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English speaking lesson 26: Changing sentences: reported speech · Set 244 · 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: had / the / asked / He / bus / left. / whether
  2. 2.What does “My mother asked me where I was going.” mean? (a) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी। (b) वह तैर सकती है। (c) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ।
  3. 3.Make a sentence: was / He / tired. / said / that / he
  4. 4.Riya asked me where I ___ going. (a) were (b) was (c) be
  5. 5.Make a sentence: this / like / song. / I
  6. 6.She drives. → She ___ drive. (a) don't (b) doesn't (c) isn't
  7. 7.What does “The doctor said that I should rest.” mean? (a) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं। (b) वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं। (c) डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए।
  8. 8.Make a sentence: not / I / this / song. / like / do
  9. 9.Choose the English for: “उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं।” (a) She said that she liked mangoes. (b) Can she swim? (c) I do not like this song.
  10. 10.Make a sentence: work. / he / finished / his / Aman / had / that / said
  11. 11.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.
  12. 12.Choose the English for: “नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी।” (a) My mother asked me where I was going. (b) I like this song. (c) Neha said that she would call me.
  13. 13.Make a sentence: like / song. / not / I / this / do
  14. 14.He ___ that he was hungry. (a) said (b) told (c) asked
  15. 15.What does “She cannot swim.” mean? (a) वह तैर नहीं सकती। (b) मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है। (c) वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं।
  16. 16.You are ready. → ___ you ready? (a) Do (b) Is (c) Are
  17. 17.Choose the English for: “मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है।” (a) The doctor said that I should rest. (b) I like this song. (c) I do not like this song.
  18. 18.What does “They are playing cricket.” mean? (a) क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है? (b) वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं। (c) क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं?
  19. 19.The teacher told us ___ quiet. (a) being (b) to be (c) be
  20. 20."I am busy." → She said that she ___ busy. (a) am (b) were (c) was
  21. 21.What does “She can swim.” mean? (a) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था। (b) वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं। (c) वह तैर सकती है।
  22. 22.What does “He asked me not to be late.” mean? (a) मुझे यह गाना पसंद है। (b) क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है? (c) उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा।
  23. 23.Make a sentence: to / told / us / sit / The / teacher / down.
  24. 24.What does “Ravi told me that the shop was closed.” mean? (a) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था। (b) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी। (c) उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी।
  25. 25.Make a sentence: Are / they / cricket? / playing
  26. 26.Make a sentence: would / she / me. / that / call / said / Neha
  27. 27.Make a sentence: The / to / down. / teacher / told / us / sit
  28. 28.She ___ me that the class was cancelled. (a) spoke (b) said (c) told
  29. 29."I like tea." → He said that he ___ tea. (a) liking (b) like (c) liked
  30. 30.Make a sentence: swim? / she / Can
  31. 31.Make a sentence: said / he / work. / his / finished / had / Aman / that
  32. 32.Make a sentence: swim. / can / She
  33. 33.Make a sentence: cannot / She / swim.
  34. 34.Choose the English for: “उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ।” (a) She asked if I was free. (b) She said that she liked mangoes. (c) He said that he was tired.
  35. 35.What does “She said that she liked mangoes.” mean? (a) वह तैर नहीं सकती। (b) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं। (c) उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ।
  36. 36.Make a sentence: are / playing / cricket. / They
  37. 37.Make a sentence: cricket? / playing / they / Are
  38. 38.Choose the English for: “माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ।” (a) She cannot swim. (b) The doctor said that I should rest. (c) My mother asked me where I was going.
  39. 39.Choose the English for: “उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा।” (a) Aman said that he had finished his work. (b) He asked me not to be late. (c) She asked if I was free.
  40. 40.Make a sentence: me. / that / she / call / would / Neha / said

Answer key

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

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