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English speaking lesson 26: Changing sentences: reported speech · Set 297 · 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: “टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा।” (a) I like this song. (b) Do you like this song? (c) The teacher told us to sit down.
  2. 2.My friend asked ___ I was coming. (a) if (b) what (c) that
  3. 3.What does “She can swim.” mean? (a) वह तैर सकती है। (b) क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं? (c) उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ।
  4. 4.She drives. → She ___ drive. (a) isn't (b) don't (c) doesn't
  5. 5.Make a sentence: She / asked / free. / was / I / if
  6. 6.Choose the English for: “उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी।” (a) She said that she liked mangoes. (b) Do you like this song? (c) He asked whether the bus had left.
  7. 7.She ___ me that the class was cancelled. (a) said (b) spoke (c) told
  8. 8.Choose the English for: “क्या वह तैर सकती है?” (a) Neha said that she would call me. (b) Aman said that he had finished his work. (c) Can she swim?
  9. 9.What does “Neha said that she would call me.” mean? (a) क्या वह तैर सकती है? (b) नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी। (c) वह तैर नहीं सकती।
  10. 10.What does “She said that she liked mangoes.” mean? (a) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था। (b) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं। (c) क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं?
  11. 11.Make a sentence: not / song. / I / this / do / like
  12. 12.What does “He asked whether the bus had left.” mean? (a) मुझे यह गाना पसंद है। (b) उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ। (c) उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी।
  13. 13.Make a sentence: can / swim. / She
  14. 14.Make a sentence: that / had / Aman / work. / his / said / he / finished
  15. 15.The teacher told us ___ quiet. (a) to be (b) be (c) being
  16. 16.Make a sentence: swim. / cannot / She
  17. 17.Make a sentence: swim? / she / Can
  18. 18.Make a sentence: Can / swim? / she
  19. 19.Make a sentence: I / like / song. / this
  20. 20.Make a sentence: that / The / said / rest. / doctor / I / should
  21. 21.What does “The doctor said that I should rest.” mean? (a) वह तैर नहीं सकती। (b) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं। (c) डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए।
  22. 22.Make a sentence: closed. / told / the / Ravi / shop / that / me / was
  23. 23.What does “Do you like this song?” mean? (a) क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है? (b) टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा। (c) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं।
  24. 24.Make a sentence: she / call / me. / would / that / Neha / said
  25. 25."I am busy." → She said that she ___ busy. (a) am (b) were (c) was
  26. 26.Make a sentence: this / you / like / song? / Do
  27. 27.Choose the English for: “उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं।” (a) She said that she liked mangoes. (b) She cannot swim. (c) I like this song.
  28. 28.Make a sentence: finished / his / Aman / had / work. / said / he / that
  29. 29.What does “I do not like this song.” mean? (a) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था। (b) मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है। (c) टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा।
  30. 30.Make a sentence: said / would / call / she / me. / Neha / that
  31. 31.You are ready. → ___ you ready? (a) Are (b) Do (c) Is
  32. 32.He ___ that he was hungry. (a) asked (b) said (c) told
  33. 33.What does “She asked if I was free.” mean? (a) क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं? (b) उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ। (c) वह तैर नहीं सकती।
  34. 34.What does “He said that he was tired.” mean? (a) मुझे यह गाना पसंद है। (b) वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं। (c) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था।
  35. 35.What does “My mother asked me where I was going.” mean? (a) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं। (b) वह तैर सकती है। (c) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ।
  36. 36.Riya asked me where I ___ going. (a) be (b) was (c) were
  37. 37."I like tea." → He said that he ___ tea. (a) liking (b) liked (c) like
  38. 38.Make a sentence: song. / I / like / this
  39. 39.What does “Are they playing cricket?” mean? (a) क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं? (b) क्या वह तैर सकती है? (c) मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है।
  40. 40.Make a sentence: that / said / he / was / tired. / He

Answer key

  1. The teacher told us to sit down.
  2. if
  3. वह तैर सकती है।
  4. doesn't
  5. She asked if I was free.
  6. He asked whether the bus had left.
  7. told
  8. Can she swim?
  9. नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी।
  10. उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं।
  11. I do not like this song.
  12. उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी।
  13. She can swim.
  14. Aman said that he had finished his work.
  15. to be
  16. She cannot swim.
  17. Can she swim?
  18. Can she swim?
  19. I like this song.
  20. The doctor said that I should rest.
  21. डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए।
  22. Ravi told me that the shop was closed.
  23. क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है?
  24. Neha said that she would call me.
  25. was
  26. Do you like this song?
  27. She said that she liked mangoes.
  28. Aman said that he had finished his work.
  29. मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है।
  30. Neha said that she would call me.
  31. Are
  32. said
  33. उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ।
  34. उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था।
  35. माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ।
  36. was
  37. liked
  38. I like this song.
  39. क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं?
  40. He said that he was tired.

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