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English speaking lesson 26: Changing sentences: reported speech · Set 411 · 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.Make a sentence: us / told / teacher / to / sit / The / down.
  2. 2.She ___ me that the class was cancelled. (a) spoke (b) told (c) said
  3. 3.Make a sentence: mangoes. / She / she / said / liked / that
  4. 4.What does “Are they playing cricket?” mean? (a) क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं? (b) वह तैर सकती है। (c) मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है।
  5. 5."I am busy." → She said that she ___ busy. (a) am (b) was (c) were
  6. 6.Choose the English for: “मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है।” (a) My mother asked me where I was going. (b) I do not like this song. (c) They are playing cricket.
  7. 7.What does “She cannot swim.” mean? (a) मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है। (b) वह तैर नहीं सकती। (c) उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ।
  8. 8.Make a sentence: are / playing / cricket. / They
  9. 9.My friend asked ___ I was coming. (a) what (b) that (c) if
  10. 10.What does “She asked if I was free.” mean? (a) अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था। (b) डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए। (c) उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ।
  11. 11.Choose the English for: “डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए।” (a) They are playing cricket. (b) Do you like this song? (c) The doctor said that I should rest.
  12. 12.Choose the English for: “क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं?” (a) Are they playing cricket? (b) She said that she liked mangoes. (c) The teacher told us to sit down.
  13. 13."I like tea." → He said that he ___ tea. (a) like (b) liking (c) liked
  14. 14.What does “Aman said that he had finished his work.” mean? (a) क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है? (b) मुझे यह गाना पसंद है। (c) अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था।
  15. 15.You are ready. → ___ you ready? (a) Are (b) Do (c) Is
  16. 16.Make a sentence: cannot / swim. / She
  17. 17.What does “She said that she liked mangoes.” mean? (a) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ। (b) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं। (c) अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था।
  18. 18.Choose the English for: “उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था।” (a) I like this song. (b) He said that he was tired. (c) My mother asked me where I was going.
  19. 19.The teacher told us ___ quiet. (a) be (b) being (c) to be
  20. 20.Make a sentence: She / mangoes. / said / liked / that / she
  21. 21.Riya asked me where I ___ going. (a) were (b) be (c) was
  22. 22.She drives. → She ___ drive. (a) doesn't (b) don't (c) isn't
  23. 23.Make a sentence: she / that / would / me. / call / Neha / said
  24. 24.What does “He asked whether the bus had left.” mean? (a) उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी। (b) क्या वह तैर सकती है? (c) अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था।
  25. 25.What does “He said that he was tired.” mean? (a) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था। (b) मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है। (c) क्या वह तैर सकती है?
  26. 26.He ___ that he was hungry. (a) asked (b) said (c) told
  27. 27.Choose the English for: “उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं।” (a) She said that she liked mangoes. (b) The teacher told us to sit down. (c) She can swim.
  28. 28.Choose the English for: “क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है?” (a) Ravi told me that the shop was closed. (b) The teacher told us to sit down. (c) Do you like this song?
  29. 29.Choose the English for: “वह तैर सकती है।” (a) Are they playing cricket? (b) She can swim. (c) She said that she liked mangoes.
  30. 30.Choose the English for: “टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा।” (a) The teacher told us to sit down. (b) My mother asked me where I was going. (c) She asked if I was free.
  31. 31.Make a sentence: I / rest. / said / should / that / The / doctor
  32. 32.Make a sentence: sit / us / The / to / told / teacher / down.
  33. 33.What does “She can swim.” mean? (a) मुझे यह गाना पसंद है। (b) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था। (c) वह तैर सकती है।
  34. 34.Choose the English for: “वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं।” (a) They are playing cricket. (b) He asked me not to be late. (c) He asked whether the bus had left.
  35. 35.Make a sentence: The / said / should / rest. / doctor / that / I
  36. 36.Make a sentence: rest. / said / I / should / that / The / doctor
  37. 37.What does “Do you like this song?” mean? (a) क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है? (b) मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है। (c) उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी।
  38. 38.Make a sentence: late. / asked / me / not / to / He / be
  39. 39.Make a sentence: like / this / song. / I
  40. 40.Make a sentence: asked / I / if / free. / She / was

Answer key

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

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