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English speaking lesson 26: Changing sentences: reported speech · Set 498 · 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.Make a sentence: had / said / Aman / he / finished / work. / that / his
  2. 2.She drives. → She ___ drive. (a) don't (b) isn't (c) doesn't
  3. 3.Make a sentence: told / that / closed. / Ravi / the / shop / me / was
  4. 4.What does “My mother asked me where I was going.” mean? (a) टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा। (b) वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं। (c) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ।
  5. 5.What does “She can swim.” mean? (a) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ। (b) वह तैर सकती है। (c) डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए।
  6. 6.What does “Neha said that she would call me.” mean? (a) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी। (b) वह तैर सकती है। (c) नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी।
  7. 7.Make a sentence: that / finished / he / said / work. / his / Aman / had
  8. 8.Make a sentence: cannot / She / swim.
  9. 9.The teacher told us ___ quiet. (a) to be (b) be (c) being
  10. 10.What does “She said that she liked mangoes.” mean? (a) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था। (b) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं। (c) क्या वह तैर सकती है?
  11. 11.My friend asked ___ I was coming. (a) if (b) that (c) what
  12. 12.She ___ me that the class was cancelled. (a) spoke (b) told (c) said
  13. 13.Make a sentence: said / tired. / He / he / that / was
  14. 14.Choose the English for: “क्या वह तैर सकती है?” (a) The teacher told us to sit down. (b) I like this song. (c) Can she swim?
  15. 15.Make a sentence: swim? / Can / she
  16. 16.Make a sentence: said / that / Neha / she / would / me. / call
  17. 17.What does “He asked whether the bus had left.” mean? (a) उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी। (b) उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ। (c) क्या वह तैर सकती है?
  18. 18.Make a sentence: said / that / he / was / He / tired.
  19. 19.Choose the English for: “मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है।” (a) I do not like this song. (b) He said that he was tired. (c) She can swim.
  20. 20.What does “He said that he was tired.” mean? (a) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ। (b) मुझे यह गाना पसंद है। (c) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था।
  21. 21.Choose the English for: “क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है?” (a) Do you like this song? (b) I do not like this song. (c) Neha said that she would call me.
  22. 22.Make a sentence: asked / I / She / free. / was / if
  23. 23.What does “The teacher told us to sit down.” mean? (a) वह तैर नहीं सकती। (b) वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं। (c) टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा।
  24. 24.Make a sentence: she / Neha / call / said / would / that / me.
  25. 25.What does “The doctor said that I should rest.” mean? (a) वह तैर नहीं सकती। (b) टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा। (c) डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए।
  26. 26.Choose the English for: “वह तैर नहीं सकती।” (a) My mother asked me where I was going. (b) They are playing cricket. (c) She cannot swim.
  27. 27.What does “She cannot swim.” mean? (a) अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था। (b) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था। (c) वह तैर नहीं सकती।
  28. 28.Make a sentence: She / I / free. / was / if / asked
  29. 29.What does “Ravi told me that the shop was closed.” mean? (a) उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा। (b) वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं। (c) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी।
  30. 30.Riya asked me where I ___ going. (a) be (b) was (c) were
  31. 31.You are ready. → ___ you ready? (a) Do (b) Is (c) Are
  32. 32.Choose the English for: “वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं।” (a) He asked whether the bus had left. (b) Ravi told me that the shop was closed. (c) They are playing cricket.
  33. 33.Choose the English for: “वह तैर सकती है।” (a) Can she swim? (b) He said that he was tired. (c) She can swim.
  34. 34.What does “He asked me not to be late.” mean? (a) उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा। (b) उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी। (c) क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं?
  35. 35."I like tea." → He said that he ___ tea. (a) liking (b) liked (c) like
  36. 36.Make a sentence: shop / closed. / told / that / the / Ravi / was / me
  37. 37.Make a sentence: mangoes. / that / said / liked / she / She
  38. 38.He ___ that he was hungry. (a) asked (b) told (c) said
  39. 39.What does “I like this song.” mean? (a) मुझे यह गाना पसंद है। (b) उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ। (c) नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी।
  40. 40.Choose the English for: “उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था।” (a) The teacher told us to sit down. (b) Are they playing cricket? (c) He said that he was tired.

Answer key

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

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