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English speaking lesson 26: Changing sentences: reported speech · Set 501 · 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 “They are playing cricket.” mean? (a) वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं। (b) वह तैर सकती है। (c) मुझे यह गाना पसंद है।
  2. 2.What does “My mother asked me where I was going.” mean? (a) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं। (b) क्या वह तैर सकती है? (c) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ।
  3. 3.Choose the English for: “क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है?” (a) The teacher told us to sit down. (b) Do you like this song? (c) He said that he was tired.
  4. 4.Make a sentence: like / you / this / song? / Do
  5. 5.She ___ me that the class was cancelled. (a) said (b) spoke (c) told
  6. 6.The teacher told us ___ quiet. (a) to be (b) be (c) being
  7. 7.He ___ that he was hungry. (a) told (b) asked (c) said
  8. 8.Make a sentence: not / song. / this / like / I / do
  9. 9."I like tea." → He said that he ___ tea. (a) liking (b) like (c) liked
  10. 10.Make a sentence: are / cricket. / playing / They
  11. 11.Choose the English for: “रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी।” (a) Ravi told me that the shop was closed. (b) She cannot swim. (c) My mother asked me where I was going.
  12. 12."I am busy." → She said that she ___ busy. (a) am (b) was (c) were
  13. 13.She drives. → She ___ drive. (a) isn't (b) don't (c) doesn't
  14. 14.You are ready. → ___ you ready? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Do
  15. 15.Make a sentence: us / told / sit / to / down. / The / teacher
  16. 16.What does “I like this song.” mean? (a) मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है। (b) नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी। (c) मुझे यह गाना पसंद है।
  17. 17.What does “I do not like this song.” mean? (a) अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था। (b) मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है। (c) वह तैर नहीं सकती।
  18. 18.Make a sentence: was / He / that / he / tired. / said
  19. 19.What does “She can swim.” mean? (a) क्या वह तैर सकती है? (b) मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है। (c) वह तैर सकती है।
  20. 20.Make a sentence: was / She / free. / asked / I / if
  21. 21.What does “The teacher told us to sit down.” mean? (a) नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी। (b) टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा। (c) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं।
  22. 22.Make a sentence: asked / had / bus / whether / left. / the / He
  23. 23.Choose the English for: “उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा।” (a) She asked if I was free. (b) He asked me not to be late. (c) She cannot swim.
  24. 24.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) वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं।
  25. 25.Choose the English for: “उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ।” (a) She asked if I was free. (b) Ravi told me that the shop was closed. (c) I like this song.
  26. 26.Make a sentence: told / shop / the / me / that / Ravi / was / closed.
  27. 27.Make a sentence: swim? / she / Can
  28. 28.Choose the English for: “मुझे यह गाना पसंद है।” (a) I like this song. (b) The doctor said that I should rest. (c) Ravi told me that the shop was closed.
  29. 29.Make a sentence: cricket? / they / playing / Are
  30. 30.Make a sentence: late. / be / not / me / to / asked / He
  31. 31.Make a sentence: cannot / swim. / She
  32. 32.Choose the English for: “वह तैर नहीं सकती।” (a) The doctor said that I should rest. (b) Aman said that he had finished his work. (c) She cannot swim.
  33. 33.What does “He asked whether the bus had left.” mean? (a) उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी। (b) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था। (c) वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं।
  34. 34.Riya asked me where I ___ going. (a) were (b) was (c) be
  35. 35.Choose the English for: “वह तैर सकती है।” (a) She can swim. (b) He asked whether the bus had left. (c) The teacher told us to sit down.
  36. 36.Make a sentence: us / sit / told / teacher / The / down. / to
  37. 37.Make a sentence: Do / you / like / song? / this
  38. 38.Make a sentence: asked / free. / She / was / if / I
  39. 39.What does “She asked if I was free.” mean? (a) नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी। (b) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था। (c) उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ।
  40. 40.Make a sentence: said / that / finished / he / had / his / work. / Aman

Answer key

  1. वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं।
  2. माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ।
  3. Do you like this song?
  4. Do you like this song?
  5. told
  6. to be
  7. said
  8. I do not like this song.
  9. liked
  10. They are playing cricket.
  11. Ravi told me that the shop was closed.
  12. was
  13. doesn't
  14. Are
  15. The teacher told us to sit down.
  16. मुझे यह गाना पसंद है।
  17. मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है।
  18. He said that he was tired.
  19. वह तैर सकती है।
  20. She asked if I was free.
  21. टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा।
  22. He asked whether the bus had left.
  23. He asked me not to be late.
  24. नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी।
  25. She asked if I was free.
  26. Ravi told me that the shop was closed.
  27. Can she swim?
  28. I like this song.
  29. Are they playing cricket?
  30. He asked me not to be late.
  31. She cannot swim.
  32. She cannot swim.
  33. उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी।
  34. was
  35. She can swim.
  36. The teacher told us to sit down.
  37. Do you like this song?
  38. She asked if I was free.
  39. उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ।
  40. Aman said that he had finished his work.

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