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English speaking lesson 26: Changing sentences: reported speech · Set 365 · 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) My mother asked me where I was going. (b) She cannot swim. (c) Neha said that she would call me.
  2. 2."I like tea." → He said that he ___ tea. (a) like (b) liked (c) liking
  3. 3.Make a sentence: swim. / cannot / She
  4. 4.My friend asked ___ I was coming. (a) if (b) what (c) that
  5. 5.What does “The teacher told us to sit down.” mean? (a) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं। (b) वह तैर सकती है। (c) टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा।
  6. 6.What does “He asked me not to be late.” mean? (a) वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं। (b) उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा। (c) डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए।
  7. 7.What does “She cannot swim.” mean? (a) वह तैर नहीं सकती। (b) मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है। (c) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था।
  8. 8.What does “Can she swim?” mean? (a) उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी। (b) क्या वह तैर सकती है? (c) वह तैर नहीं सकती।
  9. 9.He ___ that he was hungry. (a) asked (b) said (c) told
  10. 10.What does “Are they playing cricket?” mean? (a) मुझे यह गाना पसंद है। (b) क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं? (c) वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं।
  11. 11.Choose the English for: “टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा।” (a) Ravi told me that the shop was closed. (b) The teacher told us to sit down. (c) He asked whether the bus had left.
  12. 12.Make a sentence: you / song? / like / Do / this
  13. 13.What does “She asked if I was free.” mean? (a) क्या वह तैर सकती है? (b) मुझे यह गाना पसंद है। (c) उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ।
  14. 14.What does “Neha said that she would call me.” mean? (a) क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है? (b) वह तैर नहीं सकती। (c) नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी।
  15. 15.Make a sentence: this / like / you / Do / song?
  16. 16.She ___ me that the class was cancelled. (a) said (b) spoke (c) told
  17. 17.Make a sentence: going. / me / I / asked / was / mother / My / where
  18. 18.Make a sentence: finished / work. / that / said / his / he / Aman / had
  19. 19.Choose the English for: “रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी।” (a) She said that she liked mangoes. (b) Ravi told me that the shop was closed. (c) She cannot swim.
  20. 20.She drives. → She ___ drive. (a) don't (b) doesn't (c) isn't
  21. 21.Choose the English for: “मुझे यह गाना पसंद है।” (a) He said that he was tired. (b) I like this song. (c) She cannot swim.
  22. 22.Choose the English for: “उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी।” (a) Ravi told me that the shop was closed. (b) He asked whether the bus had left. (c) Can she swim?
  23. 23.Riya asked me where I ___ going. (a) was (b) were (c) be
  24. 24.What does “My mother asked me where I was going.” mean? (a) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी। (b) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ। (c) नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी।
  25. 25.Choose the English for: “क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है?” (a) She cannot swim. (b) Neha said that she would call me. (c) Do you like this song?
  26. 26.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) नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी।
  27. 27.Make a sentence: liked / she / said / She / mangoes. / that
  28. 28.The teacher told us ___ quiet. (a) being (b) to be (c) be
  29. 29.Choose the English for: “क्या वह तैर सकती है?” (a) Aman said that he had finished his work. (b) Can she swim? (c) I like this song.
  30. 30.Choose the English for: “डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए।” (a) My mother asked me where I was going. (b) The doctor said that I should rest. (c) Ravi told me that the shop was closed.
  31. 31.Make a sentence: liked / said / that / mangoes. / she / She
  32. 32.What does “Do you like this song?” mean? (a) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी। (b) क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है? (c) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ।
  33. 33.Make a sentence: he / finished / that / his / work. / had / Aman / said
  34. 34."I am busy." → She said that she ___ busy. (a) am (b) were (c) was
  35. 35.Make a sentence: do / like / I / this / song. / not
  36. 36.What does “Ravi told me that the shop was closed.” mean? (a) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं। (b) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी। (c) क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं?
  37. 37.Make a sentence: not / be / late. / me / asked / He / to
  38. 38.Choose the English for: “वह तैर सकती है।” (a) They are playing cricket. (b) He asked whether the bus had left. (c) She can swim.
  39. 39.What does “He said that he was tired.” mean? (a) उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा। (b) क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं? (c) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था।
  40. 40.Make a sentence: late. / me / not / He / to / asked / be

Answer key

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

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