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

Answer key

  1. उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी।
  2. मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है।
  3. मुझे यह गाना पसंद है।
  4. वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं।
  5. was
  6. liked
  7. Ravi told me that the shop was closed.
  8. क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है?
  9. was
  10. Do you like this song?
  11. to be
  12. She said that she liked mangoes.
  13. if
  14. The teacher told us to sit down.
  15. He asked whether the bus had left.
  16. He said that he was tired.
  17. Are
  18. She said that she liked mangoes.
  19. क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं?
  20. वह तैर सकती है।
  21. My mother asked me where I was going.
  22. She cannot swim.
  23. He asked me not to be late.
  24. उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ।
  25. She said that she liked mangoes.
  26. He asked me not to be late.
  27. टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा।
  28. उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं।
  29. said
  30. अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था।
  31. My mother asked me where I was going.
  32. डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए।
  33. Are they playing cricket?
  34. They are playing cricket.
  35. Do you like this song?
  36. He asked me not to be late.
  37. Are they playing cricket?
  38. रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी।
  39. उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था।
  40. वह तैर नहीं सकती।

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