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English speaking lesson 26: Changing sentences: reported speech · Set 435 · 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."I am busy." → She said that she ___ busy. (a) am (b) were (c) was
  2. 2.He ___ that he was hungry. (a) asked (b) told (c) said
  3. 3.What does “The doctor said that I should rest.” mean? (a) उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी। (b) डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए। (c) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी।
  4. 4.What does “He asked me not to be late.” mean? (a) उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा। (b) अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था। (c) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था।
  5. 5.What does “Do you like this song?” mean? (a) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था। (b) वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं। (c) क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है?
  6. 6.Make a sentence: left. / He / the / had / whether / bus / asked
  7. 7.Make a sentence: was / mother / My / I / asked / going. / where / me
  8. 8.She drives. → She ___ drive. (a) doesn't (b) isn't (c) don't
  9. 9.Make a sentence: she / Neha / call / that / would / me. / said
  10. 10.What does “I like this song.” mean? (a) वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं। (b) नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी। (c) मुझे यह गाना पसंद है।
  11. 11.What does “Can she swim?” mean? (a) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था। (b) उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा। (c) क्या वह तैर सकती है?
  12. 12.Make a sentence: they / playing / cricket? / Are
  13. 13.Make a sentence: work. / that / he / his / Aman / had / finished / said
  14. 14.What does “He said that he was tired.” mean? (a) डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए। (b) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था। (c) उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ।
  15. 15.What does “She asked if I was free.” mean? (a) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं। (b) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी। (c) उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ।
  16. 16.Choose the English for: “मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है।” (a) She asked if I was free. (b) I do not like this song. (c) Do you like this song?
  17. 17.Choose the English for: “उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं।” (a) Can she swim? (b) Neha said that she would call me. (c) She said that she liked mangoes.
  18. 18.She ___ me that the class was cancelled. (a) said (b) told (c) spoke
  19. 19.What does “Neha said that she would call me.” mean? (a) नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी। (b) उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी। (c) क्या वह तैर सकती है?
  20. 20.My friend asked ___ I was coming. (a) that (b) if (c) what
  21. 21.What does “I do not like this song.” mean? (a) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी। (b) मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है। (c) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था।
  22. 22.Make a sentence: I / free. / if / was / asked / She
  23. 23.Make a sentence: swim. / cannot / She
  24. 24.Make a sentence: said / doctor / The / that / I / should / rest.
  25. 25.Make a sentence: be / me / late. / not / asked / He / to
  26. 26.The teacher told us ___ quiet. (a) to be (b) being (c) be
  27. 27.Choose the English for: “क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं?” (a) She asked if I was free. (b) Ravi told me that the shop was closed. (c) Are they playing cricket?
  28. 28.Choose the English for: “उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा।” (a) The teacher told us to sit down. (b) I like this song. (c) He asked me not to be late.
  29. 29.Choose the English for: “नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी।” (a) Ravi told me that the shop was closed. (b) Are they playing cricket? (c) Neha said that she would call me.
  30. 30.Make a sentence: like / I / this / song.
  31. 31.Choose the English for: “टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा।” (a) Are they playing cricket? (b) Can she swim? (c) The teacher told us to sit down.
  32. 32.What does “She cannot swim.” mean? (a) वह तैर नहीं सकती। (b) क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है? (c) क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं?
  33. 33.Make a sentence: closed. / was / shop / the / me / that / told / Ravi
  34. 34.Make a sentence: shop / was / me / closed. / told / Ravi / the / that
  35. 35.Make a sentence: cricket. / playing / They / are
  36. 36.Make a sentence: told / to / us / down. / sit / The / teacher
  37. 37.Riya asked me where I ___ going. (a) was (b) were (c) be
  38. 38.What does “She can swim.” mean? (a) वह तैर सकती है। (b) वह तैर नहीं सकती। (c) उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा।
  39. 39.Make a sentence: playing / are / cricket. / They
  40. 40.Choose the English for: “वह तैर नहीं सकती।” (a) Neha said that she would call me. (b) She can swim. (c) She cannot swim.

Answer key

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

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