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English speaking lesson 26: Changing sentences: reported speech · Set 251 · 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 “Neha said that she would call me.” mean? (a) वह तैर सकती है। (b) टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा। (c) नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी।
  2. 2.Riya asked me where I ___ going. (a) were (b) was (c) be
  3. 3.What does “My mother asked me where I was going.” mean? (a) डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए। (b) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था। (c) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ।
  4. 4.Make a sentence: he / said / Aman / work. / finished / his / that / had
  5. 5.Make a sentence: was / that / He / tired. / said / he
  6. 6.Make a sentence: left. / had / the / whether / asked / bus / He
  7. 7.You are ready. → ___ you ready? (a) Do (b) Is (c) Are
  8. 8.She drives. → She ___ drive. (a) don't (b) isn't (c) doesn't
  9. 9.Make a sentence: swim. / cannot / She
  10. 10.He ___ that he was hungry. (a) said (b) asked (c) told
  11. 11.She ___ me that the class was cancelled. (a) said (b) told (c) spoke
  12. 12.Make a sentence: the / bus / whether / left. / had / asked / He
  13. 13.Choose the English for: “वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं।” (a) Ravi told me that the shop was closed. (b) He said that he was tired. (c) They are playing cricket.
  14. 14.What does “The teacher told us to sit down.” mean? (a) उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ। (b) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं। (c) टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा।
  15. 15.Choose the English for: “उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी।” (a) He asked whether the bus had left. (b) The doctor said that I should rest. (c) She can swim.
  16. 16.Make a sentence: asked / He / left. / whether / had / bus / the
  17. 17.What does “Do you like this song?” mean? (a) क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है? (b) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं। (c) क्या वह तैर सकती है?
  18. 18.What does “He asked me not to be late.” mean? (a) उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा। (b) डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए। (c) उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ।
  19. 19.What does “She cannot swim.” mean? (a) क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है? (b) वह तैर नहीं सकती। (c) क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं?
  20. 20.Make a sentence: swim? / she / Can
  21. 21.Choose the English for: “वह तैर नहीं सकती।” (a) He said that he was tired. (b) She said that she liked mangoes. (c) She cannot swim.
  22. 22.Choose the English for: “क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं?” (a) Neha said that she would call me. (b) They are playing cricket. (c) Are they playing cricket?
  23. 23.Make a sentence: She / swim. / cannot
  24. 24.Make a sentence: the / left. / whether / asked / He / had / bus
  25. 25."I like tea." → He said that he ___ tea. (a) liked (b) liking (c) like
  26. 26.Choose the English for: “उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं।” (a) Neha said that she would call me. (b) She said that she liked mangoes. (c) Aman said that he had finished his work.
  27. 27.Make a sentence: this / I / like / song.
  28. 28.Choose the English for: “क्या वह तैर सकती है?” (a) Do you like this song? (b) Can she swim? (c) He said that he was tired.
  29. 29.Make a sentence: I / not / this / song. / like / do
  30. 30.My friend asked ___ I was coming. (a) what (b) if (c) that
  31. 31."I am busy." → She said that she ___ busy. (a) am (b) were (c) was
  32. 32.Make a sentence: tired. / was / that / He / he / said
  33. 33.What does “I like this song.” mean? (a) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी। (b) टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा। (c) मुझे यह गाना पसंद है।
  34. 34.Choose the English for: “नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी।” (a) Neha said that she would call me. (b) He asked me not to be late. (c) She cannot swim.
  35. 35.What does “She said that she liked mangoes.” mean? (a) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ। (b) मुझे यह गाना पसंद है। (c) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं।
  36. 36.Make a sentence: she / said / that / liked / mangoes. / She
  37. 37.Make a sentence: tired. / He / was / said / that / he
  38. 38.Make a sentence: had / finished / his / that / Aman / he / said / work.
  39. 39.Make a sentence: to / teacher / us / down. / The / sit / told
  40. 40.Choose the English for: “उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा।” (a) He asked me not to be late. (b) He said that he was tired. (c) She asked if I was free.

Answer key

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

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