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

Answer key

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

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