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English speaking lesson 26: Changing sentences: reported speech · Set 519 · 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: he / Aman / finished / that / work. / had / said / his
  2. 2.Make a sentence: Neha / she / would / said / that / call / me.
  3. 3.Make a sentence: me / was / going. / where / mother / asked / My / I
  4. 4.Make a sentence: was / I / if / asked / free. / She
  5. 5.You are ready. → ___ you ready? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Do
  6. 6.What does “He asked me not to be late.” mean? (a) अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था। (b) क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है? (c) उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा।
  7. 7.What does “She asked if I was free.” mean? (a) उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ। (b) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं। (c) मुझे यह गाना पसंद है।
  8. 8.Make a sentence: that / me. / would / she / Neha / said / call
  9. 9.Riya asked me where I ___ going. (a) were (b) be (c) was
  10. 10.Make a sentence: he / said / tired. / was / He / that
  11. 11.He ___ that he was hungry. (a) told (b) asked (c) said
  12. 12.Make a sentence: He / me / late. / asked / to / be / not
  13. 13.She drives. → She ___ drive. (a) doesn't (b) don't (c) isn't
  14. 14.Choose the English for: “उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा।” (a) My mother asked me where I was going. (b) Ravi told me that the shop was closed. (c) He asked me not to be late.
  15. 15.What does “Aman said that he had finished his work.” mean? (a) मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है। (b) टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा। (c) अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था।
  16. 16.Make a sentence: that / was / tired. / he / He / said
  17. 17.Make a sentence: Ravi / shop / the / closed. / me / was / that / told
  18. 18.What does “She cannot swim.” mean? (a) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी। (b) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं। (c) वह तैर नहीं सकती।
  19. 19."I am busy." → She said that she ___ busy. (a) am (b) were (c) was
  20. 20.What does “My mother asked me where I was going.” mean? (a) क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं? (b) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ। (c) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं।
  21. 21.Choose the English for: “उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं।” (a) She said that she liked mangoes. (b) She asked if I was free. (c) The doctor said that I should rest.
  22. 22.What does “She can swim.” mean? (a) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था। (b) वह तैर सकती है। (c) नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी।
  23. 23.What does “Are they playing cricket?” mean? (a) क्या वह तैर सकती है? (b) क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं? (c) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था।
  24. 24.Make a sentence: do / not / like / song. / this / I
  25. 25.Make a sentence: that / call / would / she / me. / Neha / said
  26. 26.What does “I like this song.” mean? (a) मुझे यह गाना पसंद है। (b) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी। (c) वह तैर नहीं सकती।
  27. 27.Choose the English for: “क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है?” (a) Ravi told me that the shop was closed. (b) Do you like this song? (c) My mother asked me where I was going.
  28. 28.My friend asked ___ I was coming. (a) that (b) if (c) what
  29. 29.Make a sentence: She / swim. / cannot
  30. 30.Make a sentence: that / said / she / liked / She / mangoes.
  31. 31.Make a sentence: tired. / He / was / he / that / said
  32. 32.What does “Ravi told me that the shop was closed.” mean? (a) अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था। (b) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी। (c) मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है।
  33. 33.Make a sentence: swim? / Can / she
  34. 34.Choose the English for: “क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं?” (a) She cannot swim. (b) Are they playing cricket? (c) She asked if I was free.
  35. 35.Make a sentence: tired. / he / that / He / said / was
  36. 36.Make a sentence: me / asked / mother / going. / where / I / My / was
  37. 37.She ___ me that the class was cancelled. (a) spoke (b) said (c) told
  38. 38.Choose the English for: “उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था।” (a) She cannot swim. (b) The doctor said that I should rest. (c) He said that he was tired.
  39. 39.What does “The teacher told us to sit down.” mean? (a) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं। (b) टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा। (c) क्या वह तैर सकती है?
  40. 40.Choose the English for: “उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ।” (a) She asked if I was free. (b) I do not like this song. (c) She can swim.

Answer key

  1. Aman said that he had finished his work.
  2. Neha said that she would call me.
  3. My mother asked me where I was going.
  4. She asked if I was free.
  5. Are
  6. उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा।
  7. उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ।
  8. Neha said that she would call me.
  9. was
  10. He said that he was tired.
  11. said
  12. He asked me not to be late.
  13. doesn't
  14. He asked me not to be late.
  15. अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था।
  16. He said that he was tired.
  17. Ravi told me that the shop was closed.
  18. वह तैर नहीं सकती।
  19. was
  20. माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ।
  21. She said that she liked mangoes.
  22. वह तैर सकती है।
  23. क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं?
  24. I do not like this song.
  25. Neha said that she would call me.
  26. मुझे यह गाना पसंद है।
  27. Do you like this song?
  28. if
  29. She cannot swim.
  30. She said that she liked mangoes.
  31. He said that he was tired.
  32. रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी।
  33. Can she swim?
  34. Are they playing cricket?
  35. He said that he was tired.
  36. My mother asked me where I was going.
  37. told
  38. He said that he was tired.
  39. टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा।
  40. She asked if I was free.

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