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English speaking lesson 26: Changing sentences: reported speech · Set 412 · 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: free. / She / if / I / asked / was
  2. 2.Make a sentence: do / like / not / this / I / song.
  3. 3.What does “She can swim.” mean? (a) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था। (b) उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा। (c) वह तैर सकती है।
  4. 4."I am busy." → She said that she ___ busy. (a) were (b) was (c) am
  5. 5.Make a sentence: sit / down. / told / us / teacher / to / The
  6. 6.He ___ that he was hungry. (a) told (b) said (c) asked
  7. 7.What does “Are they playing cricket?” mean? (a) क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं? (b) मुझे यह गाना पसंद है। (c) उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ।
  8. 8.What does “They are playing cricket.” mean? (a) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं। (b) अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था। (c) वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं।
  9. 9.What does “She said that she liked mangoes.” mean? (a) क्या वह तैर सकती है? (b) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था। (c) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं।
  10. 10.Make a sentence: free. / if / was / asked / She / I
  11. 11.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) उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी।
  12. 12.Make a sentence: swim. / cannot / She
  13. 13.Make a sentence: he / that / tired. / was / said / He
  14. 14.The teacher told us ___ quiet. (a) being (b) be (c) to be
  15. 15.Choose the English for: “उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ।” (a) She asked if I was free. (b) He asked me not to be late. (c) She said that she liked mangoes.
  16. 16."I like tea." → He said that he ___ tea. (a) liked (b) liking (c) like
  17. 17.Make a sentence: to / asked / He / not / late. / be / me
  18. 18.Choose the English for: “वह तैर सकती है।” (a) They are playing cricket. (b) She can swim. (c) I do not like this song.
  19. 19.What does “Can she swim?” mean? (a) वह तैर नहीं सकती। (b) क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं? (c) क्या वह तैर सकती है?
  20. 20.Make a sentence: the / whether / He / left. / asked / bus / had
  21. 21.What does “Aman said that he had finished his work.” mean? (a) अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था। (b) क्या वह तैर सकती है? (c) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था।
  22. 22.Make a sentence: whether / bus / had / asked / left. / the / He
  23. 23.What does “He asked whether the bus had left.” mean? (a) उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी। (b) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था। (c) टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा।
  24. 24.Make a sentence: said / she / call / would / that / me. / Neha
  25. 25.Choose the English for: “माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ।” (a) My mother asked me where I was going. (b) Are they playing cricket? (c) The doctor said that I should rest.
  26. 26.She ___ me that the class was cancelled. (a) told (b) spoke (c) said
  27. 27.What does “Do you like this song?” mean? (a) उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी। (b) क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है? (c) मुझे यह गाना पसंद है।
  28. 28.Make a sentence: she / Can / swim?
  29. 29.Make a sentence: swim? / Can / she
  30. 30.Make a sentence: I / not / song. / like / this / do
  31. 31.What does “She cannot swim.” mean? (a) वह तैर नहीं सकती। (b) क्या वह तैर सकती है? (c) वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं।
  32. 32.Riya asked me where I ___ going. (a) be (b) was (c) were
  33. 33.Make a sentence: are / cricket. / playing / They
  34. 34.What does “My mother asked me where I was going.” mean? (a) क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है? (b) क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं? (c) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ।
  35. 35.Make a sentence: asked / the / had / bus / whether / He / left.
  36. 36.Choose the English for: “क्या वह तैर सकती है?” (a) He asked whether the bus had left. (b) Are they playing cricket? (c) Can she swim?
  37. 37.Make a sentence: I / was / where / mother / My / going. / me / asked
  38. 38.She drives. → She ___ drive. (a) doesn't (b) don't (c) isn't
  39. 39.Make a sentence: He / was / said / that / he / tired.
  40. 40.Choose the English for: “क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है?” (a) Do you like this song? (b) He asked me not to be late. (c) Neha said that she would call me.

Answer key

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

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