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English speaking lesson 26: Changing sentences: reported speech · Set 279 · 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.She drives. → She ___ drive. (a) don't (b) doesn't (c) isn't
  2. 2.Make a sentence: that / Neha / said / call / me. / she / would
  3. 3.Riya asked me where I ___ going. (a) were (b) be (c) was
  4. 4.What does “She said that she liked mangoes.” mean? (a) मुझे यह गाना पसंद है। (b) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं। (c) वह तैर नहीं सकती।
  5. 5.What does “He asked whether the bus had left.” mean? (a) उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी। (b) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं। (c) क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है?
  6. 6.Choose the English for: “क्या वह तैर सकती है?” (a) I like this song. (b) Can she swim? (c) I do not like this song.
  7. 7.She ___ me that the class was cancelled. (a) spoke (b) said (c) told
  8. 8.Make a sentence: be / asked / me / late. / not / He / to
  9. 9.What does “The teacher told us to sit down.” mean? (a) टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा। (b) क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं? (c) उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी।
  10. 10.What does “Can she swim?” mean? (a) क्या वह तैर सकती है? (b) नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी। (c) वह तैर सकती है।
  11. 11.Choose the English for: “उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी।” (a) She asked if I was free. (b) The doctor said that I should rest. (c) He asked whether the bus had left.
  12. 12.The teacher told us ___ quiet. (a) to be (b) being (c) be
  13. 13.He ___ that he was hungry. (a) told (b) asked (c) said
  14. 14.What does “She asked if I was free.” mean? (a) उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ। (b) अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था। (c) मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है।
  15. 15.You are ready. → ___ you ready? (a) Do (b) Are (c) Is
  16. 16.My friend asked ___ I was coming. (a) what (b) that (c) if
  17. 17.Choose the English for: “वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं।” (a) They are playing cricket. (b) Are they playing cricket? (c) I do not like this song.
  18. 18.What does “I do not like this song.” mean? (a) वह तैर नहीं सकती। (b) मुझे यह गाना पसंद है। (c) मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है।
  19. 19.What does “Are they playing cricket?” mean? (a) नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी। (b) टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा। (c) क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं?
  20. 20.Choose the English for: “नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी।” (a) She asked if I was free. (b) Neha said that she would call me. (c) She cannot swim.
  21. 21.Make a sentence: swim. / She / can
  22. 22.What does “She can swim.” mean? (a) क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं? (b) वह तैर सकती है। (c) वह तैर नहीं सकती।
  23. 23.What does “He said that he was tired.” mean? (a) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ। (b) उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी। (c) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था।
  24. 24.What does “I like this song.” mean? (a) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं। (b) क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है? (c) मुझे यह गाना पसंद है।
  25. 25.Choose the English for: “क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं?” (a) Are they playing cricket? (b) The doctor said that I should rest. (c) She can swim.
  26. 26.What does “Ravi told me that the shop was closed.” mean? (a) वह तैर नहीं सकती। (b) क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं? (c) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी।
  27. 27.Make a sentence: My / me / going. / where / asked / I / was / mother
  28. 28.Make a sentence: whether / had / the / left. / asked / bus / He
  29. 29.Make a sentence: me. / she / said / call / would / Neha / that
  30. 30.Make a sentence: cannot / swim. / She
  31. 31.Choose the English for: “टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा।” (a) The doctor said that I should rest. (b) The teacher told us to sit down. (c) She can swim.
  32. 32.Make a sentence: us / down. / teacher / to / sit / told / The
  33. 33.Make a sentence: if / I / was / She / free. / asked
  34. 34.Make a sentence: said / had / work. / that / Aman / he / finished / his
  35. 35."I am busy." → She said that she ___ busy. (a) was (b) am (c) were
  36. 36.What does “She cannot swim.” mean? (a) उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी। (b) वह तैर नहीं सकती। (c) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी।
  37. 37.Make a sentence: can / She / swim.
  38. 38.Make a sentence: was / I / if / asked / free. / She
  39. 39.Choose the English for: “मुझे यह गाना पसंद है।” (a) He said that he was tired. (b) He asked me not to be late. (c) I like this song.
  40. 40.Make a sentence: can / swim. / She

Answer key

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

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