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English speaking lesson 26: Changing sentences: reported speech · Set 370 · 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 said that he was tired.” mean? (a) वह तैर नहीं सकती। (b) क्या वह तैर सकती है? (c) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था।
  2. 2.The teacher told us ___ quiet. (a) be (b) to be (c) being
  3. 3.Riya asked me where I ___ going. (a) was (b) be (c) were
  4. 4.What does “Aman said that he had finished his work.” mean? (a) अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था। (b) नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी। (c) वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं।
  5. 5.What does “The teacher told us to sit down.” mean? (a) टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा। (b) नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी। (c) अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था।
  6. 6.She drives. → She ___ drive. (a) isn't (b) doesn't (c) don't
  7. 7.Make a sentence: He / he / said / that / tired. / was
  8. 8.Make a sentence: free. / I / if / was / asked / She
  9. 9.My friend asked ___ I was coming. (a) that (b) if (c) what
  10. 10."I like tea." → He said that he ___ tea. (a) liked (b) liking (c) like
  11. 11.He ___ that he was hungry. (a) told (b) said (c) asked
  12. 12.Make a sentence: this / Do / you / song? / like
  13. 13.What does “He asked whether the bus had left.” mean? (a) वह तैर सकती है। (b) उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी। (c) वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं।
  14. 14.Choose the English for: “माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ।” (a) They are playing cricket. (b) Can she swim? (c) My mother asked me where I was going.
  15. 15.Make a sentence: I / was / going. / asked / me / mother / My / where
  16. 16.Make a sentence: Are / playing / they / cricket?
  17. 17.Make a sentence: song? / like / this / Do / you
  18. 18.What does “I like this song.” mean? (a) मुझे यह गाना पसंद है। (b) नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी। (c) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं।
  19. 19.What does “Ravi told me that the shop was closed.” mean? (a) अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था। (b) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी। (c) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं।
  20. 20.Make a sentence: swim? / she / Can
  21. 21.Make a sentence: me / mother / My / I / asked / where / going. / was
  22. 22.Make a sentence: I / song. / like / this
  23. 23.Make a sentence: swim. / can / She
  24. 24.What does “Do you like this song?” mean? (a) मुझे यह गाना पसंद है। (b) क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है? (c) क्या वह तैर सकती है?
  25. 25.Make a sentence: tired. / was / that / he / said / He
  26. 26.Make a sentence: was / closed. / the / told / Ravi / shop / that / me
  27. 27.You are ready. → ___ you ready? (a) Do (b) Are (c) Is
  28. 28.Make a sentence: free. / if / asked / She / I / was
  29. 29.Make a sentence: asked / was / free. / if / She / I
  30. 30.Choose the English for: “वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं।” (a) She said that she liked mangoes. (b) They are playing cricket. (c) Neha said that she would call me.
  31. 31.Make a sentence: liked / mangoes. / said / She / that / she
  32. 32."I am busy." → She said that she ___ busy. (a) am (b) were (c) was
  33. 33.Choose the English for: “क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है?” (a) Neha said that she would call me. (b) She cannot swim. (c) Do you like this song?
  34. 34.Choose the English for: “क्या वह तैर सकती है?” (a) They are playing cricket. (b) The doctor said that I should rest. (c) Can she swim?
  35. 35.Make a sentence: they / Are / playing / cricket?
  36. 36.Make a sentence: said / Neha / she / call / would / me. / that
  37. 37.What does “Can she swim?” mean? (a) वह तैर सकती है। (b) क्या वह तैर सकती है? (c) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ।
  38. 38.She ___ me that the class was cancelled. (a) told (b) said (c) spoke
  39. 39.Make a sentence: free. / asked / I / was / She / if
  40. 40.What does “She said that she liked mangoes.” mean? (a) वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं। (b) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था। (c) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं।

Answer key

  1. उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था।
  2. to be
  3. was
  4. अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था।
  5. टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा।
  6. doesn't
  7. He said that he was tired.
  8. She asked if I was free.
  9. if
  10. liked
  11. said
  12. Do you like this song?
  13. उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी।
  14. My mother asked me where I was going.
  15. My mother asked me where I was going.
  16. Are they playing cricket?
  17. Do you like this song?
  18. मुझे यह गाना पसंद है।
  19. रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी।
  20. Can she swim?
  21. My mother asked me where I was going.
  22. I like this song.
  23. She can swim.
  24. क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है?
  25. He said that he was tired.
  26. Ravi told me that the shop was closed.
  27. Are
  28. She asked if I was free.
  29. She asked if I was free.
  30. They are playing cricket.
  31. She said that she liked mangoes.
  32. was
  33. Do you like this song?
  34. Can she swim?
  35. Are they playing cricket?
  36. Neha said that she would call me.
  37. क्या वह तैर सकती है?
  38. told
  39. She asked if I was free.
  40. उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं।

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