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English speaking lesson 26: Changing sentences: reported speech · Set 323 · 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: he / work. / his / finished / Aman / said / had / that
  2. 2.Riya asked me where I ___ going. (a) were (b) be (c) was
  3. 3.What does “Can she swim?” mean? (a) क्या वह तैर सकती है? (b) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ। (c) वह तैर नहीं सकती।
  4. 4.The teacher told us ___ quiet. (a) to be (b) being (c) be
  5. 5.Make a sentence: said / doctor / I / The / rest. / should / that
  6. 6.What does “The teacher told us to sit down.” mean? (a) वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं। (b) टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा। (c) मुझे यह गाना पसंद है।
  7. 7.Make a sentence: was / free. / I / She / asked / if
  8. 8.What does “Neha said that she would call me.” mean? (a) मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है। (b) नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी। (c) क्या वह तैर सकती है?
  9. 9.What does “She cannot swim.” mean? (a) वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं। (b) वह तैर नहीं सकती। (c) वह तैर सकती है।
  10. 10."I am busy." → She said that she ___ busy. (a) was (b) am (c) were
  11. 11.Choose the English for: “माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ।” (a) My mother asked me where I was going. (b) He asked whether the bus had left. (c) The teacher told us to sit down.
  12. 12."I like tea." → He said that he ___ tea. (a) liking (b) liked (c) like
  13. 13.Make a sentence: the / that / me / was / closed. / told / Ravi / shop
  14. 14.Make a sentence: swim. / She / cannot
  15. 15.What does “I do not like this song.” mean? (a) नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी। (b) उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी। (c) मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है।
  16. 16.Make a sentence: me / that / the / closed. / Ravi / was / told / shop
  17. 17.What does “She can swim.” mean? (a) नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी। (b) वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं। (c) वह तैर सकती है।
  18. 18.What does “Do you like this song?” mean? (a) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ। (b) क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है? (c) उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा।
  19. 19.What does “My mother asked me where I was going.” mean? (a) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ। (b) क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं? (c) अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था।
  20. 20.Make a sentence: cannot / She / swim.
  21. 21.Make a sentence: song. / this / like / I
  22. 22.She ___ me that the class was cancelled. (a) spoke (b) told (c) said
  23. 23.Make a sentence: The / told / down. / sit / to / us / teacher
  24. 24.Make a sentence: playing / are / cricket. / They
  25. 25.Make a sentence: cricket. / They / playing / are
  26. 26.Choose the English for: “उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा।” (a) He asked me not to be late. (b) He said that he was tired. (c) They are playing cricket.
  27. 27.Make a sentence: I / asked / She / if / was / free.
  28. 28.Choose the English for: “उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी।” (a) The doctor said that I should rest. (b) He asked whether the bus had left. (c) She said that she liked mangoes.
  29. 29.What does “I like this song.” mean? (a) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ। (b) क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है? (c) मुझे यह गाना पसंद है।
  30. 30.He ___ that he was hungry. (a) said (b) asked (c) told
  31. 31.You are ready. → ___ you ready? (a) Is (b) Do (c) Are
  32. 32.Make a sentence: swim? / Can / she
  33. 33.Make a sentence: that / She / she / said / liked / mangoes.
  34. 34.What does “The doctor said that I should rest.” mean? (a) डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए। (b) उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी। (c) वह तैर नहीं सकती।
  35. 35.My friend asked ___ I was coming. (a) that (b) what (c) if
  36. 36.Make a sentence: work. / finished / that / had / Aman / his / he / said
  37. 37.Choose the English for: “उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था।” (a) Neha said that she would call me. (b) I like this song. (c) He said that he was tired.
  38. 38.What does “Are they playing cricket?” mean? (a) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था। (b) क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं? (c) उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा।
  39. 39.What does “They are playing cricket.” mean? (a) उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा। (b) वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं। (c) उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ।
  40. 40.Make a sentence: teacher / down. / us / to / sit / The / told

Answer key

  1. Aman said that he had finished his work.
  2. was
  3. क्या वह तैर सकती है?
  4. to be
  5. The doctor said that I should rest.
  6. टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा।
  7. She asked if I was free.
  8. नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी।
  9. वह तैर नहीं सकती।
  10. was
  11. My mother asked me where I was going.
  12. liked
  13. Ravi told me that the shop was closed.
  14. She cannot swim.
  15. मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है।
  16. Ravi told me that the shop was closed.
  17. वह तैर सकती है।
  18. क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है?
  19. माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ।
  20. She cannot swim.
  21. I like this song.
  22. told
  23. The teacher told us to sit down.
  24. They are playing cricket.
  25. They are playing cricket.
  26. He asked me not to be late.
  27. She asked if I was free.
  28. He asked whether the bus had left.
  29. मुझे यह गाना पसंद है।
  30. said
  31. Are
  32. Can she swim?
  33. She said that she liked mangoes.
  34. डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए।
  35. if
  36. Aman said that he had finished his work.
  37. He said that he was tired.
  38. क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं?
  39. वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं।
  40. The teacher told us to sit down.

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