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English speaking lesson 26: Changing sentences: reported speech · Set 371 · 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: “टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा।” (a) They are playing cricket. (b) Do you like this song? (c) The teacher told us to sit down.
  2. 2.You are ready. → ___ you ready? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Do
  3. 3.Riya asked me where I ___ going. (a) be (b) were (c) was
  4. 4.Make a sentence: swim? / she / Can
  5. 5.What does “She said that she liked mangoes.” mean? (a) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी। (b) क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है? (c) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं।
  6. 6.Choose the English for: “क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं?” (a) She cannot swim. (b) Are they playing cricket? (c) Neha said that she would call me.
  7. 7.Choose the English for: “उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा।” (a) Can she swim? (b) He asked me not to be late. (c) She can swim.
  8. 8.My friend asked ___ I was coming. (a) what (b) that (c) if
  9. 9.What does “He asked me not to be late.” mean? (a) क्या वह तैर सकती है? (b) नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी। (c) उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा।
  10. 10.She ___ me that the class was cancelled. (a) told (b) spoke (c) said
  11. 11.What does “She cannot swim.” mean? (a) नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी। (b) वह तैर नहीं सकती। (c) क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं?
  12. 12."I like tea." → He said that he ___ tea. (a) like (b) liking (c) liked
  13. 13.Make a sentence: closed. / Ravi / the / me / shop / was / told / that
  14. 14."I am busy." → She said that she ___ busy. (a) was (b) am (c) were
  15. 15.Choose the English for: “वह तैर नहीं सकती।” (a) She cannot swim. (b) The doctor said that I should rest. (c) Aman said that he had finished his work.
  16. 16.What does “Neha said that she would call me.” mean? (a) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं। (b) नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी। (c) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी।
  17. 17.What does “My mother asked me where I was going.” mean? (a) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी। (b) क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं? (c) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ।
  18. 18.What does “The teacher told us to sit down.” mean? (a) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था। (b) टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा। (c) उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी।
  19. 19.Make a sentence: call / would / said / that / me. / she / Neha
  20. 20.Make a sentence: said / he / tired. / that / He / was
  21. 21.He ___ that he was hungry. (a) said (b) asked (c) told
  22. 22.Choose the English for: “अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था।” (a) Neha said that she would call me. (b) She can swim. (c) Aman said that he had finished his work.
  23. 23.Choose the English for: “रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी।” (a) Do you like this song? (b) Ravi told me that the shop was closed. (c) Aman said that he had finished his work.
  24. 24.What does “The doctor said that I should rest.” mean? (a) डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए। (b) क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं? (c) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी।
  25. 25.Choose the English for: “वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं।” (a) She asked if I was free. (b) The doctor said that I should rest. (c) They are playing cricket.
  26. 26.What does “I do not like this song.” mean? (a) मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है। (b) अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था। (c) उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी।
  27. 27.Make a sentence: was / She / asked / if / I / free.
  28. 28.Make a sentence: Do / song? / you / this / like
  29. 29.What does “I like this song.” mean? (a) अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था। (b) नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी। (c) मुझे यह गाना पसंद है।
  30. 30.Make a sentence: song? / like / this / you / Do
  31. 31.She drives. → She ___ drive. (a) isn't (b) doesn't (c) don't
  32. 32.Make a sentence: us / to / told / sit / The / down. / teacher
  33. 33.What does “They are playing cricket.” mean? (a) क्या वह तैर सकती है? (b) वह तैर नहीं सकती। (c) वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं।
  34. 34.What does “Can she swim?” mean? (a) क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है? (b) क्या वह तैर सकती है? (c) वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं।
  35. 35.Choose the English for: “उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं।” (a) She said that she liked mangoes. (b) She asked if I was free. (c) She cannot swim.
  36. 36.The teacher told us ___ quiet. (a) be (b) to be (c) being
  37. 37.What does “He said that he was tired.” mean? (a) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था। (b) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी। (c) वह तैर नहीं सकती।
  38. 38.What does “Do you like this song?” mean? (a) क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है? (b) वह तैर नहीं सकती। (c) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी।
  39. 39.Make a sentence: shop / Ravi / that / the / me / was / closed. / told
  40. 40.Choose the English for: “क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है?” (a) She can swim. (b) Do you like this song? (c) They are playing cricket.

Answer key

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

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