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English speaking lesson 26: Changing sentences: reported speech · Set 41 · 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 “Ravi told me that the shop was closed.” mean? (a) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी। (b) वह तैर सकती है। (c) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ।
  2. 2.Make a sentence: Are / playing / cricket? / they
  3. 3.What does “I do not like this song.” mean? (a) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं। (b) मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है। (c) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था।
  4. 4.Make a sentence: do / like / song. / not / I / this
  5. 5.Make a sentence: she / me. / call / Neha / said / would / that
  6. 6.My friend asked ___ I was coming. (a) if (b) that (c) what
  7. 7.What does “She asked if I was free.” mean? (a) उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ। (b) डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए। (c) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था।
  8. 8.Make a sentence: playing / they / cricket? / Are
  9. 9.What does “The doctor said that I should rest.” mean? (a) क्या वह तैर सकती है? (b) नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी। (c) डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए।
  10. 10.You are ready. → ___ you ready? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Do
  11. 11.She ___ me that the class was cancelled. (a) spoke (b) said (c) told
  12. 12.What does “The teacher told us to sit down.” mean? (a) अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था। (b) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था। (c) टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा।
  13. 13.Make a sentence: The / that / I / rest. / doctor / should / said
  14. 14.Choose the English for: “वह तैर नहीं सकती।” (a) I like this song. (b) Are they playing cricket? (c) She cannot swim.
  15. 15.The teacher told us ___ quiet. (a) being (b) to be (c) be
  16. 16."I am busy." → She said that she ___ busy. (a) were (b) am (c) was
  17. 17.What does “Do you like this song?” mean? (a) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था। (b) वह तैर सकती है। (c) क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है?
  18. 18.What does “He said that he was tired.” mean? (a) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं। (b) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था। (c) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ।
  19. 19.Choose the English for: “क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं?” (a) Do you like this song? (b) Are they playing cricket? (c) Neha said that she would call me.
  20. 20.Make a sentence: like / this / song. / I
  21. 21.He ___ that he was hungry. (a) asked (b) told (c) said
  22. 22.Choose the English for: “अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था।” (a) I do not like this song. (b) He said that he was tired. (c) Aman said that he had finished his work.
  23. 23.Make a sentence: asked / mother / where / My / I / me / was / going.
  24. 24.Make a sentence: asked / whether / He / bus / left. / the / had
  25. 25.Riya asked me where I ___ going. (a) was (b) be (c) were
  26. 26.Choose the English for: “उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था।” (a) He said that he was tired. (b) She said that she liked mangoes. (c) Can she swim?
  27. 27."I like tea." → He said that he ___ tea. (a) liking (b) liked (c) like
  28. 28.Make a sentence: to / late. / He / not / asked / me / be
  29. 29.Make a sentence: us / sit / teacher / to / down. / told / The
  30. 30.Make a sentence: that / said / tired. / he / He / was
  31. 31.Make a sentence: swim. / She / cannot
  32. 32.What does “Are they playing cricket?” mean? (a) क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं? (b) क्या वह तैर सकती है? (c) नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी।
  33. 33.She drives. → She ___ drive. (a) isn't (b) don't (c) doesn't
  34. 34.Make a sentence: liked / that / said / mangoes. / She / she
  35. 35.Choose the English for: “उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा।” (a) Ravi told me that the shop was closed. (b) He asked me not to be late. (c) She can swim.
  36. 36.Make a sentence: I / this / song. / like
  37. 37.Choose the English for: “डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए।” (a) Do you like this song? (b) Aman said that he had finished his work. (c) The doctor said that I should rest.
  38. 38.Make a sentence: he / tired. / that / said / was / He
  39. 39.Make a sentence: this / song. / like / I
  40. 40.Choose the English for: “मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है।” (a) I do not like this song. (b) The teacher told us to sit down. (c) Can she swim?

Answer key

  1. रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी।
  2. Are they playing cricket?
  3. मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है।
  4. I do not like this song.
  5. Neha said that she would call me.
  6. if
  7. उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ।
  8. Are they playing cricket?
  9. डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए।
  10. Are
  11. told
  12. टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा।
  13. The doctor said that I should rest.
  14. She cannot swim.
  15. to be
  16. was
  17. क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है?
  18. उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था।
  19. Are they playing cricket?
  20. I like this song.
  21. said
  22. Aman said that he had finished his work.
  23. My mother asked me where I was going.
  24. He asked whether the bus had left.
  25. was
  26. He said that he was tired.
  27. liked
  28. He asked me not to be late.
  29. The teacher told us to sit down.
  30. He said that he was tired.
  31. She cannot swim.
  32. क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं?
  33. doesn't
  34. She said that she liked mangoes.
  35. He asked me not to be late.
  36. I like this song.
  37. The doctor said that I should rest.
  38. He said that he was tired.
  39. I like this song.
  40. I do not like this song.

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