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English speaking lesson 26: Changing sentences: reported speech · Set 200 · 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: going. / was / asked / I / mother / My / where / me
  2. 2.What does “He asked me not to be late.” mean? (a) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी। (b) उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा। (c) क्या वह तैर सकती है?
  3. 3.Make a sentence: rest. / doctor / I / that / should / said / The
  4. 4.Choose the English for: “उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा।” (a) My mother asked me where I was going. (b) The teacher told us to sit down. (c) He asked me not to be late.
  5. 5.What does “He said that he was tired.” mean? (a) अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था। (b) डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए। (c) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था।
  6. 6.What does “Neha said that she would call me.” mean? (a) क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं? (b) नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी। (c) उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ।
  7. 7.What does “My mother asked me where I was going.” mean? (a) मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है। (b) वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं। (c) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ।
  8. 8.Make a sentence: she / call / me. / Neha / that / said / would
  9. 9."I am busy." → She said that she ___ busy. (a) was (b) were (c) am
  10. 10.The teacher told us ___ quiet. (a) to be (b) be (c) being
  11. 11.Choose the English for: “मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है।” (a) Can she swim? (b) She can swim. (c) I do not like this song.
  12. 12.What does “He asked whether the bus had left.” mean? (a) उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी। (b) डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए। (c) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं।
  13. 13.What does “Aman said that he had finished his work.” mean? (a) अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था। (b) क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है? (c) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था।
  14. 14.He ___ that he was hungry. (a) told (b) asked (c) said
  15. 15.Make a sentence: finished / he / his / work. / had / that / Aman / said
  16. 16.Make a sentence: like / song. / I / do / not / this
  17. 17.What does “I like this song.” mean? (a) मुझे यह गाना पसंद है। (b) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ। (c) उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा।
  18. 18.What does “Ravi told me that the shop was closed.” mean? (a) टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा। (b) वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं। (c) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी।
  19. 19.You are ready. → ___ you ready? (a) Do (b) Are (c) Is
  20. 20.What does “She asked if I was free.” mean? (a) उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ। (b) मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है। (c) टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा।
  21. 21.Make a sentence: was / I / free. / asked / She / if
  22. 22.Make a sentence: teacher / sit / told / down. / us / The / to
  23. 23."I like tea." → He said that he ___ tea. (a) liking (b) liked (c) like
  24. 24.Make a sentence: doctor / said / I / should / rest. / that / The
  25. 25.Make a sentence: that / Aman / his / work. / finished / had / said / he
  26. 26.Make a sentence: said / He / he / was / that / tired.
  27. 27.Make a sentence: she / swim? / Can
  28. 28.What does “The teacher told us to sit down.” mean? (a) उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ। (b) टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा। (c) डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए।
  29. 29.Make a sentence: playing / are / cricket. / They
  30. 30.Choose the English for: “उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ।” (a) She can swim. (b) He asked whether the bus had left. (c) She asked if I was free.
  31. 31.My friend asked ___ I was coming. (a) if (b) that (c) what
  32. 32.Make a sentence: swim. / She / cannot
  33. 33.Make a sentence: Neha / call / that / she / would / me. / said
  34. 34.Make a sentence: me / that / told / shop / closed. / Ravi / the / was
  35. 35.Choose the English for: “उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था।” (a) She said that she liked mangoes. (b) Do you like this song? (c) He said that he was tired.
  36. 36.Choose the English for: “उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी।” (a) He asked whether the bus had left. (b) She said that she liked mangoes. (c) They are playing cricket.
  37. 37.Make a sentence: I / song. / like / this
  38. 38.Make a sentence: cricket. / playing / are / They
  39. 39.Make a sentence: closed. / the / me / that / shop / was / Ravi / told
  40. 40.Choose the English for: “माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ।” (a) She asked if I was free. (b) My mother asked me where I was going. (c) He asked whether the bus had left.

Answer key

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

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