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English speaking lesson 26: Changing sentences: reported speech · Set 228 · 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 / she / said / liked / mangoes. / She
  2. 2.Choose the English for: “माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ।” (a) My mother asked me where I was going. (b) Can she swim? (c) The doctor said that I should rest.
  3. 3.Make a sentence: whether / the / left. / asked / bus / had / He
  4. 4.Make a sentence: can / swim. / She
  5. 5.What does “He asked me not to be late.” mean? (a) उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी। (b) उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा। (c) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं।
  6. 6.My friend asked ___ I was coming. (a) what (b) that (c) if
  7. 7.Choose the English for: “वह तैर नहीं सकती।” (a) She cannot swim. (b) He asked me not to be late. (c) The teacher told us to sit down.
  8. 8.Choose the English for: “रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी।” (a) They are playing cricket. (b) I do not like this song. (c) Ravi told me that the shop was closed.
  9. 9.What does “The doctor said that I should rest.” mean? (a) वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं। (b) डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए। (c) मुझे यह गाना पसंद है।
  10. 10.Make a sentence: had / bus / the / whether / left. / He / asked
  11. 11.Make a sentence: late. / asked / He / me / not / to / be
  12. 12.What does “She said that she liked mangoes.” mean? (a) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी। (b) मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है। (c) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं।
  13. 13.He ___ that he was hungry. (a) said (b) asked (c) told
  14. 14."I am busy." → She said that she ___ busy. (a) was (b) were (c) am
  15. 15.What does “He said that he was tired.” mean? (a) वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं। (b) उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी। (c) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था।
  16. 16.She drives. → She ___ drive. (a) isn't (b) doesn't (c) don't
  17. 17.What does “Neha said that she would call me.” mean? (a) मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है। (b) मुझे यह गाना पसंद है। (c) नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी।
  18. 18.What does “My mother asked me where I was going.” mean? (a) क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है? (b) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ। (c) अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था।
  19. 19.The teacher told us ___ quiet. (a) to be (b) be (c) being
  20. 20.Make a sentence: would / she / me. / Neha / that / call / said
  21. 21.Make a sentence: be / me / asked / late. / to / not / He
  22. 22.Make a sentence: song. / like / I / this
  23. 23.What does “Ravi told me that the shop was closed.” mean? (a) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी। (b) उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ। (c) अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था।
  24. 24.What does “Do you like this song?” mean? (a) क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है? (b) नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी। (c) डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए।
  25. 25.Choose the English for: “मुझे यह गाना पसंद है।” (a) I like this song. (b) Do you like this song? (c) She said that she liked mangoes.
  26. 26."I like tea." → He said that he ___ tea. (a) liked (b) liking (c) like
  27. 27.Make a sentence: cricket. / playing / They / are
  28. 28.She ___ me that the class was cancelled. (a) told (b) said (c) spoke
  29. 29.Choose the English for: “मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है।” (a) He asked me not to be late. (b) He asked whether the bus had left. (c) I do not like this song.
  30. 30.Make a sentence: was / he / said / tired. / that / He
  31. 31.What does “I do not like this song.” mean? (a) वह तैर सकती है। (b) मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है। (c) मुझे यह गाना पसंद है।
  32. 32.Make a sentence: asked / was / if / She / free. / I
  33. 33.Riya asked me where I ___ going. (a) be (b) were (c) was
  34. 34.Make a sentence: playing / are / cricket. / They
  35. 35.You are ready. → ___ you ready? (a) Is (b) Do (c) Are
  36. 36.Make a sentence: swim? / she / Can
  37. 37.Make a sentence: said / he / He / was / tired. / that
  38. 38.Make a sentence: swim. / cannot / She
  39. 39.Make a sentence: liked / said / She / she / mangoes. / that
  40. 40.What does “He asked whether the bus had left.” mean? (a) नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी। (b) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी। (c) उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी।

Answer key

  1. She said that she liked mangoes.
  2. My mother asked me where I was going.
  3. He asked whether the bus had left.
  4. She can swim.
  5. उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा।
  6. if
  7. She cannot swim.
  8. Ravi told me that the shop was closed.
  9. डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए।
  10. He asked whether the bus had left.
  11. He asked me not to be late.
  12. उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं।
  13. said
  14. was
  15. उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था।
  16. doesn't
  17. नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी।
  18. माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ।
  19. to be
  20. Neha said that she would call me.
  21. He asked me not to be late.
  22. I like this song.
  23. रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी।
  24. क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है?
  25. I like this song.
  26. liked
  27. They are playing cricket.
  28. told
  29. I do not like this song.
  30. He said that he was tired.
  31. मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है।
  32. She asked if I was free.
  33. was
  34. They are playing cricket.
  35. Are
  36. Can she swim?
  37. He said that he was tired.
  38. She cannot swim.
  39. She said that she liked mangoes.
  40. उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी।

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