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English speaking lesson 26: Changing sentences: reported speech · Set 464 · 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.My friend asked ___ I was coming. (a) if (b) what (c) that
  2. 2.What does “The teacher told us to sit down.” mean? (a) क्या वह तैर सकती है? (b) मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है। (c) टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा।
  3. 3.She ___ me that the class was cancelled. (a) said (b) spoke (c) told
  4. 4.Make a sentence: swim? / she / Can
  5. 5.Choose the English for: “वह तैर सकती है।” (a) Ravi told me that the shop was closed. (b) She can swim. (c) The doctor said that I should rest.
  6. 6.Choose the English for: “मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है।” (a) My mother asked me where I was going. (b) Ravi told me that the shop was closed. (c) I do not like this song.
  7. 7.Make a sentence: He / was / tired. / he / that / said
  8. 8.Make a sentence: late. / to / be / asked / me / not / He
  9. 9.He ___ that he was hungry. (a) told (b) said (c) asked
  10. 10.Make a sentence: said / his / Aman / that / he / finished / work. / had
  11. 11.What does “He said that he was tired.” mean? (a) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था। (b) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ। (c) वह तैर नहीं सकती।
  12. 12.What does “Do you like this song?” mean? (a) क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है? (b) क्या वह तैर सकती है? (c) अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था।
  13. 13.Make a sentence: shop / me / closed. / the / was / that / told / Ravi
  14. 14.Choose the English for: “उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी।” (a) He said that he was tired. (b) I do not like this song. (c) He asked whether the bus had left.
  15. 15.Make a sentence: that / work. / Aman / had / finished / said / his / he
  16. 16.You are ready. → ___ you ready? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Do
  17. 17.Make a sentence: to / me / not / He / asked / late. / be
  18. 18.Make a sentence: swim. / She / can
  19. 19.What does “I like this song.” mean? (a) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ। (b) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी। (c) मुझे यह गाना पसंद है।
  20. 20.Make a sentence: song. / like / do / this / I / not
  21. 21.Make a sentence: not / to / me / be / He / late. / asked
  22. 22.What does “They are playing cricket.” mean? (a) वह तैर सकती है। (b) उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ। (c) वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं।
  23. 23.She drives. → She ___ drive. (a) don't (b) isn't (c) doesn't
  24. 24.What does “Can she swim?” mean? (a) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं। (b) क्या वह तैर सकती है? (c) टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा।
  25. 25.What does “Ravi told me that the shop was closed.” mean? (a) टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा। (b) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी। (c) उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ।
  26. 26.What does “He asked me not to be late.” mean? (a) उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा। (b) क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं? (c) टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा।
  27. 27.Choose the English for: “उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ।” (a) She can swim. (b) Aman said that he had finished his work. (c) She asked if I was free.
  28. 28.Make a sentence: mangoes. / she / that / said / liked / She
  29. 29.Choose the English for: “वह तैर नहीं सकती।” (a) He asked me not to be late. (b) She cannot swim. (c) He asked whether the bus had left.
  30. 30.Make a sentence: said / rest. / I / doctor / should / that / The
  31. 31.What does “My mother asked me where I was going.” mean? (a) क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं? (b) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ। (c) उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ।
  32. 32."I like tea." → He said that he ___ tea. (a) liking (b) like (c) liked
  33. 33.Make a sentence: tired. / he / said / He / that / was
  34. 34.Make a sentence: asked / had / whether / left. / the / He / bus
  35. 35.Make a sentence: was / that / closed. / the / shop / me / Ravi / told
  36. 36.Make a sentence: mangoes. / she / that / liked / said / She
  37. 37.Make a sentence: not / song. / do / like / I / this
  38. 38.What does “She asked if I was free.” mean? (a) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था। (b) उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी। (c) उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ।
  39. 39."I am busy." → She said that she ___ busy. (a) am (b) were (c) was
  40. 40.Make a sentence: should / said / I / doctor / rest. / The / that

Answer key

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

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