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English speaking lesson 26: Changing sentences: reported speech · Set 339 · 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: his / he / said / Aman / finished / had / work. / that
  2. 2.My friend asked ___ I was coming. (a) if (b) what (c) that
  3. 3.What does “Can she swim?” mean? (a) मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है। (b) वह तैर नहीं सकती। (c) क्या वह तैर सकती है?
  4. 4.Make a sentence: was / that / said / he / He / tired.
  5. 5.What does “He said that he was tired.” mean? (a) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था। (b) उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ। (c) वह तैर नहीं सकती।
  6. 6.Make a sentence: cricket? / Are / they / playing
  7. 7.What does “They are playing cricket.” mean? (a) डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए। (b) वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं। (c) उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ।
  8. 8.Make a sentence: sit / us / The / told / teacher / to / down.
  9. 9.Choose the English for: “उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं।” (a) He asked whether the bus had left. (b) Can she swim? (c) She said that she liked mangoes.
  10. 10.Make a sentence: swim? / she / Can
  11. 11.Make a sentence: he / said / He / was / tired. / that
  12. 12.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) क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं?
  13. 13.The teacher told us ___ quiet. (a) be (b) being (c) to be
  14. 14.Choose the English for: “डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए।” (a) The doctor said that I should rest. (b) Neha said that she would call me. (c) I do not like this song.
  15. 15.Choose the English for: “उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था।” (a) She can swim. (b) He said that he was tired. (c) I like this song.
  16. 16.What does “He asked whether the bus had left.” mean? (a) उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी। (b) अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था। (c) डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए।
  17. 17.Make a sentence: Aman / work. / finished / his / had / said / he / that
  18. 18.Riya asked me where I ___ going. (a) was (b) were (c) be
  19. 19."I am busy." → She said that she ___ busy. (a) am (b) was (c) were
  20. 20.He ___ that he was hungry. (a) told (b) said (c) asked
  21. 21.Make a sentence: I / should / rest. / said / The / that / doctor
  22. 22.What does “Do you like this song?” mean? (a) क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है? (b) वह तैर सकती है। (c) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था।
  23. 23.Make a sentence: me / mother / going. / My / was / where / I / asked
  24. 24.What does “The doctor said that I should rest.” mean? (a) वह तैर नहीं सकती। (b) डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए। (c) टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा।
  25. 25.What does “She can swim.” mean? (a) वह तैर सकती है। (b) डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए। (c) टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा।
  26. 26.Make a sentence: call / she / me. / would / said / Neha / that
  27. 27.What does “I like this song.” mean? (a) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ। (b) मुझे यह गाना पसंद है। (c) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं।
  28. 28.Choose the English for: “मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है।” (a) Are they playing cricket? (b) I do not like this song. (c) He asked whether the bus had left.
  29. 29.What does “Are they playing cricket?” mean? (a) क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं? (b) क्या वह तैर सकती है? (c) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी।
  30. 30.What does “I do not like this song.” mean? (a) नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी। (b) मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है। (c) अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था।
  31. 31.Make a sentence: this / like / song? / you / Do
  32. 32.Choose the English for: “उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी।” (a) Neha said that she would call me. (b) Aman said that he had finished his work. (c) He asked whether the bus had left.
  33. 33.Make a sentence: if / I / She / asked / was / free.
  34. 34.She drives. → She ___ drive. (a) isn't (b) doesn't (c) don't
  35. 35."I like tea." → He said that he ___ tea. (a) liked (b) like (c) liking
  36. 36.Choose the English for: “उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ।” (a) He said that he was tired. (b) The teacher told us to sit down. (c) She asked if I was free.
  37. 37.Make a sentence: swim. / cannot / She
  38. 38.She ___ me that the class was cancelled. (a) told (b) spoke (c) said
  39. 39.Make a sentence: this / you / Do / song? / like
  40. 40.What does “Aman said that he had finished his work.” mean? (a) क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है? (b) अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था। (c) वह तैर सकती है।

Answer key

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

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