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English speaking lesson 26: Changing sentences: reported speech · Set 515 · 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: “उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा।” (a) He asked me not to be late. (b) He said that he was tired. (c) She said that she liked mangoes.
  2. 2.My friend asked ___ I was coming. (a) that (b) what (c) if
  3. 3.What does “Can she swim?” mean? (a) क्या वह तैर सकती है? (b) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं। (c) अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था।
  4. 4.What does “Neha said that she would call me.” mean? (a) मुझे यह गाना पसंद है। (b) मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है। (c) नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी।
  5. 5.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) मुझे यह गाना पसंद है।
  6. 6.What does “She asked if I was free.” mean? (a) क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं? (b) उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ। (c) वह तैर नहीं सकती।
  7. 7.Choose the English for: “नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी।” (a) He asked whether the bus had left. (b) Neha said that she would call me. (c) Can she swim?
  8. 8.Make a sentence: she / Can / swim?
  9. 9.Make a sentence: playing / Are / cricket? / they
  10. 10.Make a sentence: she / swim? / Can
  11. 11.Choose the English for: “मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है।” (a) I do not like this song. (b) Neha said that she would call me. (c) Do you like this song?
  12. 12.You are ready. → ___ you ready? (a) Are (b) Do (c) Is
  13. 13.Make a sentence: mangoes. / she / that / liked / said / She
  14. 14.Choose the English for: “क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं?” (a) He said that he was tired. (b) She can swim. (c) Are they playing cricket?
  15. 15.She drives. → She ___ drive. (a) isn't (b) don't (c) doesn't
  16. 16.Make a sentence: cricket. / playing / are / They
  17. 17."I am busy." → She said that she ___ busy. (a) was (b) am (c) were
  18. 18.Make a sentence: was / said / He / he / tired. / that
  19. 19.Make a sentence: to / asked / not / me / late. / be / He
  20. 20.Make a sentence: They / playing / are / cricket.
  21. 21.Choose the English for: “उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं।” (a) They are playing cricket. (b) He asked me not to be late. (c) She said that she liked mangoes.
  22. 22.Make a sentence: can / swim. / She
  23. 23.Choose the English for: “उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था।” (a) Aman said that he had finished his work. (b) She asked if I was free. (c) He said that he was tired.
  24. 24.He ___ that he was hungry. (a) said (b) asked (c) told
  25. 25.Make a sentence: she / that / She / mangoes. / liked / said
  26. 26.What does “Are they playing cricket?” mean? (a) मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है। (b) क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं? (c) मुझे यह गाना पसंद है।
  27. 27.Riya asked me where I ___ going. (a) was (b) were (c) be
  28. 28.Make a sentence: He / whether / left. / had / bus / the / asked
  29. 29.The teacher told us ___ quiet. (a) be (b) being (c) to be
  30. 30.Make a sentence: They / are / cricket. / playing
  31. 31."I like tea." → He said that he ___ tea. (a) liking (b) liked (c) like
  32. 32.Make a sentence: where / My / me / going. / I / mother / asked / was
  33. 33.What does “The doctor said that I should rest.” mean? (a) वह तैर नहीं सकती। (b) डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए। (c) नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी।
  34. 34.Choose the English for: “उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी।” (a) He asked whether the bus had left. (b) She can swim. (c) I do not like this song.
  35. 35.Choose the English for: “रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी।” (a) Ravi told me that the shop was closed. (b) My mother asked me where I was going. (c) She said that she liked mangoes.
  36. 36.Make a sentence: should / rest. / that / The / I / doctor / said
  37. 37.Make a sentence: Do / like / song? / this / you
  38. 38.Make a sentence: asked / left. / bus / the / had / He / whether
  39. 39.Choose the English for: “वह तैर नहीं सकती।” (a) She can swim. (b) She cannot swim. (c) Do you like this song?
  40. 40.Make a sentence: like / you / this / song? / Do

Answer key

  1. He asked me not to be late.
  2. if
  3. क्या वह तैर सकती है?
  4. नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी।
  5. रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी।
  6. उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ।
  7. Neha said that she would call me.
  8. Can she swim?
  9. Are they playing cricket?
  10. Can she swim?
  11. I do not like this song.
  12. Are
  13. She said that she liked mangoes.
  14. Are they playing cricket?
  15. doesn't
  16. They are playing cricket.
  17. was
  18. He said that he was tired.
  19. He asked me not to be late.
  20. They are playing cricket.
  21. She said that she liked mangoes.
  22. She can swim.
  23. He said that he was tired.
  24. said
  25. She said that she liked mangoes.
  26. क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं?
  27. was
  28. He asked whether the bus had left.
  29. to be
  30. They are playing cricket.
  31. liked
  32. My mother asked me where I was going.
  33. डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए।
  34. He asked whether the bus had left.
  35. Ravi told me that the shop was closed.
  36. The doctor said that I should rest.
  37. Do you like this song?
  38. He asked whether the bus had left.
  39. She cannot swim.
  40. Do you like this song?

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