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

Answer key

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

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