My mother asked me where I was going. (b) He asked me not to be late. (c) She cannot swim.
  35. 35.Choose the English for: “उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा।” (a) He asked whether the bus had left. (b) He asked me not to be late. (c) Can she swim?
  36. 36.What does “Are they playing cricket?” mean? (a) क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं? (b) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ। (c) वह तैर नहीं सकती।
  37. 37.Choose the English for: “क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं?” (a) He said that he was tired. (b) Ravi told me that the shop was closed. (c) Are they playing cricket?
  38. 38.Make a sentence: playing / they / cricket? / Are
  39. 39.What does “He asked me not to be late.” mean? (a) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ। (b) उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा। (c) मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है।
  40. 40.Choose the English for: “वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं।” (a) Ravi told me that the shop was closed. (b) I like this song. (c) They are playing cricket.

Answer key

  1. Neha said that she would call me.
  2. She asked if I was free.
  3. मुझे यह गाना पसंद है।
  4. Do you like this song?
  5. if
  6. doesn't
  7. liked
  8. to be
  9. Can she swim?
  10. वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं।
  11. उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी।
  12. was
  13. I like this song.
  14. She cannot swim.
  15. told
  16. रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी।
  17. said
  18. माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ।
  19. He asked me not to be late.
  20. He asked whether the bus had left.
  21. Are they playing cricket?
  22. Do you like this song?
  23. was
  24. उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था।
  25. Are
  26. I like this song.
  27. The teacher told us to sit down.
  28. He asked whether the bus had left.
  29. The doctor said that I should rest.
  30. I like this song.
  31. उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं।
  32. He said that he was tired.
  33. वह तैर नहीं सकती।
  34. She cannot swim.
  35. He asked me not to be late.
  36. क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं?
  37. Are they playing cricket?
  38. Are they playing cricket?
  39. उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा।
  40. They are playing cricket.

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