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English speaking lesson 26: Changing sentences: reported speech · Set 327 · 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.What does “He asked whether the bus had left.” mean? (a) मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है। (b) डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए। (c) उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी।
  2. 2.What does “Do you like this song?” mean? (a) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था। (b) क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है? (c) नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी।
  3. 3.What does “Aman said that he had finished his work.” mean? (a) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी। (b) अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था। (c) वह तैर नहीं सकती।
  4. 4.What does “My mother asked me where I was going.” mean? (a) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी। (b) उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा। (c) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ।
  5. 5.Make a sentence: was / mother / My / I / going. / me / where / asked
  6. 6.Choose the English for: “उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा।” (a) Ravi told me that the shop was closed. (b) Neha said that she would call me. (c) He asked me not to be late.
  7. 7.She ___ me that the class was cancelled. (a) told (b) said (c) spoke
  8. 8.Make a sentence: shop / closed. / that / Ravi / was / told / me / the
  9. 9.Riya asked me where I ___ going. (a) was (b) were (c) be
  10. 10.What does “I like this song.” mean? (a) मुझे यह गाना पसंद है। (b) उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ। (c) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं।
  11. 11.The teacher told us ___ quiet. (a) to be (b) being (c) be
  12. 12.You are ready. → ___ you ready? (a) Are (b) Do (c) Is
  13. 13.My friend asked ___ I was coming. (a) what (b) if (c) that
  14. 14.What does “He said that he was tired.” mean? (a) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं। (b) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था। (c) उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ।
  15. 15.What does “Ravi told me that the shop was closed.” mean? (a) मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है। (b) उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी। (c) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी।
  16. 16.Choose the English for: “वह तैर सकती है।” (a) She can swim. (b) Do you like this song? (c) He asked whether the bus had left.
  17. 17.Make a sentence: finished / work. / his / had / Aman / he / that / said
  18. 18.Choose the English for: “मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है।” (a) I do not like this song. (b) She can swim. (c) Do you like this song?
  19. 19.What does “She asked if I was free.” mean? (a) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था। (b) उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ। (c) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं।
  20. 20.What does “Are they playing cricket?” mean? (a) नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी। (b) मुझे यह गाना पसंद है। (c) क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं?
  21. 21.Make a sentence: They / cricket. / are / playing
  22. 22.What does “I do not like this song.” mean? (a) मुझे यह गाना पसंद है। (b) मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है। (c) वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं।
  23. 23.What does “He asked me not to be late.” 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।
  24. 24.Make a sentence: She / swim. / cannot
  25. 25.What does “She can swim.” mean? (a) क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है? (b) नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी। (c) वह तैर सकती है।
  26. 26.What does “The teacher told us to sit down.” mean? (a) टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा। (b) डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए। (c) मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है।
  27. 27.Make a sentence: this / you / like / song? / Do
  28. 28.Make a sentence: song. / this / I / like
  29. 29."I like tea." → He said that he ___ tea. (a) like (b) liked (c) liking
  30. 30.Make a sentence: would / that / call / me. / Neha / said / she
  31. 31.He ___ that he was hungry. (a) asked (b) said (c) told
  32. 32.Make a sentence: late. / He / me / not / to / be / asked
  33. 33.She drives. → She ___ drive. (a) doesn't (b) don't (c) isn't
  34. 34.Make a sentence: he / tired. / said / He / was / that
  35. 35."I am busy." → She said that she ___ busy. (a) am (b) were (c) was
  36. 36.Make a sentence: asked / mother / where / I / going. / me / was / My
  37. 37.Make a sentence: can / She / swim.
  38. 38.Make a sentence: had / said / finished / he / that / Aman / work. / his
  39. 39.What does “They are playing cricket.” mean? (a) उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी। (b) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ। (c) वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं।
  40. 40.Choose the English for: “माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ।” (a) She said that she liked mangoes. (b) My mother asked me where I was going. (c) She can swim.

Answer key

  1. उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी।
  2. क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है?
  3. अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था।
  4. माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ।
  5. My mother asked me where I was going.
  6. He asked me not to be late.
  7. told
  8. Ravi told me that the shop was closed.
  9. was
  10. मुझे यह गाना पसंद है।
  11. to be
  12. Are
  13. if
  14. उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था।
  15. रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी।
  16. She can swim.
  17. Aman said that he had finished his work.
  18. I do not like this song.
  19. उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ।
  20. क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं?
  21. They are playing cricket.
  22. मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है।
  23. उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा।
  24. She cannot swim.
  25. वह तैर सकती है।
  26. टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा।
  27. Do you like this song?
  28. I like this song.
  29. liked
  30. Neha said that she would call me.
  31. said
  32. He asked me not to be late.
  33. doesn't
  34. He said that he was tired.
  35. was
  36. My mother asked me where I was going.
  37. She can swim.
  38. Aman said that he had finished his work.
  39. वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं।
  40. My mother asked me where I was going.

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