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English speaking lesson 26: Changing sentences: reported speech · Set 448 · 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) said (b) told (c) spoke
  2. 2.Choose the English for: “उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी।” (a) Do you like this song? (b) He asked whether the bus had left. (c) Neha said that she would call me.
  3. 3.Make a sentence: closed. / me / shop / told / that / the / was / Ravi
  4. 4.What does “He asked whether the bus had left.” mean? (a) उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी। (b) वह तैर सकती है। (c) अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था।
  5. 5.Make a sentence: swim. / cannot / She
  6. 6.What does “Ravi told me that the shop was closed.” mean? (a) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं। (b) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी। (c) टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा।
  7. 7."I like tea." → He said that he ___ tea. (a) liking (b) like (c) liked
  8. 8.You are ready. → ___ you ready? (a) Is (b) Do (c) Are
  9. 9.What does “My mother asked me where I was going.” mean? (a) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ। (b) वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं। (c) वह तैर सकती है।
  10. 10.Riya asked me where I ___ going. (a) were (b) was (c) be
  11. 11.What does “He asked me not to be late.” mean? (a) उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा। (b) मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है। (c) डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए।
  12. 12.My friend asked ___ I was coming. (a) what (b) that (c) if
  13. 13.What does “He said that he was tired.” mean? (a) वह तैर नहीं सकती। (b) क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं? (c) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था।
  14. 14.Make a sentence: that / The / doctor / rest. / said / I / should
  15. 15.The teacher told us ___ quiet. (a) being (b) to be (c) be
  16. 16.Make a sentence: swim? / Can / she
  17. 17.Make a sentence: she / me. / said / that / Neha / call / would
  18. 18.She drives. → She ___ drive. (a) doesn't (b) don't (c) isn't
  19. 19.What does “Do you like this song?” mean? (a) क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है? (b) अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था। (c) उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा।
  20. 20.Make a sentence: closed. / the / was / me / that / shop / Ravi / told
  21. 21.What does “I like this song.” mean? (a) नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी। (b) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था। (c) मुझे यह गाना पसंद है।
  22. 22.Choose the English for: “मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है।” (a) Can she swim? (b) The doctor said that I should rest. (c) I do not like this song.
  23. 23.What does “She can swim.” mean? (a) उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी। (b) वह तैर सकती है। (c) नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी।
  24. 24.What does “The teacher told us to sit down.” mean? (a) क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है? (b) वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं। (c) टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा।
  25. 25.Make a sentence: Ravi / that / was / closed. / shop / me / the / told
  26. 26.What does “Can she swim?” mean? (a) उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा। (b) मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है। (c) क्या वह तैर सकती है?
  27. 27.What does “They are playing cricket.” mean? (a) वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं। (b) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ। (c) टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा।
  28. 28.Choose the English for: “उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा।” (a) He asked me not to be late. (b) He asked whether the bus had left. (c) I do not like this song.
  29. 29.He ___ that he was hungry. (a) told (b) said (c) asked
  30. 30.Choose the English for: “क्या वह तैर सकती है?” (a) He said that he was tired. (b) He asked me not to be late. (c) Can she swim?
  31. 31.Make a sentence: said / that / doctor / rest. / I / The / should
  32. 32.Make a sentence: left. / He / whether / had / the / bus / asked
  33. 33.Make a sentence: asked / I / She / was / free. / if
  34. 34.Make a sentence: said / rest. / should / The / I / that / doctor
  35. 35.Make a sentence: me / the / closed. / Ravi / was / told / that / shop
  36. 36.Make a sentence: tired. / that / was / He / he / said
  37. 37.Make a sentence: playing / cricket. / They / are
  38. 38.Make a sentence: that / was / Ravi / closed. / the / shop / me / told
  39. 39.Make a sentence: said / she / liked / that / She / mangoes.
  40. 40.Make a sentence: song. / I / like / this

Answer key

  1. told
  2. He asked whether the bus had left.
  3. Ravi told me that the shop was closed.
  4. उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी।
  5. She cannot swim.
  6. रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी।
  7. liked
  8. Are
  9. माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ।
  10. was
  11. उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा।
  12. if
  13. उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था।
  14. The doctor said that I should rest.
  15. to be
  16. Can she swim?
  17. Neha said that she would call me.
  18. doesn't
  19. क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है?
  20. Ravi told me that the shop was closed.
  21. मुझे यह गाना पसंद है।
  22. I do not like this song.
  23. वह तैर सकती है।
  24. टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा।
  25. Ravi told me that the shop was closed.
  26. क्या वह तैर सकती है?
  27. वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं।
  28. He asked me not to be late.
  29. said
  30. Can she swim?
  31. The doctor said that I should rest.
  32. He asked whether the bus had left.
  33. She asked if I was free.
  34. The doctor said that I should rest.
  35. Ravi told me that the shop was closed.
  36. He said that he was tired.
  37. They are playing cricket.
  38. Ravi told me that the shop was closed.
  39. She said that she liked mangoes.
  40. I like this song.

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