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English speaking lesson 26: Changing sentences: reported speech · Set 405 · 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 asked whether the bus had left.” mean? (a) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था। (b) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ। (c) उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी।
  2. 2.What does “Neha said that she would call me.” mean? (a) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ। (b) मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है। (c) नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी।
  3. 3.He ___ that he was hungry. (a) told (b) said (c) asked
  4. 4.What does “Are they playing cricket?” mean? (a) क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं? (b) मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है। (c) डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए।
  5. 5.Make a sentence: They / playing / cricket. / are
  6. 6.Make a sentence: Neha / call / she / would / me. / said / that
  7. 7.Make a sentence: the / told / closed. / shop / me / Ravi / was / that
  8. 8.Make a sentence: should / doctor / that / The / rest. / said / I
  9. 9.Choose the English for: “टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा।” (a) Neha said that she would call me. (b) She asked if I was free. (c) The teacher told us to sit down.
  10. 10.Make a sentence: was / that / he / said / He / tired.
  11. 11.The teacher told us ___ quiet. (a) being (b) be (c) to be
  12. 12.My friend asked ___ I was coming. (a) what (b) if (c) that
  13. 13."I am busy." → She said that she ___ busy. (a) am (b) was (c) were
  14. 14.What does “I do not like this song.” mean? (a) वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं। (b) नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी। (c) मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है।
  15. 15."I like tea." → He said that he ___ tea. (a) liked (b) liking (c) like
  16. 16.What does “He said that he was tired.” mean? (a) उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा। (b) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था। (c) वह तैर नहीं सकती।
  17. 17.Choose the English for: “उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ।” (a) Ravi told me that the shop was closed. (b) He asked me not to be late. (c) She asked if I was free.
  18. 18.Make a sentence: to / be / not / He / asked / me / late.
  19. 19.Make a sentence: cricket? / playing / they / Are
  20. 20.Make a sentence: swim. / cannot / She
  21. 21.What does “Aman said that he had finished his work.” mean? (a) क्या वह तैर सकती है? (b) वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं। (c) अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था।
  22. 22.Make a sentence: swim. / She / can
  23. 23.What does “My mother asked me where I was going.” mean? (a) वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं। (b) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी। (c) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ।
  24. 24.What does “She said that she liked mangoes.” mean? (a) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था। (b) डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए। (c) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं।
  25. 25.You are ready. → ___ you ready? (a) Are (b) Do (c) Is
  26. 26.Make a sentence: My / was / me / where / mother / asked / going. / I
  27. 27.What does “She cannot swim.” mean? (a) वह तैर नहीं सकती। (b) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था। (c) मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है।
  28. 28.Make a sentence: They / cricket. / playing / are
  29. 29.Make a sentence: down. / us / sit / The / teacher / to / told
  30. 30.Choose the English for: “क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं?” (a) My mother asked me where I was going. (b) I do not like this song. (c) Are they playing cricket?
  31. 31.Make a sentence: said / mangoes. / she / that / liked / She
  32. 32.She drives. → She ___ drive. (a) doesn't (b) isn't (c) don't
  33. 33.What does “Ravi told me that the shop was closed.” mean? (a) वह तैर सकती है। (b) क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं? (c) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी।
  34. 34.Make a sentence: I / free. / She / if / asked / was
  35. 35.Choose the English for: “डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए।” (a) Do you like this song? (b) Can she swim? (c) The doctor said that I should rest.
  36. 36.Make a sentence: swim. / can / She
  37. 37.What does “Can she swim?” mean? (a) उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी। (b) क्या वह तैर सकती है? (c) क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं?
  38. 38.What does “The teacher told us to sit down.” mean? (a) क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है? (b) मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है। (c) टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा।
  39. 39.Make a sentence: like / this / I / song.
  40. 40.Make a sentence: closed. / Ravi / told / that / the / shop / was / me

Answer key

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

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