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English speaking lesson 26: Changing sentences: reported speech · Set 503 · 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: teacher / told / us / to / sit / down. / The
  2. 2.She drives. → She ___ drive. (a) isn't (b) doesn't (c) don't
  3. 3.Choose the English for: “उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी।” (a) He asked whether the bus had left. (b) I do not like this song. (c) He said that he was tired.
  4. 4."I like tea." → He said that he ___ tea. (a) liking (b) liked (c) like
  5. 5.She ___ me that the class was cancelled. (a) spoke (b) said (c) told
  6. 6.What does “She said that she liked mangoes.” mean? (a) क्या वह तैर सकती है? (b) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं। (c) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी।
  7. 7.You are ready. → ___ you ready? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Do
  8. 8.What does “He said that he was tired.” mean? (a) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था। (b) वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं। (c) डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए।
  9. 9.What does “Do you like this song?” mean? (a) क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है? (b) क्या वह तैर सकती है? (c) उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ।
  10. 10.The teacher told us ___ quiet. (a) be (b) to be (c) being
  11. 11.Make a sentence: I / free. / She / asked / was / if
  12. 12.What does “He asked me not to be late.” mean? (a) उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा। (b) वह तैर नहीं सकती। (c) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं।
  13. 13."I am busy." → She said that she ___ busy. (a) was (b) am (c) were
  14. 14.Choose the English for: “डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए।” (a) My mother asked me where I was going. (b) He said that he was tired. (c) The doctor said that I should rest.
  15. 15.Make a sentence: this / I / song. / like
  16. 16.Choose the English for: “उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं।” (a) Do you like this song? (b) She said that she liked mangoes. (c) He asked me not to be late.
  17. 17.What does “Can she swim?” mean? (a) उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी। (b) क्या वह तैर सकती है? (c) क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है?
  18. 18.Make a sentence: said / call / she / would / that / Neha / me.
  19. 19.What does “She cannot swim.” mean? (a) उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी। (b) वह तैर नहीं सकती। (c) डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए।
  20. 20.Make a sentence: late. / asked / be / me / He / to / not
  21. 21.What does “My mother asked me where I was going.” mean? (a) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी। (b) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ। (c) मुझे यह गाना पसंद है।
  22. 22.What does “Are they playing cricket?” mean? (a) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं। (b) उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी। (c) क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं?
  23. 23.What does “Ravi told me that the shop was closed.” mean? (a) नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी। (b) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी। (c) उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ।
  24. 24.Choose the English for: “मुझे यह गाना पसंद है।” (a) I like this song. (b) They are playing cricket. (c) Ravi told me that the shop was closed.
  25. 25.Make a sentence: like / song? / this / Do / you
  26. 26.Riya asked me where I ___ going. (a) were (b) was (c) be
  27. 27.He ___ that he was hungry. (a) asked (b) said (c) told
  28. 28.Choose the English for: “टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा।” (a) The teacher told us to sit down. (b) Can she swim? (c) The doctor said that I should rest.
  29. 29.Choose the English for: “मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है।” (a) She said that she liked mangoes. (b) Are they playing cricket? (c) I do not like this song.
  30. 30.Make a sentence: said / She / that / liked / she / mangoes.
  31. 31.Choose the English for: “क्या वह तैर सकती है?” (a) Neha said that she would call me. (b) Can she swim? (c) The teacher told us to sit down.
  32. 32.What does “The teacher told us to sit down.” mean? (a) उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा। (b) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ। (c) टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा।
  33. 33.Make a sentence: swim. / can / She
  34. 34.Make a sentence: song. / not / this / I / like / do
  35. 35.What does “Neha said that she would call me.” mean? (a) क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है? (b) नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी। (c) मुझे यह गाना पसंद है।
  36. 36.Choose the English for: “वह तैर सकती है।” (a) He asked whether the bus had left. (b) Can she swim? (c) She can swim.
  37. 37.Make a sentence: are / playing / They / cricket.
  38. 38.Choose the English for: “माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ।” (a) She can swim. (b) She asked if I was free. (c) My mother asked me where I was going.
  39. 39.What does “I do not like this song.” mean? (a) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ। (b) मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है। (c) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था।
  40. 40.My friend asked ___ I was coming. (a) that (b) what (c) if

Answer key

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

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