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English speaking lesson 26: Changing sentences: reported speech · Set 507 · 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: Do / you / song? / like / this
  2. 2.Choose the English for: “उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था।” (a) The teacher told us to sit down. (b) Aman said that he had finished his work. (c) He said that he was tired.
  3. 3.She ___ me that the class was cancelled. (a) said (b) spoke (c) told
  4. 4.Make a sentence: She / asked / free. / was / I / if
  5. 5.What does “He asked me not to be late.” mean? (a) वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं। (b) उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी। (c) उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा।
  6. 6.Make a sentence: he / said / that / He / was / tired.
  7. 7.Make a sentence: not / do / like / song. / I / this
  8. 8.Choose the English for: “उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ।” (a) She asked if I was free. (b) They are playing cricket. (c) He said that he was tired.
  9. 9.What does “The teacher told us to sit down.” mean? (a) टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा। (b) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी। (c) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था।
  10. 10.Choose the English for: “क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं?” (a) The doctor said that I should rest. (b) She said that she liked mangoes. (c) Are they playing cricket?
  11. 11.What does “Ravi told me that the shop was closed.” mean? (a) मुझे यह गाना पसंद है। (b) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी। (c) टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा।
  12. 12."I am busy." → She said that she ___ busy. (a) were (b) am (c) was
  13. 13.Make a sentence: playing / are / They / cricket.
  14. 14.What does “Neha said that she would call me.” mean? (a) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी। (b) नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी। (c) डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए।
  15. 15.Make a sentence: told / teacher / to / sit / down. / The / us
  16. 16.What does “I like this song.” mean? (a) उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी। (b) वह तैर सकती है। (c) मुझे यह गाना पसंद है।
  17. 17.You are ready. → ___ you ready? (a) Are (b) Do (c) Is
  18. 18.Make a sentence: down. / told / sit / to / teacher / The / us
  19. 19.My friend asked ___ I was coming. (a) what (b) that (c) if
  20. 20.What does “Can she swim?” mean? (a) क्या वह तैर सकती है? (b) डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए। (c) नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी।
  21. 21.Make a sentence: can / swim. / She
  22. 22.Make a sentence: us / sit / told / teacher / to / down. / The
  23. 23.Choose the English for: “माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ।” (a) She said that she liked mangoes. (b) My mother asked me where I was going. (c) She can swim.
  24. 24.He ___ that he was hungry. (a) said (b) told (c) asked
  25. 25.The teacher told us ___ quiet. (a) be (b) being (c) to be
  26. 26.What does “She said that she liked mangoes.” mean? (a) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं। (b) टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा। (c) क्या वह तैर सकती है?
  27. 27."I like tea." → He said that he ___ tea. (a) like (b) liking (c) liked
  28. 28.What does “He asked whether the bus had left.” mean? (a) उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी। (b) वह तैर नहीं सकती। (c) क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है?
  29. 29.Make a sentence: song. / this / like / I
  30. 30.Make a sentence: tired. / He / was / that / he / said
  31. 31.Make a sentence: cannot / swim. / She
  32. 32.Make a sentence: swim. / can / She
  33. 33.What does “She asked if I was free.” mean? (a) वह तैर नहीं सकती। (b) उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ। (c) वह तैर सकती है।
  34. 34.Make a sentence: She / was / if / asked / I / free.
  35. 35.What does “The doctor said that I should rest.” mean? (a) वह तैर नहीं सकती। (b) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था। (c) डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए।
  36. 36.Make a sentence: she / that / call / me. / Neha / said / would
  37. 37.Make a sentence: me / I / was / My / going. / where / asked / mother
  38. 38.Make a sentence: she / She / said / that / mangoes. / liked
  39. 39.Choose the English for: “उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा।” (a) The doctor said that I should rest. (b) He asked me not to be late. (c) Are they playing cricket?
  40. 40.Choose the English for: “डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए।” (a) The doctor said that I should rest. (b) The teacher told us to sit down. (c) He asked me not to be late.

Answer key

  1. Do you like this song?
  2. He said that he was tired.
  3. told
  4. She asked if I was free.
  5. उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा।
  6. He said that he was tired.
  7. I do not like this song.
  8. She asked if I was free.
  9. टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा।
  10. Are they playing cricket?
  11. रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी।
  12. was
  13. They are playing cricket.
  14. नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी।
  15. The teacher told us to sit down.
  16. मुझे यह गाना पसंद है।
  17. Are
  18. The teacher told us to sit down.
  19. if
  20. क्या वह तैर सकती है?
  21. She can swim.
  22. The teacher told us to sit down.
  23. My mother asked me where I was going.
  24. said
  25. to be
  26. उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं।
  27. liked
  28. उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी।
  29. I like this song.
  30. He said that he was tired.
  31. She cannot swim.
  32. She can swim.
  33. उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ।
  34. She asked if I was free.
  35. डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए।
  36. Neha said that she would call me.
  37. My mother asked me where I was going.
  38. She said that she liked mangoes.
  39. He asked me not to be late.
  40. The doctor said that I should rest.

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