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English speaking lesson 26: Changing sentences: reported speech · Set 236 · 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: call / would / Neha / said / that / me. / she
  2. 2.Riya asked me where I ___ going. (a) be (b) was (c) were
  3. 3."I am busy." → She said that she ___ busy. (a) am (b) was (c) were
  4. 4.My friend asked ___ I was coming. (a) that (b) what (c) if
  5. 5.Make a sentence: teacher / to / The / down. / sit / told / us
  6. 6.She drives. → She ___ drive. (a) doesn't (b) isn't (c) don't
  7. 7.What does “Can she swim?” mean? (a) वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं। (b) क्या वह तैर सकती है? (c) वह तैर नहीं सकती।
  8. 8.What does “She said that she liked mangoes.” mean? (a) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ। (b) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं। (c) उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी।
  9. 9.What does “Ravi told me that the shop was closed.” mean? (a) वह तैर सकती है। (b) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी। (c) अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था।
  10. 10.The teacher told us ___ quiet. (a) be (b) being (c) to be
  11. 11.Choose the English for: “डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए।” (a) He said that he was tired. (b) The doctor said that I should rest. (c) The teacher told us to sit down.
  12. 12.What does “I like this song.” mean? (a) मुझे यह गाना पसंद है। (b) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था। (c) टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा।
  13. 13.You are ready. → ___ you ready? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Do
  14. 14.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 मैं खाली हूँ। (c) मुझे यह गाना पसंद है।
  15. 15.Choose the English for: “टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा।” (a) The teacher told us to sit down. (b) I like this song. (c) He said that he was tired.
  16. 16.What does “He asked me not to be late.” mean? (a) उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा। (b) वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं। (c) मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है।
  17. 17.She ___ me that the class was cancelled. (a) told (b) spoke (c) said
  18. 18.Make a sentence: said / mangoes. / she / She / liked / that
  19. 19.What does “She asked if I was free.” mean? (a) वह तैर सकती है। (b) उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ। (c) डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए।
  20. 20.Choose the English for: “रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी।” (a) He said that he was tired. (b) Ravi told me that the shop was closed. (c) The doctor said that I should rest.
  21. 21.What does “Are they playing cricket?” mean? (a) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं। (b) टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा। (c) क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं?
  22. 22.Choose the English for: “क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है?” (a) Do you like this song? (b) The teacher told us to sit down. (c) She asked if I was free.
  23. 23.Make a sentence: was / if / I / asked / She / free.
  24. 24.He ___ that he was hungry. (a) asked (b) said (c) told
  25. 25.Make a sentence: She / swim. / can
  26. 26.Choose the English for: “उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी।” (a) The doctor said that I should rest. (b) Can she swim? (c) He asked whether the bus had left.
  27. 27.Choose the English for: “वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं।” (a) They are playing cricket. (b) She cannot swim. (c) The teacher told us to sit down.
  28. 28.Choose the English for: “नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी।” (a) They are playing cricket. (b) He said that he was tired. (c) Neha said that she would call me.
  29. 29."I like tea." → He said that he ___ tea. (a) liking (b) liked (c) like
  30. 30.What does “My mother asked me where I was going.” mean? (a) मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है। (b) नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी। (c) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ।
  31. 31.Make a sentence: Ravi / was / the / that / told / shop / me / closed.
  32. 32.What does “The doctor said that I should rest.” mean? (a) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी। (b) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं। (c) डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए।
  33. 33.Make a sentence: They / cricket. / playing / are
  34. 34.Make a sentence: that / Ravi / shop / me / the / closed. / was / told
  35. 35.Choose the English for: “क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं?” (a) I do not like this song. (b) Can she swim? (c) Are they playing cricket?
  36. 36.Make a sentence: me. / she / call / that / said / Neha / would
  37. 37.What does “He said that he was tired.” mean? (a) वह तैर सकती है। (b) क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है? (c) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था।
  38. 38.Make a sentence: are / playing / cricket. / They
  39. 39.Make a sentence: call / me. / that / said / she / would / Neha
  40. 40.Choose the English for: “उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था।” (a) He asked whether the bus had left. (b) The teacher told us to sit down. (c) He said that he was tired.

Answer key

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

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