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English speaking lesson 26: Changing sentences: reported speech · Set 462 · 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 “My mother asked me where I was going.” mean? (a) नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी। (b) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ। (c) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी।
  2. 2.You are ready. → ___ you ready? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Do
  3. 3.What does “They are playing cricket.” mean? (a) वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं। (b) टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा। (c) उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी।
  4. 4.Make a sentence: be / He / me / asked / late. / not / to
  5. 5.Make a sentence: cricket. / They / are / playing
  6. 6.Make a sentence: closed. / shop / me / was / told / Ravi / the / that
  7. 7.Make a sentence: can / She / swim.
  8. 8.What does “Ravi told me that the shop was closed.” mean? (a) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था। (b) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी। (c) टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा।
  9. 9.What does “He asked whether the bus had left.” mean? (a) उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी। (b) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं। (c) क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं?
  10. 10.Choose the English for: “रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी।” (a) Ravi told me that the shop was closed. (b) The teacher told us to sit down. (c) Neha said that she would call me.
  11. 11.What does “I do not like this song.” mean? (a) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं। (b) मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है। (c) उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा।
  12. 12.What does “I like this song.” mean? (a) मुझे यह गाना पसंद है। (b) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था। (c) वह तैर नहीं सकती।
  13. 13.She drives. → She ___ drive. (a) don't (b) doesn't (c) isn't
  14. 14.What does “The teacher told us to sit down.” mean? (a) टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा। (b) मुझे यह गाना पसंद है। (c) नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी।
  15. 15."I like tea." → He said that he ___ tea. (a) liked (b) liking (c) like
  16. 16.She ___ me that the class was cancelled. (a) told (b) said (c) spoke
  17. 17.Choose the English for: “मुझे यह गाना पसंद है।” (a) He asked me not to be late. (b) She said that she liked mangoes. (c) I like this song.
  18. 18.What does “Neha said that she would call me.” mean? (a) वह तैर नहीं सकती। (b) नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी। (c) अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था।
  19. 19.The teacher told us ___ quiet. (a) being (b) to be (c) be
  20. 20.What does “Do you like this song?” mean? (a) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था। (b) क्या वह तैर सकती है? (c) क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है?
  21. 21.Make a sentence: cricket? / they / Are / playing
  22. 22.What does “The doctor said that I should rest.” mean? (a) मुझे यह गाना पसंद है। (b) वह तैर सकती है। (c) डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए।
  23. 23.My friend asked ___ I was coming. (a) that (b) if (c) what
  24. 24.What does “She said that she liked mangoes.” mean? (a) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी। (b) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था। (c) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं।
  25. 25.What does “She can swim.” mean? (a) वह तैर सकती है। (b) अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था। (c) क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है?
  26. 26.Make a sentence: sit / down. / to / told / The / teacher / us
  27. 27.He ___ that he was hungry. (a) told (b) said (c) asked
  28. 28.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।
  29. 29."I am busy." → She said that she ___ busy. (a) were (b) was (c) am
  30. 30.Make a sentence: cannot / She / swim.
  31. 31.Make a sentence: liked / that / she / She / said / mangoes.
  32. 32.Riya asked me where I ___ going. (a) was (b) be (c) were
  33. 33.Make a sentence: said / He / he / tired. / was / that
  34. 34.Make a sentence: his / he / said / finished / Aman / had / work. / that
  35. 35.Make a sentence: cannot / swim. / She
  36. 36.Make a sentence: playing / cricket. / are / They
  37. 37.Make a sentence: he / tired. / said / He / that / was
  38. 38.Make a sentence: would / she / call / said / me. / Neha / that
  39. 39.Make a sentence: liked / that / she / said / mangoes. / She
  40. 40.What does “He asked me not to be late.” mean? (a) उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा। (b) टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा। (c) डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए।

Answer key

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

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