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English speaking lesson 26: Changing sentences: reported speech · Set 230 · 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.My friend asked ___ I was coming. (a) that (b) if (c) what
  2. 2.Make a sentence: like / song. / not / this / I / do
  3. 3.What does “She asked if I was free.” mean? (a) उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ। (b) उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी। (c) वह तैर सकती है।
  4. 4.She ___ me that the class was cancelled. (a) told (b) said (c) spoke
  5. 5.Make a sentence: would / she / call / said / that / me. / Neha
  6. 6.Make a sentence: to / told / down. / us / sit / The / teacher
  7. 7.What does “He asked me not to be late.” mean? (a) उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा। (b) क्या वह तैर सकती है? (c) क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है?
  8. 8.Make a sentence: asked / had / left. / bus / the / whether / He
  9. 9.Make a sentence: said / should / that / I / doctor / The / rest.
  10. 10.Make a sentence: where / me / asked / going. / mother / My / was / I
  11. 11."I like tea." → He said that he ___ tea. (a) like (b) liking (c) liked
  12. 12.Make a sentence: cricket? / playing / Are / they
  13. 13.What does “She cannot swim.” mean? (a) उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी। (b) क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है? (c) वह तैर नहीं सकती।
  14. 14.What does “My mother asked me where I was going.” mean? (a) डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए। (b) उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ। (c) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ।
  15. 15.Choose the English for: “वह तैर नहीं सकती।” (a) Ravi told me that the shop was closed. (b) She cannot swim. (c) Are they playing cricket?
  16. 16.The teacher told us ___ quiet. (a) being (b) to be (c) be
  17. 17.Make a sentence: He / the / had / whether / left. / bus / asked
  18. 18.She drives. → She ___ drive. (a) doesn't (b) isn't (c) don't
  19. 19.What does “Are they playing cricket?” mean? (a) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था। (b) क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं? (c) अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था।
  20. 20.Make a sentence: swim. / can / She
  21. 21.He ___ that he was hungry. (a) said (b) told (c) asked
  22. 22.Choose the English for: “क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है?” (a) She can swim. (b) Do you like this song? (c) She cannot swim.
  23. 23.You are ready. → ___ you ready? (a) Do (b) Is (c) Are
  24. 24.Make a sentence: said / tired. / He / that / he / was
  25. 25."I am busy." → She said that she ___ busy. (a) am (b) were (c) was
  26. 26.Make a sentence: I / not / like / song. / this / do
  27. 27.Make a sentence: finished / said / that / he / his / had / work. / Aman
  28. 28.What does “She can swim.” mean? (a) क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं? (b) वह तैर सकती है। (c) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी।
  29. 29.Choose the English for: “रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी।” (a) Ravi told me that the shop was closed. (b) Are they playing cricket? (c) I like this song.
  30. 30.What does “The doctor said that I should rest.” mean? (a) क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है? (b) डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए। (c) उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ।
  31. 31.Make a sentence: song. / this / I / like
  32. 32.Make a sentence: whether / bus / had / the / left. / asked / He
  33. 33.What does “Do you like this song?” mean? (a) क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है? (b) उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ। (c) मुझे यह गाना पसंद है।
  34. 34.Choose the English for: “डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए।” (a) She asked if I was free. (b) The doctor said that I should rest. (c) My mother asked me where I was going.
  35. 35.Make a sentence: She / if / I / free. / asked / was
  36. 36.Make a sentence: if / free. / was / She / asked / I
  37. 37.Choose the English for: “उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा।” (a) Neha said that she would call me. (b) He asked me not to be late. (c) She said that she liked mangoes.
  38. 38.Make a sentence: was / if / asked / free. / I / She
  39. 39.Choose the English for: “अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था।” (a) I like this song. (b) Aman said that he had finished his work. (c) Ravi told me that the shop was closed.
  40. 40.What does “Ravi told me that the shop was closed.” mean? (a) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी। (b) टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा। (c) डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए।

Answer key

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

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