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English speaking lesson 26: Changing sentences: reported speech · Set 280 · 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.The teacher told us ___ quiet. (a) to be (b) be (c) being
  2. 2.She drives. → She ___ drive. (a) doesn't (b) don't (c) isn't
  3. 3.Make a sentence: if / was / She / free. / I / asked
  4. 4.He ___ that he was hungry. (a) asked (b) said (c) told
  5. 5.Make a sentence: this / like / song. / I
  6. 6.She ___ me that the class was cancelled. (a) spoke (b) told (c) said
  7. 7.What does “Can she swim?” mean? (a) क्या वह तैर सकती है? (b) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं। (c) मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है।
  8. 8.Make a sentence: had / whether / bus / the / left. / He / asked
  9. 9.What does “He asked whether the bus had left.” mean? (a) नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी। (b) मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है। (c) उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी।
  10. 10.You are ready. → ___ you ready? (a) Do (b) Is (c) Are
  11. 11.Choose the English for: “वह तैर सकती है।” (a) Neha said that she would call me. (b) She can swim. (c) I like this song.
  12. 12.Choose the English for: “माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ।” (a) Neha said that she would call me. (b) My mother asked me where I was going. (c) She said that she liked mangoes.
  13. 13.Make a sentence: are / They / playing / cricket.
  14. 14.Choose the English for: “उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं।” (a) She said that she liked mangoes. (b) My mother asked me where I was going. (c) Aman said that he had finished his work.
  15. 15."I am busy." → She said that she ___ busy. (a) were (b) am (c) was
  16. 16.What does “She said that she liked mangoes.” mean? (a) नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी। (b) मुझे यह गाना पसंद है। (c) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं।
  17. 17."I like tea." → He said that he ___ tea. (a) like (b) liking (c) liked
  18. 18.Make a sentence: was / if / I / free. / She / asked
  19. 19.What does “She cannot swim.” mean? (a) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं। (b) क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है? (c) वह तैर नहीं सकती।
  20. 20.Make a sentence: mangoes. / that / She / liked / said / she
  21. 21.What does “My mother asked me where I was going.” mean? (a) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी। (b) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं। (c) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ।
  22. 22.Make a sentence: they / Are / cricket? / playing
  23. 23.Make a sentence: she / that / mangoes. / liked / She / said
  24. 24.Make a sentence: she / Neha / that / would / me. / said / call
  25. 25.Make a sentence: whether / the / had / asked / He / left. / bus
  26. 26.Make a sentence: this / song. / I / not / like / do
  27. 27.Make a sentence: I / where / mother / was / My / going. / me / asked
  28. 28.Make a sentence: that / he / He / said / tired. / was
  29. 29.What does “She asked if I was free.” mean? (a) क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं? (b) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ। (c) उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ।
  30. 30.Make a sentence: I / if / was / free. / She / asked
  31. 31.What does “I do not like this song.” mean? (a) टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा। (b) क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है? (c) मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है।
  32. 32.Make a sentence: us / told / down. / to / The / sit / teacher
  33. 33.Make a sentence: playing / They / are / cricket.
  34. 34.Make a sentence: like / I / do / not / this / song.
  35. 35.What does “He said that he was tired.” mean? (a) वह तैर नहीं सकती। (b) क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं? (c) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था।
  36. 36.Make a sentence: She / if / was / free. / asked / I
  37. 37.Riya asked me where I ___ going. (a) was (b) were (c) be
  38. 38.Make a sentence: closed. / the / told / that / shop / was / me / Ravi
  39. 39.Make a sentence: song. / this / like / I
  40. 40.Make a sentence: cannot / swim. / She

Answer key

  1. to be
  2. doesn't
  3. She asked if I was free.
  4. said
  5. I like this song.
  6. told
  7. क्या वह तैर सकती है?
  8. He asked whether the bus had left.
  9. उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी।
  10. Are
  11. She can swim.
  12. My mother asked me where I was going.
  13. They are playing cricket.
  14. She said that she liked mangoes.
  15. was
  16. उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं।
  17. liked
  18. She asked if I was free.
  19. वह तैर नहीं सकती।
  20. She said that she liked mangoes.
  21. माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ।
  22. Are they playing cricket?
  23. She said that she liked mangoes.
  24. Neha said that she would call me.
  25. He asked whether the bus had left.
  26. I do not like this song.
  27. My mother asked me where I was going.
  28. He said that he was tired.
  29. उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ।
  30. She asked if I was free.
  31. मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है।
  32. The teacher told us to sit down.
  33. They are playing cricket.
  34. I do not like this song.
  35. उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था।
  36. She asked if I was free.
  37. was
  38. Ravi told me that the shop was closed.
  39. I like this song.
  40. She cannot swim.

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