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English speaking lesson 26: Changing sentences: reported speech · Set 253 · 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: if / I / free. / asked / She / was
  2. 2.What does “My mother asked me where I was going.” mean? (a) उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी। (b) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ। (c) उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा।
  3. 3.Riya asked me where I ___ going. (a) were (b) be (c) was
  4. 4.Choose the English for: “मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है।” (a) Ravi told me that the shop was closed. (b) Neha said that she would call me. (c) I do not like this song.
  5. 5.You are ready. → ___ you ready? (a) Is (b) Do (c) Are
  6. 6.Choose the English for: “माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ।” (a) Aman said that he had finished his work. (b) My mother asked me where I was going. (c) I do not like this song.
  7. 7.Make a sentence: They / playing / cricket. / are
  8. 8.Make a sentence: free. / asked / She / was / I / if
  9. 9.He ___ that he was hungry. (a) said (b) told (c) asked
  10. 10.She ___ me that the class was cancelled. (a) spoke (b) told (c) said
  11. 11.Make a sentence: swim. / She / cannot
  12. 12.What does “She cannot swim.” mean? (a) उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी। (b) वह तैर नहीं सकती। (c) अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था।
  13. 13.She drives. → She ___ drive. (a) don't (b) doesn't (c) isn't
  14. 14.What does “She said that she liked mangoes.” mean? (a) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं। (b) उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा। (c) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी।
  15. 15.What does “She asked if I was free.” mean? (a) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी। (b) उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ। (c) मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है।
  16. 16.Make a sentence: cannot / swim. / She
  17. 17."I am busy." → She said that she ___ busy. (a) were (b) am (c) was
  18. 18.My friend asked ___ I was coming. (a) that (b) if (c) what
  19. 19.What does “Aman said that he had finished his work.” mean? (a) क्या वह तैर सकती है? (b) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था। (c) अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था।
  20. 20.Choose the English for: “टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा।” (a) She can swim. (b) The teacher told us to sit down. (c) Do you like this song?
  21. 21.What does “The doctor said that I should rest.” mean? (a) मुझे यह गाना पसंद है। (b) वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं। (c) डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए।
  22. 22.Make a sentence: this / like / Do / song? / you
  23. 23.Make a sentence: song? / this / like / Do / you
  24. 24.Make a sentence: My / I / was / asked / going. / where / mother / me
  25. 25.Make a sentence: are / playing / cricket. / They
  26. 26.Choose the English for: “उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी।” (a) The doctor said that I should rest. (b) He asked whether the bus had left. (c) I do not like this song.
  27. 27."I like tea." → He said that he ___ tea. (a) liked (b) liking (c) like
  28. 28.Make a sentence: swim. / cannot / She
  29. 29.What does “Neha said that she would call me.” mean? (a) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी। (b) टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा। (c) नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी।
  30. 30.Choose the English for: “नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी।” (a) He asked whether the bus had left. (b) Neha said that she would call me. (c) They are playing cricket.
  31. 31.What does “I like this song.” mean? (a) मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है। (b) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी। (c) मुझे यह गाना पसंद है।
  32. 32.What does “They are playing cricket.” mean? (a) क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है? (b) मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है। (c) वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं।
  33. 33.Make a sentence: I / that / should / rest. / doctor / said / The
  34. 34.Make a sentence: swim? / she / Can
  35. 35.The teacher told us ___ quiet. (a) being (b) be (c) to be
  36. 36.Make a sentence: said / that / I / doctor / should / rest. / The
  37. 37.Make a sentence: shop / was / Ravi / the / that / closed. / told / me
  38. 38.Make a sentence: said / he / that / tired. / He / was
  39. 39.Choose the English for: “डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए।” (a) I like this song. (b) They are playing cricket. (c) The doctor said that I should rest.
  40. 40.Choose the English for: “वह तैर सकती है।” (a) My mother asked me where I was going. (b) Neha said that she would call me. (c) She can swim.

Answer key

  1. She asked if I was free.
  2. माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ।
  3. was
  4. I do not like this song.
  5. Are
  6. My mother asked me where I was going.
  7. They are playing cricket.
  8. She asked if I was free.
  9. said
  10. told
  11. She cannot swim.
  12. वह तैर नहीं सकती।
  13. doesn't
  14. उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं।
  15. उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ।
  16. She cannot swim.
  17. was
  18. if
  19. अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था।
  20. The teacher told us to sit down.
  21. डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए।
  22. Do you like this song?
  23. Do you like this song?
  24. My mother asked me where I was going.
  25. They are playing cricket.
  26. He asked whether the bus had left.
  27. liked
  28. She cannot swim.
  29. नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी।
  30. Neha said that she would call me.
  31. मुझे यह गाना पसंद है।
  32. वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं।
  33. The doctor said that I should rest.
  34. Can she swim?
  35. to be
  36. The doctor said that I should rest.
  37. Ravi told me that the shop was closed.
  38. He said that he was tired.
  39. The doctor said that I should rest.
  40. She can swim.

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