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English speaking lesson 26: Changing sentences: reported speech · Set 359 · 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: “वह तैर नहीं सकती।” (a) Can she swim? (b) She cannot swim. (c) The teacher told us to sit down.
  2. 2.Make a sentence: playing / Are / cricket? / they
  3. 3.What does “My mother asked me where I was going.” mean? (a) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ। (b) वह तैर सकती है। (c) डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए।
  4. 4.Make a sentence: Ravi / shop / was / that / told / me / closed. / the
  5. 5.What does “He asked me not to be late.” mean? (a) उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा। (b) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी। (c) मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है।
  6. 6.Make a sentence: he / Aman / work. / said / that / finished / had / his
  7. 7."I am busy." → She said that she ___ busy. (a) am (b) was (c) were
  8. 8.What does “She said that she liked mangoes.” mean? (a) क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं? (b) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी। (c) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं।
  9. 9.Choose the English for: “मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है।” (a) My mother asked me where I was going. (b) I do not like this song. (c) Neha said that she would call me.
  10. 10.Make a sentence: teacher / down. / sit / The / to / us / told
  11. 11.What does “Can she swim?” mean? (a) क्या वह तैर सकती है? (b) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ। (c) नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी।
  12. 12.What does “Neha said that she would call me.” mean? (a) नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी। (b) अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था। (c) मुझे यह गाना पसंद है।
  13. 13.Make a sentence: teacher / The / told / to / us / down. / sit
  14. 14.Make a sentence: shop / was / Ravi / that / told / closed. / the / me
  15. 15.Choose the English for: “क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं?” (a) She can swim. (b) I do not like this song. (c) Are they playing cricket?
  16. 16.Make a sentence: that / call / she / me. / Neha / said / would
  17. 17.Make a sentence: I / She / was / if / asked / free.
  18. 18.Choose the English for: “क्या वह तैर सकती है?” (a) He asked whether the bus had left. (b) Can she swim? (c) She said that she liked mangoes.
  19. 19.She ___ me that the class was cancelled. (a) spoke (b) said (c) told
  20. 20.He ___ that he was hungry. (a) said (b) told (c) asked
  21. 21.Choose the English for: “उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ।” (a) My mother asked me where I was going. (b) I like this song. (c) She asked if I was free.
  22. 22.What does “She can swim.” mean? (a) वह तैर सकती है। (b) उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ। (c) वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं।
  23. 23.Make a sentence: closed. / shop / told / that / me / was / the / Ravi
  24. 24.Choose the English for: “मुझे यह गाना पसंद है।” (a) Do you like this song? (b) He said that he was tired. (c) I like this song.
  25. 25.Make a sentence: had / He / left. / whether / bus / the / asked
  26. 26.Choose the English for: “उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी।” (a) He said that he was tired. (b) Are they playing cricket? (c) He asked whether the bus had left.
  27. 27.Make a sentence: was / going. / mother / where / me / I / asked / My
  28. 28.What does “She asked if I was free.” mean? (a) मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है। (b) क्या वह तैर सकती है? (c) उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ।
  29. 29.Make a sentence: to / me / He / asked / not / be / late.
  30. 30.What does “She cannot swim.” mean? (a) क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं? (b) वह तैर नहीं सकती। (c) उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ।
  31. 31.Make a sentence: us / sit / teacher / told / The / down. / to
  32. 32.What does “I like this song.” mean? (a) मुझे यह गाना पसंद है। (b) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं। (c) वह तैर नहीं सकती।
  33. 33.Make a sentence: me / not / He / late. / be / to / asked
  34. 34.Make a sentence: the / left. / He / asked / had / whether / bus
  35. 35.Make a sentence: should / that / The / rest. / I / doctor / said
  36. 36.Riya asked me where I ___ going. (a) was (b) were (c) be
  37. 37.What does “They are playing cricket.” mean? (a) टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा। (b) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं। (c) वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं।
  38. 38.What does “I do not like this song.” mean? (a) वह तैर नहीं सकती। (b) मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है। (c) अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था।
  39. 39."I like tea." → He said that he ___ tea. (a) like (b) liking (c) liked
  40. 40.Make a sentence: was / tired. / He / he / that / said

Answer key

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

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