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English speaking lesson 26: Changing sentences: reported speech · Set 246 · 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: bus / whether / He / the / left. / had / asked
  2. 2.You are ready. → ___ you ready? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Do
  3. 3.What does “Ravi told me that the shop was closed.” mean? (a) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी। (b) मुझे यह गाना पसंद है। (c) उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ।
  4. 4.Choose the English for: “टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा।” (a) He asked whether the bus had left. (b) Aman said that he had finished his work. (c) The teacher told us to sit down.
  5. 5.What does “She can swim.” mean? (a) अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था। (b) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ। (c) वह तैर सकती है।
  6. 6.Choose the English for: “क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है?” (a) My mother asked me where I was going. (b) The teacher told us to sit down. (c) Do you like this song?
  7. 7.What does “He asked me not to be late.” mean? (a) वह तैर सकती है। (b) उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा। (c) मुझे यह गाना पसंद है।
  8. 8.Make a sentence: The / sit / us / down. / teacher / to / told
  9. 9.She ___ me that the class was cancelled. (a) told (b) spoke (c) said
  10. 10.Make a sentence: tired. / that / said / was / He / he
  11. 11.She drives. → She ___ drive. (a) don't (b) isn't (c) doesn't
  12. 12.Make a sentence: that / he / was / tired. / said / He
  13. 13.He ___ that he was hungry. (a) asked (b) said (c) told
  14. 14.What does “Aman said that he had finished his work.” mean? (a) वह तैर नहीं सकती। (b) अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था। (c) नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी।
  15. 15.The teacher told us ___ quiet. (a) to be (b) be (c) being
  16. 16."I like tea." → He said that he ___ tea. (a) liked (b) liking (c) like
  17. 17.Make a sentence: like / this / song. / I
  18. 18.Riya asked me where I ___ going. (a) be (b) were (c) was
  19. 19.Make a sentence: swim. / can / She
  20. 20.Make a sentence: can / She / swim.
  21. 21."I am busy." → She said that she ___ busy. (a) am (b) was (c) were
  22. 22.Make a sentence: song? / like / this / Do / you
  23. 23.What does “The doctor said that I should rest.” mean? (a) डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए। (b) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी। (c) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था।
  24. 24.What does “Can she swim?” mean? (a) क्या वह तैर सकती है? (b) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं। (c) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ।
  25. 25.Make a sentence: you / this / Do / like / song?
  26. 26.Make a sentence: bus / whether / the / left. / He / asked / had
  27. 27.What does “I like this song.” mean? (a) क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं? (b) अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था। (c) मुझे यह गाना पसंद है।
  28. 28.Make a sentence: she / swim? / Can
  29. 29.What does “He said that he was tired.” mean? (a) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था। (b) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ। (c) मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है।
  30. 30.What does “The teacher told us to sit down.” mean? (a) टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा। (b) वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं। (c) वह तैर नहीं सकती।
  31. 31.Make a sentence: are / playing / They / cricket.
  32. 32.Choose the English for: “क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं?” (a) Are they playing cricket? (b) Can she swim? (c) She said that she liked mangoes.
  33. 33.What does “Do you like this song?” mean? (a) क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है? (b) वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं। (c) उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ।
  34. 34.Make a sentence: asked / He / to / late. / not / me / be
  35. 35.Choose the English for: “अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था।” (a) Do you like this song? (b) Aman said that he had finished his work. (c) The doctor said that I should rest.
  36. 36.What does “They are playing cricket.” mean? (a) मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है। (b) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था। (c) वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं।
  37. 37.Make a sentence: My / where / I / me / mother / was / going. / asked
  38. 38.What does “Neha said that she would call me.” mean? (a) वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं। (b) वह तैर नहीं सकती। (c) नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी।
  39. 39.Make a sentence: swim. / cannot / She
  40. 40.Make a sentence: shop / told / Ravi / that / was / the / closed. / me

Answer key

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

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