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English speaking lesson 26: Changing sentences: reported speech · Set 229 · 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: told / that / was / shop / closed. / me / the / Ravi
  2. 2.She drives. → She ___ drive. (a) don't (b) doesn't (c) isn't
  3. 3.She ___ me that the class was cancelled. (a) said (b) told (c) spoke
  4. 4.Riya asked me where I ___ going. (a) be (b) were (c) was
  5. 5.Make a sentence: late. / He / be / not / me / asked / to
  6. 6."I am busy." → She said that she ___ busy. (a) were (b) was (c) am
  7. 7.Make a sentence: call / that / she / Neha / me. / would / said
  8. 8.Choose the English for: “उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं।” (a) Are they playing cricket? (b) The doctor said that I should rest. (c) She said that she liked mangoes.
  9. 9.Make a sentence: she / Can / swim?
  10. 10.Make a sentence: was / free. / asked / I / if / She
  11. 11.Make a sentence: cricket. / are / playing / They
  12. 12.Make a sentence: told / us / to / teacher / down. / sit / The
  13. 13.You are ready. → ___ you ready? (a) Are (b) Do (c) Is
  14. 14.Choose the English for: “क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है?” (a) Do you like this song? (b) She cannot swim. (c) Can she swim?
  15. 15.Make a sentence: told / was / me / the / Ravi / that / closed. / shop
  16. 16.What does “She can swim.” mean? (a) नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी। (b) वह तैर सकती है। (c) टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा।
  17. 17.Make a sentence: She / she / that / said / liked / mangoes.
  18. 18.My friend asked ___ I was coming. (a) if (b) that (c) what
  19. 19.What does “He asked whether the bus had left.” mean? (a) उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी। (b) नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी। (c) क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है?
  20. 20.Make a sentence: he / that / said / Aman / his / finished / work. / had
  21. 21.What does “He said that he was tired.” mean? (a) उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ। (b) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ। (c) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था।
  22. 22.Make a sentence: that / He / tired. / he / was / said
  23. 23.Choose the English for: “वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं।” (a) Neha said that she would call me. (b) She asked if I was free. (c) They are playing cricket.
  24. 24.Choose the English for: “रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी।” (a) They are playing cricket. (b) Ravi told me that the shop was closed. (c) She cannot swim.
  25. 25.Make a sentence: had / finished / Aman / his / that / said / he / work.
  26. 26.Make a sentence: like / song. / this / I
  27. 27.What does “My mother asked me where I was going.” mean? (a) वह तैर सकती है। (b) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ। (c) मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है।
  28. 28.What does “I do not like this song.” mean? (a) क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं? (b) मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है। (c) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था।
  29. 29.Choose the English for: “वह तैर नहीं सकती।” (a) They are playing cricket. (b) She cannot swim. (c) I do not like this song.
  30. 30.The teacher told us ___ quiet. (a) be (b) to be (c) being
  31. 31.Make a sentence: asked / had / whether / bus / left. / the / He
  32. 32.What does “The doctor said that I should rest.” mean? (a) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ। (b) मुझे यह गाना पसंद है। (c) डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए।
  33. 33.Make a sentence: like / not / do / this / I / song.
  34. 34.Make a sentence: I / She / if / asked / free. / was
  35. 35.What does “I like this song.” mean? (a) मुझे यह गाना पसंद है। (b) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी। (c) अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था।
  36. 36.What does “They are playing cricket.” mean? (a) क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है? (b) वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं। (c) वह तैर सकती है।
  37. 37.Choose the English for: “उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था।” (a) He said that he was tired. (b) I do not like this song. (c) Can she swim?
  38. 38.Make a sentence: not / I / this / like / do / song.
  39. 39.Make a sentence: asked / if / free. / was / I / She
  40. 40.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 बस निकल चुकी थी। (c) टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा।

Answer key

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

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