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

Answer key

  1. He said that he was tired.
  2. The teacher told us to sit down.
  3. to be
  4. टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा।
  5. liked
  6. told
  7. मुझे यह गाना पसंद है।
  8. He asked me not to be late.
  9. My mother asked me where I was going.
  10. The teacher told us to sit down.
  11. Do you like this song?
  12. said
  13. Ravi told me that the shop was closed.
  14. उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा।
  15. He said that he was tired.
  16. if
  17. Neha said that she would call me.
  18. My mother asked me where I was going.
  19. doesn't
  20. उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था।
  21. उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ।
  22. Do you like this song?
  23. He said that he was tired.
  24. He said that he was tired.
  25. मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है।
  26. I do not like this song.
  27. I like this song.
  28. She can swim.
  29. was
  30. Are they playing cricket?
  31. She can swim.
  32. was
  33. My mother asked me where I was going.
  34. Aman said that he had finished his work.
  35. The doctor said that I should rest.
  36. They are playing cricket.
  37. She said that she liked mangoes.
  38. उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं।
  39. Can she swim?
  40. They are playing cricket.

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