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English speaking lesson 26: Changing sentences: reported speech · Set 50 · 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.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.
  2. 2.What does “Ravi told me that the shop was closed.” mean? (a) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी। (b) डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए। (c) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था।
  3. 3.Riya asked me where I ___ going. (a) be (b) was (c) were
  4. 4.What does “Do you like this song?” mean? (a) क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है? (b) वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं। (c) मुझे यह गाना पसंद है।
  5. 5.She ___ me that the class was cancelled. (a) said (b) spoke (c) told
  6. 6.Make a sentence: like / I / song. / this
  7. 7.What does “They are playing cricket.” mean? (a) डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए। (b) वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं। (c) उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी।
  8. 8.Make a sentence: had / left. / bus / asked / He / whether / the
  9. 9.What does “She asked if I was free.” mean? (a) उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ। (b) क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है? (c) क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं?
  10. 10.Make a sentence: this / song. / like / do / not / I
  11. 11.The teacher told us ___ quiet. (a) being (b) to be (c) be
  12. 12.Make a sentence: asked / He / late. / to / be / me / not
  13. 13.My friend asked ___ I was coming. (a) that (b) what (c) if
  14. 14.You are ready. → ___ you ready? (a) Do (b) Is (c) Are
  15. 15.What does “Can she swim?” mean? (a) उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी। (b) क्या वह तैर सकती है? (c) वह तैर सकती है।
  16. 16."I am busy." → She said that she ___ busy. (a) were (b) am (c) was
  17. 17.Make a sentence: had / asked / the / bus / left. / He / whether
  18. 18.Make a sentence: playing / they / Are / cricket?
  19. 19."I like tea." → He said that he ___ tea. (a) liked (b) like (c) liking
  20. 20.Make a sentence: tired. / said / was / He / he / that
  21. 21.Make a sentence: me / He / be / to / asked / not / late.
  22. 22.Choose the English for: “वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं।” (a) The teacher told us to sit down. (b) They are playing cricket. (c) She asked if I was free.
  23. 23.She drives. → She ___ drive. (a) don't (b) isn't (c) doesn't
  24. 24.Make a sentence: free. / I / She / was / asked / if
  25. 25.He ___ that he was hungry. (a) said (b) asked (c) told
  26. 26.Make a sentence: me / where / going. / was / I / My / asked / mother
  27. 27.What does “Neha said that she would call me.” mean? (a) अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था। (b) नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी। (c) डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए।
  28. 28.Make a sentence: My / going. / asked / mother / where / was / I / me
  29. 29.What does “She said that she liked mangoes.” mean? (a) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं। (b) उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा। (c) क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है?
  30. 30.Make a sentence: down. / told / sit / us / to / The / teacher
  31. 31.Make a sentence: said / He / he / was / that / tired.
  32. 32.What does “She can swim.” mean? (a) वह तैर सकती है। (b) क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं? (c) नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी।
  33. 33.Choose the English for: “क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है?” (a) Do you like this song? (b) They are playing cricket. (c) Can she swim?
  34. 34.What does “The teacher told us to sit down.” mean? (a) टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा। (b) नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी। (c) मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है।
  35. 35.Make a sentence: I / do / song. / this / not / like
  36. 36.What does “Are they playing cricket?” mean? (a) मुझे यह गाना पसंद है। (b) क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं? (c) नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी।
  37. 37.Choose the English for: “डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए।” (a) She can swim. (b) Are they playing cricket? (c) The doctor said that I should rest.
  38. 38.Make a sentence: swim. / cannot / She
  39. 39.Choose the English for: “अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था।” (a) He asked me not to be late. (b) Aman said that he had finished his work. (c) Neha said that she would call me.
  40. 40.What does “Aman said that he had finished his work.” mean? (a) क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं? (b) अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था। (c) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी।

Answer key

  1. Can she swim?
  2. रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी।
  3. was
  4. क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है?
  5. told
  6. I like this song.
  7. वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं।
  8. He asked whether the bus had left.
  9. उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ।
  10. I do not like this song.
  11. to be
  12. He asked me not to be late.
  13. if
  14. Are
  15. क्या वह तैर सकती है?
  16. was
  17. He asked whether the bus had left.
  18. Are they playing cricket?
  19. liked
  20. He said that he was tired.
  21. He asked me not to be late.
  22. They are playing cricket.
  23. doesn't
  24. She asked if I was free.
  25. said
  26. My mother asked me where I was going.
  27. नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी।
  28. My mother asked me where I was going.
  29. उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं।
  30. The teacher told us to sit down.
  31. He said that he was tired.
  32. वह तैर सकती है।
  33. Do you like this song?
  34. टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा।
  35. I do not like this song.
  36. क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं?
  37. The doctor said that I should rest.
  38. She cannot swim.
  39. Aman said that he had finished his work.
  40. अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था।

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