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English speaking lesson 26: Changing sentences: reported speech · Set 243 · 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 “She said that she liked mangoes.” mean? (a) क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है? (b) टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा। (c) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं।
  2. 2.She ___ me that the class was cancelled. (a) said (b) spoke (c) told
  3. 3.My friend asked ___ I was coming. (a) what (b) if (c) that
  4. 4.What does “They are playing cricket.” mean? (a) डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए। (b) मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है। (c) वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं।
  5. 5.She drives. → She ___ drive. (a) don't (b) isn't (c) doesn't
  6. 6.Choose the English for: “अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था।” (a) Are they playing cricket? (b) Aman said that he had finished his work. (c) The doctor said that I should rest.
  7. 7.What does “The teacher told us to sit down.” mean? (a) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ। (b) मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है। (c) टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा।
  8. 8.Choose the English for: “उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी।” (a) He asked me not to be late. (b) She asked if I was free. (c) He asked whether the bus had left.
  9. 9.Make a sentence: he / that / had / finished / Aman / said / his / work.
  10. 10.Make a sentence: I / song. / this / like
  11. 11."I am busy." → She said that she ___ busy. (a) was (b) am (c) were
  12. 12.Make a sentence: free. / was / if / She / asked / I
  13. 13.Choose the English for: “रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी।” (a) Ravi told me that the shop was closed. (b) Do you like this song? (c) She asked if I was free.
  14. 14.He ___ that he was hungry. (a) told (b) asked (c) said
  15. 15.What does “He said that he was tired.” mean? (a) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ। (b) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था। (c) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं।
  16. 16.Riya asked me where I ___ going. (a) was (b) were (c) be
  17. 17.Make a sentence: that / work. / he / his / finished / Aman / had / said
  18. 18.What does “Do you like this song?” mean? (a) क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है? (b) उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी। (c) नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी।
  19. 19.What does “He asked whether the bus had left.” mean? (a) उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी। (b) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं। (c) डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए।
  20. 20.The teacher told us ___ quiet. (a) to be (b) being (c) be
  21. 21.What does “Can she swim?” mean? (a) क्या वह तैर सकती है? (b) क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं? (c) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था।
  22. 22.What does “Ravi told me that the shop was closed.” mean? (a) उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी। (b) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी। (c) नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी।
  23. 23.Make a sentence: if / asked / was / She / free. / I
  24. 24."I like tea." → He said that he ___ tea. (a) like (b) liked (c) liking
  25. 25.What does “She asked if I was free.” mean? (a) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी। (b) नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी। (c) उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ।
  26. 26.Make a sentence: free. / She / was / I / if / asked
  27. 27.Make a sentence: swim. / cannot / She
  28. 28.Make a sentence: she / Can / swim?
  29. 29.What does “She cannot swim.” mean? (a) उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी। (b) वह तैर नहीं सकती। (c) क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं?
  30. 30.Make a sentence: asked / had / left. / bus / the / whether / He
  31. 31.Make a sentence: song. / not / do / this / I / like
  32. 32.Make a sentence: free. / asked / was / if / She / I
  33. 33.Make a sentence: this / song. / I / like
  34. 34.Make a sentence: the / shop / me / that / told / closed. / Ravi / was
  35. 35.Make a sentence: late. / be / asked / me / He / not / to
  36. 36.Make a sentence: she / that / liked / said / She / mangoes.
  37. 37.Make a sentence: doctor / I / should / The / rest. / said / that
  38. 38.Make a sentence: cricket. / are / They / playing
  39. 39.Choose the English for: “वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं।” (a) He asked whether the bus had left. (b) I like this song. (c) They are playing cricket.
  40. 40.Make a sentence: asked / free. / if / I / was / She

Answer key

  1. उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं।
  2. told
  3. if
  4. वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं।
  5. doesn't
  6. Aman said that he had finished his work.
  7. टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा।
  8. He asked whether the bus had left.
  9. Aman said that he had finished his work.
  10. I like this song.
  11. was
  12. She asked if I was free.
  13. Ravi told me that the shop was closed.
  14. said
  15. उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था।
  16. was
  17. Aman said that he had finished his work.
  18. क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है?
  19. उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी।
  20. to be
  21. क्या वह तैर सकती है?
  22. रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी।
  23. She asked if I was free.
  24. liked
  25. उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ।
  26. She asked if I was free.
  27. She cannot swim.
  28. Can she swim?
  29. वह तैर नहीं सकती।
  30. He asked whether the bus had left.
  31. I do not like this song.
  32. She asked if I was free.
  33. I like this song.
  34. Ravi told me that the shop was closed.
  35. He asked me not to be late.
  36. She said that she liked mangoes.
  37. The doctor said that I should rest.
  38. They are playing cricket.
  39. They are playing cricket.
  40. She asked if I was free.

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