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English speaking lesson 26: Changing sentences: reported speech · Set 224 · 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: would / said / that / call / me. / she / Neha
  2. 2.My friend asked ___ I was coming. (a) what (b) if (c) that
  3. 3.She ___ me that the class was cancelled. (a) told (b) said (c) spoke
  4. 4.The teacher told us ___ quiet. (a) to be (b) being (c) be
  5. 5.What does “I do not like this song.” mean? (a) मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है। (b) क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं? (c) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं।
  6. 6.What does “I like this song.” mean? (a) वह तैर सकती है। (b) मुझे यह गाना पसंद है। (c) उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा।
  7. 7.What does “Are they playing cricket?” mean? (a) वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं। (b) टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा। (c) क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं?
  8. 8.Choose the English for: “उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा।” (a) Are they playing cricket? (b) I like this song. (c) He asked me not to be late.
  9. 9.What does “She can swim.” mean? (a) डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए। (b) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं। (c) वह तैर सकती है।
  10. 10.What does “The teacher told us to sit down.” mean? (a) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी। (b) अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था। (c) टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा।
  11. 11.Make a sentence: Do / song? / you / like / this
  12. 12.Make a sentence: asked / She / was / free. / I / if
  13. 13."I am busy." → She said that she ___ busy. (a) was (b) were (c) am
  14. 14.Choose the English for: “मुझे यह गाना पसंद है।” (a) Do you like this song? (b) He asked whether the bus had left. (c) I like this song.
  15. 15.Make a sentence: was / if / asked / free. / I / She
  16. 16.Choose the English for: “वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं।” (a) Can she swim? (b) They are playing cricket. (c) She cannot swim.
  17. 17.Make a sentence: swim. / can / She
  18. 18.What does “He said that he was tired.” mean? (a) क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं? (b) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था। (c) उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा।
  19. 19.Make a sentence: mangoes. / She / liked / said / that / she
  20. 20.Make a sentence: she / Can / swim?
  21. 21.What does “She said that she liked mangoes.” mean? (a) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं। (b) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी। (c) क्या वह तैर सकती है?
  22. 22.She drives. → She ___ drive. (a) don't (b) doesn't (c) isn't
  23. 23.Make a sentence: finished / that / had / Aman / said / his / work. / he
  24. 24.Make a sentence: mother / me / My / going. / asked / where / I / was
  25. 25.Make a sentence: playing / are / They / cricket.
  26. 26.Riya asked me where I ___ going. (a) be (b) were (c) was
  27. 27.Make a sentence: whether / asked / left. / the / He / had / bus
  28. 28.You are ready. → ___ you ready? (a) Is (b) Do (c) Are
  29. 29.Make a sentence: this / you / song? / Do / like
  30. 30.Make a sentence: where / mother / My / going. / asked / was / me / I
  31. 31.Make a sentence: Can / swim? / she
  32. 32.Make a sentence: said / that / he / was / tired. / He
  33. 33.Make a sentence: Are / they / cricket? / playing
  34. 34.What does “My mother asked me where I was going.” mean? (a) नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी। (b) टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा। (c) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ।
  35. 35.Make a sentence: swim? / she / Can
  36. 36.Make a sentence: Ravi / closed. / me / was / told / that / shop / the
  37. 37.Choose the English for: “मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है।” (a) The teacher told us to sit down. (b) Aman said that he had finished his work. (c) I do not like this song.
  38. 38.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) वह तैर नहीं सकती।
  39. 39.What does “She cannot swim.” mean? (a) वह तैर नहीं सकती। (b) क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है? (c) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी।
  40. 40.Make a sentence: late. / asked / me / to / not / He / be

Answer key

  1. Neha said that she would call me.
  2. if
  3. told
  4. to be
  5. मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है।
  6. मुझे यह गाना पसंद है।
  7. क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं?
  8. He asked me not to be late.
  9. वह तैर सकती है।
  10. टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा।
  11. Do you like this song?
  12. She asked if I was free.
  13. was
  14. I like this song.
  15. She asked if I was free.
  16. They are playing cricket.
  17. She can swim.
  18. उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था।
  19. She said that she liked mangoes.
  20. Can she swim?
  21. उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं।
  22. doesn't
  23. Aman said that he had finished his work.
  24. My mother asked me where I was going.
  25. They are playing cricket.
  26. was
  27. He asked whether the bus had left.
  28. Are
  29. Do you like this song?
  30. My mother asked me where I was going.
  31. Can she swim?
  32. He said that he was tired.
  33. Are they playing cricket?
  34. माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ।
  35. Can she swim?
  36. Ravi told me that the shop was closed.
  37. I do not like this song.
  38. अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था।
  39. वह तैर नहीं सकती।
  40. He asked me not to be late.

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