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English speaking lesson 26: Changing sentences: reported speech · Set 324 · 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: sit / The / us / to / down. / teacher / told
  2. 2.The teacher told us ___ quiet. (a) being (b) be (c) to be
  3. 3.What does “They are playing cricket.” mean? (a) टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा। (b) क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है? (c) वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं।
  4. 4.Make a sentence: cannot / swim. / She
  5. 5.Choose the English for: “वह तैर सकती है।” (a) She can swim. (b) Can she swim? (c) He asked me not to be late.
  6. 6.Make a sentence: are / playing / cricket. / They
  7. 7.She ___ me that the class was cancelled. (a) said (b) spoke (c) told
  8. 8.Make a sentence: going. / My / I / mother / me / where / asked / was
  9. 9.What does “He asked whether the bus had left.” mean? (a) नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी। (b) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था। (c) उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी।
  10. 10.Choose the English for: “उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था।” (a) My mother asked me where I was going. (b) He said that he was tired. (c) Aman said that he had finished his work.
  11. 11.He ___ that he was hungry. (a) asked (b) told (c) said
  12. 12.Make a sentence: are / They / cricket. / playing
  13. 13.Choose the English for: “उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं।” (a) I like this song. (b) Neha said that she would call me. (c) She said that she liked mangoes.
  14. 14.Make a sentence: They / cricket. / playing / are
  15. 15.What does “Are they playing cricket?” mean? (a) क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं? (b) मुझे यह गाना पसंद है। (c) वह तैर नहीं सकती।
  16. 16.Make a sentence: you / song? / this / Do / like
  17. 17.Make a sentence: they / playing / Are / cricket?
  18. 18.Riya asked me where I ___ going. (a) be (b) was (c) were
  19. 19.My friend asked ___ I was coming. (a) that (b) what (c) if
  20. 20.What does “She asked if I was free.” mean? (a) टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा। (b) उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ। (c) अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था।
  21. 21.Make a sentence: you / this / song? / like / Do
  22. 22.Make a sentence: She / if / asked / was / I / free.
  23. 23.What does “She can swim.” mean? (a) वह तैर सकती है। (b) उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी। (c) मुझे यह गाना पसंद है।
  24. 24.Make a sentence: free. / I / was / She / if / asked
  25. 25.What does “I like this song.” mean? (a) वह तैर सकती है। (b) डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए। (c) मुझे यह गाना पसंद है।
  26. 26.Make a sentence: this / you / song? / like / Do
  27. 27.Choose the English for: “टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा।” (a) I like this song. (b) Neha said that she would call me. (c) The teacher told us to sit down.
  28. 28.Choose the English for: “क्या वह तैर सकती है?” (a) My mother asked me where I was going. (b) Can she swim? (c) He asked me not to be late.
  29. 29.What does “He said that he was tired.” mean? (a) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था। (b) क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं? (c) वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं।
  30. 30.Make a sentence: not / like / do / this / I / song.
  31. 31.Choose the English for: “रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी।” (a) Ravi told me that the shop was closed. (b) Can she swim? (c) They are playing cricket.
  32. 32.What does “Aman said that he had finished his work.” mean? (a) अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था। (b) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी। (c) टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा।
  33. 33.What does “The doctor said that I should rest.” mean? (a) डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए। (b) नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी। (c) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था।
  34. 34.Make a sentence: are / playing / They / cricket.
  35. 35.She drives. → She ___ drive. (a) isn't (b) doesn't (c) don't
  36. 36.Make a sentence: teacher / The / to / told / down. / us / sit
  37. 37."I am busy." → She said that she ___ busy. (a) was (b) am (c) were
  38. 38.Choose the English for: “क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है?” (a) Ravi told me that the shop was closed. (b) He said that he was tired. (c) Do you like this song?
  39. 39.Make a sentence: not / me / asked / to / late. / He / be
  40. 40.Make a sentence: they / Are / playing / cricket?

Answer key

  1. The teacher told us to sit down.
  2. to be
  3. वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं।
  4. She cannot swim.
  5. She can swim.
  6. They are playing cricket.
  7. told
  8. My mother asked me where I was going.
  9. उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी।
  10. He said that he was tired.
  11. said
  12. They are playing cricket.
  13. She said that she liked mangoes.
  14. They are playing cricket.
  15. क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं?
  16. Do you like this song?
  17. Are they playing cricket?
  18. was
  19. if
  20. उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ।
  21. Do you like this song?
  22. She asked if I was free.
  23. वह तैर सकती है।
  24. She asked if I was free.
  25. मुझे यह गाना पसंद है।
  26. Do you like this song?
  27. The teacher told us to sit down.
  28. Can she swim?
  29. उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था।
  30. I do not like this song.
  31. Ravi told me that the shop was closed.
  32. अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था।
  33. डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए।
  34. They are playing cricket.
  35. doesn't
  36. The teacher told us to sit down.
  37. was
  38. Do you like this song?
  39. He asked me not to be late.
  40. Are they playing cricket?

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