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English speaking lesson 26: Changing sentences: reported speech · Set 247 · 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: He / left. / whether / bus / had / the / asked
  2. 2.Make a sentence: closed. / told / me / that / Ravi / the / was / shop
  3. 3.Make a sentence: can / swim. / She
  4. 4.Choose the English for: “मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है।” (a) I like this song. (b) He asked me not to be late. (c) I do not like this song.
  5. 5.Make a sentence: asked / whether / He / had / the / bus / left.
  6. 6.Choose the English for: “वह तैर सकती है।” (a) She can swim. (b) She asked if I was free. (c) The teacher told us to sit down.
  7. 7.She drives. → She ___ drive. (a) don't (b) doesn't (c) isn't
  8. 8."I am busy." → She said that she ___ busy. (a) was (b) am (c) were
  9. 9.Choose the English for: “वह तैर नहीं सकती।” (a) He asked me not to be late. (b) The teacher told us to sit down. (c) She cannot swim.
  10. 10.Choose the English for: “क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है?” (a) Do you like this song? (b) She can swim. (c) I like this song.
  11. 11.Make a sentence: swim? / she / Can
  12. 12.My friend asked ___ I was coming. (a) if (b) that (c) what
  13. 13.What does “Do you like this song?” mean? (a) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था। (b) क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है? (c) मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है।
  14. 14.Make a sentence: was / if / I / She / free. / asked
  15. 15."I like tea." → He said that he ___ tea. (a) like (b) liking (c) liked
  16. 16.What does “Are they playing cricket?” mean? (a) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं। (b) क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं? (c) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी।
  17. 17.He ___ that he was hungry. (a) said (b) told (c) asked
  18. 18.What does “She asked if I was free.” mean? (a) वह तैर सकती है। (b) उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ। (c) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ।
  19. 19.Choose the English for: “उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा।” (a) She can swim. (b) Do you like this song? (c) He asked me not to be late.
  20. 20.Make a sentence: swim. / She / cannot
  21. 21.What does “He asked me not to be late.” mean? (a) नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी। (b) उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा। (c) उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ।
  22. 22.The teacher told us ___ quiet. (a) being (b) be (c) to be
  23. 23.Make a sentence: that / his / work. / finished / he / had / said / Aman
  24. 24.She ___ me that the class was cancelled. (a) spoke (b) said (c) told
  25. 25.What does “I like this song.” mean? (a) उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा। (b) मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है। (c) मुझे यह गाना पसंद है।
  26. 26.What does “I do not like this song.” 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) मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है।
  27. 27.Make a sentence: bus / had / asked / whether / left. / He / the
  28. 28.Make a sentence: this / song. / I / like
  29. 29.What does “He asked whether the bus had left.” mean? (a) मुझे यह गाना पसंद है। (b) उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा। (c) उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी।
  30. 30.Make a sentence: song? / this / Do / like / you
  31. 31.Make a sentence: that / finished / Aman / work. / his / he / said / had
  32. 32.What does “My mother asked me where I was going.” mean? (a) उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ। (b) उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा। (c) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ।
  33. 33.What does “Neha said that she would call me.” mean? (a) नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी। (b) वह तैर नहीं सकती। (c) क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं?
  34. 34.Make a sentence: cricket. / playing / They / are
  35. 35.Choose the English for: “रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी।” (a) He asked whether the bus had left. (b) I like this song. (c) Ravi told me that the shop was closed.
  36. 36.What does “She said that she liked mangoes.” mean? (a) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था। (b) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं। (c) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी।
  37. 37.What does “She can swim.” mean? (a) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था। (b) टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा। (c) वह तैर सकती है।
  38. 38.Make a sentence: this / I / like / do / song. / not
  39. 39.Make a sentence: free. / I / was / if / She / asked
  40. 40.Make a sentence: the / that / shop / closed. / was / Ravi / me / told

Answer key

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

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