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English speaking lesson 26: Changing sentences: reported speech · Set 248 · 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.My friend asked ___ I was coming. (a) if (b) what (c) that
  2. 2.Make a sentence: was / where / asked / My / going. / mother / me / I
  3. 3.You are ready. → ___ you ready? (a) Are (b) Do (c) Is
  4. 4.What does “My mother asked me where I was going.” mean? (a) वह तैर नहीं सकती। (b) उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा। (c) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ।
  5. 5.What does “She said that she liked mangoes.” mean? (a) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं। (b) उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी। (c) क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है?
  6. 6.Riya asked me where I ___ going. (a) was (b) were (c) be
  7. 7.Make a sentence: was / said / that / he / tired. / He
  8. 8.What does “The doctor said that I should rest.” mean? (a) डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए। (b) मुझे यह गाना पसंद है। (c) उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी।
  9. 9.What does “He asked me not to be late.” mean? (a) उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा। (b) मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है। (c) उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ।
  10. 10.Choose the English for: “मुझे यह गाना पसंद है।” (a) I like this song. (b) My mother asked me where I was going. (c) She asked if I was free.
  11. 11.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) उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ।
  12. 12.Choose the English for: “उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ।” (a) She asked if I was free. (b) Neha said that she would call me. (c) My mother asked me where I was going.
  13. 13.What does “Aman said that he had finished his work.” mean? (a) वह तैर नहीं सकती। (b) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ। (c) अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था।
  14. 14."I like tea." → He said that he ___ tea. (a) liking (b) like (c) liked
  15. 15.He ___ that he was hungry. (a) said (b) asked (c) told
  16. 16.Make a sentence: said / was / tired. / he / that / He
  17. 17.Make a sentence: be / asked / late. / me / He / not / to
  18. 18.Choose the English for: “उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था।” (a) She can swim. (b) He asked me not to be late. (c) He said that he was tired.
  19. 19.The teacher told us ___ quiet. (a) to be (b) being (c) be
  20. 20.What does “The teacher told us to sit down.” mean? (a) उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी। (b) वह तैर नहीं सकती। (c) टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा।
  21. 21.What does “They are playing cricket.” mean? (a) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी। (b) वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं। (c) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था।
  22. 22.She ___ me that the class was cancelled. (a) told (b) said (c) spoke
  23. 23.What does “Ravi told me that the shop was closed.” mean? (a) क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है? (b) वह तैर नहीं सकती। (c) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी।
  24. 24.She drives. → She ___ drive. (a) don't (b) isn't (c) doesn't
  25. 25.Make a sentence: He / tired. / was / he / said / that
  26. 26.Make a sentence: Neha / call / that / me. / would / said / she
  27. 27."I am busy." → She said that she ___ busy. (a) were (b) was (c) am
  28. 28.Make a sentence: cricket? / Are / they / playing
  29. 29.Choose the English for: “उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा।” (a) She cannot swim. (b) She said that she liked mangoes. (c) He asked me not to be late.
  30. 30.Make a sentence: this / like / Do / you / song?
  31. 31.Make a sentence: cannot / She / swim.
  32. 32.Make a sentence: this / song. / I / like
  33. 33.Make a sentence: that / She / liked / mangoes. / said / she
  34. 34.What does “I like this song.” mean? (a) नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी। (b) मुझे यह गाना पसंद है। (c) वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं।
  35. 35.Choose the English for: “उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं।” (a) She said that she liked mangoes. (b) He asked whether the bus had left. (c) He asked me not to be late.
  36. 36.Make a sentence: me / closed. / told / Ravi / that / shop / the / was
  37. 37.Make a sentence: said / he / was / that / tired. / He
  38. 38.Make a sentence: you / song? / this / Do / like
  39. 39.What does “She can swim.” mean? (a) वह तैर सकती है। (b) क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है? (c) मुझे यह गाना पसंद है।
  40. 40.Make a sentence: not / late. / be / to / me / asked / He

Answer key

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

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