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English speaking lesson 26: Changing sentences: reported speech · Set 260 · 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: tired. / said / he / was / He / that
  2. 2.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।
  3. 3.Make a sentence: song. / not / like / this / I / do
  4. 4.You are ready. → ___ you ready? (a) Is (b) Do (c) Are
  5. 5.What does “She said that she liked mangoes.” mean? (a) वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं। (b) उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ। (c) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं।
  6. 6.Make a sentence: do / like / not / I / this / song.
  7. 7.What does “She cannot swim.” mean? (a) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था। (b) वह तैर नहीं सकती। (c) उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ।
  8. 8.She drives. → She ___ drive. (a) don't (b) isn't (c) doesn't
  9. 9.What does “I like this song.” mean? (a) मुझे यह गाना पसंद है। (b) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था। (c) क्या वह तैर सकती है?
  10. 10.Make a sentence: I / that / The / said / should / doctor / rest.
  11. 11.The teacher told us ___ quiet. (a) being (b) be (c) to be
  12. 12.What does “I do not like this song.” mean? (a) मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है। (b) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी। (c) नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी।
  13. 13.Make a sentence: are / cricket. / They / playing
  14. 14.He ___ that he was hungry. (a) told (b) asked (c) said
  15. 15.What does “He asked me not to be late.” mean? (a) वह तैर नहीं सकती। (b) उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा। (c) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं।
  16. 16.What does “Do you like this song?” mean? (a) क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है? (b) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था। (c) टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा।
  17. 17.Riya asked me where I ___ going. (a) be (b) was (c) were
  18. 18.What does “She asked if I was free.” mean? (a) टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा। (b) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ। (c) उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ।
  19. 19.Choose the English for: “मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है।” (a) I do not like this song. (b) Do you like this song? (c) She cannot swim.
  20. 20."I am busy." → She said that she ___ busy. (a) am (b) was (c) were
  21. 21.Choose the English for: “टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा।” (a) She cannot swim. (b) The teacher told us to sit down. (c) She asked if I was free.
  22. 22.Choose the English for: “उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं।” (a) The doctor said that I should rest. (b) He asked me not to be late. (c) She said that she liked mangoes.
  23. 23.Make a sentence: if / asked / was / free. / I / She
  24. 24.My friend asked ___ I was coming. (a) if (b) what (c) that
  25. 25."I like tea." → He said that he ___ tea. (a) liking (b) liked (c) like
  26. 26.What does “My mother asked me where I was going.” mean? (a) उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ। (b) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था। (c) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ।
  27. 27.Make a sentence: The / should / doctor / said / that / rest. / I
  28. 28.What does “He asked whether the bus had left.” mean? (a) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था। (b) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ। (c) उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी।
  29. 29.Make a sentence: She / asked / if / I / free. / was
  30. 30.Make a sentence: I / was / asked / free. / if / She
  31. 31.She ___ me that the class was cancelled. (a) said (b) spoke (c) told
  32. 32.Choose the English for: “क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है?” (a) Do you like this song? (b) The doctor said that I should rest. (c) Are they playing cricket?
  33. 33.Choose the English for: “रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी।” (a) The teacher told us to sit down. (b) I do not like this song. (c) Ravi told me that the shop was closed.
  34. 34.Make a sentence: was / I / free. / if / asked / She
  35. 35.What does “Ravi told me that the shop was closed.” mean? (a) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी। (b) उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा। (c) क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं?
  36. 36.What does “Can she swim?” mean? (a) उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी। (b) वह तैर नहीं सकती। (c) क्या वह तैर सकती है?
  37. 37.Choose the English for: “माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ।” (a) She can swim. (b) Can she swim? (c) My mother asked me where I was going.
  38. 38.Choose the English for: “उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ।” (a) I like this song. (b) Are they playing cricket? (c) She asked if I was free.
  39. 39.Make a sentence: down. / to / us / The / sit / teacher / told
  40. 40.What does “Are they playing cricket?” mean? (a) क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं? (b) वह तैर सकती है। (c) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं।

Answer key

  1. He said that he was tired.
  2. डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए।
  3. I do not like this song.
  4. Are
  5. उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं।
  6. I do not like this song.
  7. वह तैर नहीं सकती।
  8. doesn't
  9. मुझे यह गाना पसंद है।
  10. The doctor said that I should rest.
  11. to be
  12. मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है।
  13. They are playing cricket.
  14. said
  15. उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा।
  16. क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है?
  17. was
  18. उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ।
  19. I do not like this song.
  20. was
  21. The teacher told us to sit down.
  22. She said that she liked mangoes.
  23. She asked if I was free.
  24. if
  25. liked
  26. माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ।
  27. The doctor said that I should rest.
  28. उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी।
  29. She asked if I was free.
  30. She asked if I was free.
  31. told
  32. Do you like this song?
  33. Ravi told me that the shop was closed.
  34. She asked if I was free.
  35. रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी।
  36. क्या वह तैर सकती है?
  37. My mother asked me where I was going.
  38. She asked if I was free.
  39. The teacher told us to sit down.
  40. क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं?

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