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English speaking lesson 26: Changing sentences: reported speech · Set 261 · 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: she / Can / swim?
  2. 2.Make a sentence: not / this / song. / I / like / do
  3. 3."I am busy." → She said that she ___ busy. (a) were (b) am (c) was
  4. 4.Make a sentence: He / bus / whether / asked / had / the / left.
  5. 5.Make a sentence: swim. / can / She
  6. 6.What does “Do you like this song?” mean? (a) वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं। (b) क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है? (c) नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी।
  7. 7.The teacher told us ___ quiet. (a) be (b) to be (c) being
  8. 8.Choose the English for: “उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी।” (a) He asked whether the bus had left. (b) He said that he was tired. (c) She said that she liked mangoes.
  9. 9.What does “The teacher told us to sit down.” mean? (a) अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था। (b) उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी। (c) टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा।
  10. 10.Make a sentence: She / if / free. / asked / I / was
  11. 11."I like tea." → He said that he ___ tea. (a) liking (b) like (c) liked
  12. 12.Make a sentence: cricket. / They / playing / are
  13. 13.She ___ me that the class was cancelled. (a) said (b) told (c) spoke
  14. 14.Make a sentence: swim. / cannot / She
  15. 15.What does “Ravi told me that the shop was closed.” mean? (a) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी। (b) वह तैर सकती है। (c) क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं?
  16. 16.What does “She said that she liked mangoes.” mean? (a) क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं? (b) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं। (c) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था।
  17. 17.What does “The doctor said that I should rest.” mean? (a) टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा। (b) मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है। (c) डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए।
  18. 18.Make a sentence: that / said / call / would / she / me. / Neha
  19. 19.What does “Are they playing cricket?” mean? (a) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं। (b) क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं? (c) उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी।
  20. 20.Choose the English for: “क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं?” (a) He said that he was tired. (b) Are they playing cricket? (c) My mother asked me where I was going.
  21. 21.Make a sentence: like / you / this / Do / song?
  22. 22.What does “I like this song.” mean? (a) डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए। (b) मुझे यह गाना पसंद है। (c) क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं?
  23. 23.Choose the English for: “अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था।” (a) Ravi told me that the shop was closed. (b) Neha said that she would call me. (c) Aman said that he had finished his work.
  24. 24.Choose the English for: “मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है।” (a) She can swim. (b) Can she swim? (c) I do not like this song.
  25. 25.My friend asked ___ I was coming. (a) that (b) what (c) if
  26. 26.He ___ that he was hungry. (a) asked (b) told (c) said
  27. 27.What does “Aman said that he had finished his work.” mean? (a) टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा। (b) अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था। (c) वह तैर सकती है।
  28. 28.Make a sentence: to / sit / us / The / down. / told / teacher
  29. 29.Make a sentence: My / mother / where / asked / me / going. / I / was
  30. 30.Make a sentence: me / shop / Ravi / told / the / closed. / was / that
  31. 31.Choose the English for: “नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी।” (a) My mother asked me where I was going. (b) Are they playing cricket? (c) Neha said that she would call me.
  32. 32.Make a sentence: I / asked / She / free. / was / if
  33. 33.Make a sentence: can / She / swim.
  34. 34.What does “I do not like this song.” mean? (a) उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा। (b) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था। (c) मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है।
  35. 35.You are ready. → ___ you ready? (a) Is (b) Do (c) Are
  36. 36.Make a sentence: he / said / work. / finished / his / that / Aman / had
  37. 37.Make a sentence: swim? / she / Can
  38. 38.Make a sentence: cannot / She / swim.
  39. 39.Choose the English for: “उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ।” (a) Aman said that he had finished his work. (b) She asked if I was free. (c) He said that he was tired.
  40. 40.What does “He asked whether the bus had left.” mean? (a) उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी। (b) वह तैर नहीं सकती। (c) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी।

Answer key

  1. Can she swim?
  2. I do not like this song.
  3. was
  4. He asked whether the bus had left.
  5. She can swim.
  6. क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है?
  7. to be
  8. He asked whether the bus had left.
  9. टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा।
  10. She asked if I was free.
  11. liked
  12. They are playing cricket.
  13. told
  14. She cannot swim.
  15. रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी।
  16. उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं।
  17. डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए।
  18. Neha said that she would call me.
  19. क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं?
  20. Are they playing cricket?
  21. Do you like this song?
  22. मुझे यह गाना पसंद है।
  23. Aman said that he had finished his work.
  24. I do not like this song.
  25. if
  26. said
  27. अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था।
  28. The teacher told us to sit down.
  29. My mother asked me where I was going.
  30. Ravi told me that the shop was closed.
  31. Neha said that she would call me.
  32. She asked if I was free.
  33. She can swim.
  34. मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है।
  35. Are
  36. Aman said that he had finished his work.
  37. Can she swim?
  38. She cannot swim.
  39. She asked if I was free.
  40. उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी।

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