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English speaking lesson 26: Changing sentences: reported speech · Set 438 · 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) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी। (b) उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ। (c) उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी।
  2. 2.Choose the English for: “मुझे यह गाना पसंद है।” (a) Aman said that he had finished his work. (b) I like this song. (c) The teacher told us to sit down.
  3. 3.He ___ that he was hungry. (a) told (b) asked (c) said
  4. 4.What does “Neha said that she would call me.” mean? (a) उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ। (b) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ। (c) नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी।
  5. 5."I am busy." → She said that she ___ busy. (a) were (b) was (c) am
  6. 6.What does “She said that she liked mangoes.” mean? (a) उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा। (b) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी। (c) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं।
  7. 7.Choose the English for: “वह तैर नहीं सकती।” (a) She cannot swim. (b) I like this song. (c) He asked me not to be late.
  8. 8.What does “The doctor said that I should rest.” mean? (a) क्या वह तैर सकती है? (b) डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए। (c) उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ।
  9. 9.Choose the English for: “नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी।” (a) The doctor said that I should rest. (b) Neha said that she would call me. (c) He asked me not to be late.
  10. 10.Make a sentence: where / was / asked / My / mother / I / me / going.
  11. 11.She drives. → She ___ drive. (a) doesn't (b) don't (c) isn't
  12. 12.What does “Are they playing cricket?” mean? (a) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ। (b) क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं? (c) वह तैर सकती है।
  13. 13.The teacher told us ___ quiet. (a) to be (b) being (c) be
  14. 14.What does “Can she swim?” mean? (a) मुझे यह गाना पसंद है। (b) उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा। (c) क्या वह तैर सकती है?
  15. 15.What does “She asked if I was free.” mean? (a) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी। (b) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था। (c) उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ।
  16. 16.Make a sentence: song. / I / like / this
  17. 17.What does “I do not like this song.” mean? (a) वह तैर नहीं सकती। (b) मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है। (c) अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था।
  18. 18.What does “The teacher told us to sit down.” mean? (a) अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था। (b) टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा। (c) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ।
  19. 19.Make a sentence: can / swim. / She
  20. 20.Make a sentence: the / that / shop / Ravi / closed. / me / told / was
  21. 21.Make a sentence: She / swim. / cannot
  22. 22.Make a sentence: like / not / this / song. / I / do
  23. 23.Choose the English for: “उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं।” (a) She asked if I was free. (b) She said that she liked mangoes. (c) Ravi told me that the shop was closed.
  24. 24."I like tea." → He said that he ___ tea. (a) liking (b) liked (c) like
  25. 25.She ___ me that the class was cancelled. (a) spoke (b) said (c) told
  26. 26.Make a sentence: you / this / song? / like / Do
  27. 27.Make a sentence: asked / late. / to / He / not / be / me
  28. 28.Make a sentence: asked / the / left. / whether / bus / had / He
  29. 29.You are ready. → ___ you ready? (a) Do (b) Is (c) Are
  30. 30.What does “I like this song.” mean? (a) वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं। (b) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी। (c) मुझे यह गाना पसंद है।
  31. 31.Make a sentence: The / to / teacher / told / sit / us / down.
  32. 32.What does “He asked me not to be late.” mean? (a) उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा। (b) वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं। (c) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी।
  33. 33.Choose the English for: “क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं?” (a) My mother asked me where I was going. (b) Are they playing cricket? (c) He said that he was tired.
  34. 34.Make a sentence: are / cricket. / They / playing
  35. 35.My friend asked ___ I was coming. (a) if (b) that (c) what
  36. 36.Make a sentence: asked / My / going. / was / I / mother / me / where
  37. 37.Make a sentence: swim? / Can / she
  38. 38.Make a sentence: Aman / he / that / had / his / work. / said / finished
  39. 39.Make a sentence: to / sit / told / us / The / teacher / down.
  40. 40.Riya asked me where I ___ going. (a) be (b) were (c) was

Answer key

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

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