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English speaking lesson 26: Changing sentences: reported speech · Set 446 · 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.She ___ me that the class was cancelled. (a) told (b) spoke (c) said
  2. 2.Choose the English for: “उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं।” (a) He asked me not to be late. (b) She asked if I was free. (c) She said that she liked mangoes.
  3. 3.Make a sentence: whether / asked / had / bus / the / He / left.
  4. 4.Riya asked me where I ___ going. (a) were (b) be (c) was
  5. 5.Make a sentence: asked / was / I / if / free. / She
  6. 6.He ___ that he was hungry. (a) told (b) said (c) asked
  7. 7.My friend asked ___ I was coming. (a) what (b) if (c) that
  8. 8."I am busy." → She said that she ___ busy. (a) am (b) was (c) were
  9. 9.Make a sentence: me / to / not / be / late. / He / asked
  10. 10.Choose the English for: “क्या वह तैर सकती है?” (a) My mother asked me where I was going. (b) Can she swim? (c) She can swim.
  11. 11.Make a sentence: she / said / would / call / Neha / me. / that
  12. 12.What does “She can swim.” mean? (a) उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी। (b) वह तैर सकती है। (c) क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं?
  13. 13.What does “He asked me not to be late.” mean? (a) उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी। (b) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था। (c) उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा।
  14. 14."I like tea." → He said that he ___ tea. (a) like (b) liked (c) liking
  15. 15.She drives. → She ___ drive. (a) don't (b) doesn't (c) isn't
  16. 16.Make a sentence: can / swim. / She
  17. 17.The teacher told us ___ quiet. (a) being (b) to be (c) be
  18. 18.What does “Neha said that she would call me.” mean? (a) अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था। (b) मुझे यह गाना पसंद है। (c) नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी।
  19. 19.Make a sentence: I / was / asked / free. / if / She
  20. 20.Choose the English for: “अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था।” (a) Are they playing cricket? (b) Aman said that he had finished his work. (c) Can she swim?
  21. 21.Choose the English for: “उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी।” (a) He asked whether the bus had left. (b) I do not like this song. (c) Neha said that she would call me.
  22. 22.Make a sentence: she / Can / swim?
  23. 23.What does “Do you like this song?” mean? (a) उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा। (b) क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है? (c) डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए।
  24. 24.What does “My mother asked me where I was going.” mean? (a) मुझे यह गाना पसंद है। (b) उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी। (c) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ।
  25. 25.Make a sentence: swim? / she / Can
  26. 26.What does “She said that she liked mangoes.” mean? (a) वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं। (b) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं। (c) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था।
  27. 27.Make a sentence: Neha / me. / that / she / said / would / call
  28. 28.Choose the English for: “माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ।” (a) I like this song. (b) Aman said that he had finished his work. (c) My mother asked me where I was going.
  29. 29.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 asked if I was free.
  30. 30.What does “The teacher told us to sit down.” mean? (a) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था। (b) टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा। (c) मुझे यह गाना पसंद है।
  31. 31.What does “They are playing cricket.” mean? (a) नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी। (b) वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं। (c) वह तैर नहीं सकती।
  32. 32.Choose the English for: “डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए।” (a) The doctor said that I should rest. (b) Ravi told me that the shop was closed. (c) Aman said that he had finished his work.
  33. 33.Choose the English for: “मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है।” (a) I do not like this song. (b) Neha said that she would call me. (c) She asked if I was free.
  34. 34.Make a sentence: bus / the / left. / asked / whether / had / He
  35. 35.Make a sentence: tired. / he / was / He / said / that
  36. 36.What does “She cannot swim.” mean? (a) टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा। (b) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं। (c) वह तैर नहीं सकती।
  37. 37.Make a sentence: not / like / this / do / song. / I
  38. 38.What does “I like this song.” mean? (a) वह तैर सकती है। (b) उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी। (c) मुझे यह गाना पसंद है।
  39. 39.What does “Are they playing cricket?” mean? (a) वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं। (b) क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं? (c) वह तैर नहीं सकती।
  40. 40.Choose the English for: “वह तैर सकती है।” (a) She can swim. (b) She cannot swim. (c) They are playing cricket.

Answer key

  1. told
  2. She said that she liked mangoes.
  3. He asked whether the bus had left.
  4. was
  5. She asked if I was free.
  6. said
  7. if
  8. was
  9. He asked me not to be late.
  10. Can she swim?
  11. Neha said that she would call me.
  12. वह तैर सकती है।
  13. उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा।
  14. liked
  15. doesn't
  16. She can swim.
  17. to be
  18. नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी।
  19. She asked if I was free.
  20. Aman said that he had finished his work.
  21. He asked whether the bus had left.
  22. Can she swim?
  23. क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है?
  24. माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ।
  25. Can she swim?
  26. उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं।
  27. Neha said that she would call me.
  28. My mother asked me where I was going.
  29. He asked me not to be late.
  30. टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा।
  31. वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं।
  32. The doctor said that I should rest.
  33. I do not like this song.
  34. He asked whether the bus had left.
  35. He said that he was tired.
  36. वह तैर नहीं सकती।
  37. I do not like this song.
  38. मुझे यह गाना पसंद है।
  39. क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं?
  40. She can swim.

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