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English speaking lesson 26: Changing sentences: reported speech · Set 532 · 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: “माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ।” (a) Do you like this song? (b) My mother asked me where I was going. (c) He asked whether the bus had left.
  2. 2.Make a sentence: was / He / that / tired. / he / said
  3. 3.What does “Are they playing cricket?” mean? (a) क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं? (b) उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी। (c) क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है?
  4. 4.What does “She can swim.” mean? (a) डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए। (b) वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं। (c) वह तैर सकती है।
  5. 5.What does “He asked me not to be late.” mean? (a) उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा। (b) उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी। (c) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी।
  6. 6.Choose the English for: “उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं।” (a) Neha said that she would call me. (b) Ravi told me that the shop was closed. (c) She said that she liked mangoes.
  7. 7.Choose the English for: “क्या वह तैर सकती है?” (a) Are they playing cricket? (b) She said that she liked mangoes. (c) Can she swim?
  8. 8.Choose the English for: “क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है?” (a) The doctor said that I should rest. (b) Do you like this song? (c) He said that he was tired.
  9. 9.What does “Neha said that she would call me.” mean? (a) मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है। (b) टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा। (c) नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी।
  10. 10.She ___ me that the class was cancelled. (a) told (b) spoke (c) said
  11. 11."I like tea." → He said that he ___ tea. (a) like (b) liked (c) liking
  12. 12.What does “The doctor said that I should rest.” mean? (a) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था। (b) डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए। (c) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ।
  13. 13.What does “He asked whether the bus had left.” mean? (a) डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए। (b) क्या वह तैर सकती है? (c) उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी।
  14. 14.Choose the English for: “मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है।” (a) Neha said that she would call me. (b) She asked if I was free. (c) I do not like this song.
  15. 15."I am busy." → She said that she ___ busy. (a) am (b) were (c) was
  16. 16.Make a sentence: the / whether / left. / bus / He / had / asked
  17. 17.Make a sentence: cannot / She / swim.
  18. 18.Choose the English for: “उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी।” (a) Aman said that he had finished his work. (b) He asked whether the bus had left. (c) She said that she liked mangoes.
  19. 19.Make a sentence: cricket. / playing / are / They
  20. 20.The teacher told us ___ quiet. (a) to be (b) being (c) be
  21. 21.Make a sentence: she / swim? / Can
  22. 22.What does “They are playing cricket.” mean? (a) क्या वह तैर सकती है? (b) वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं। (c) अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था।
  23. 23.Make a sentence: asked / She / if / free. / I / was
  24. 24.Make a sentence: was / that / shop / Ravi / closed. / told / the / me
  25. 25.What does “He said that he was tired.” mean? (a) मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है। (b) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था। (c) टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा।
  26. 26.Make a sentence: they / playing / cricket? / Are
  27. 27.Riya asked me where I ___ going. (a) was (b) be (c) were
  28. 28.Choose the English for: “अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था।” (a) I do not like this song. (b) Aman said that he had finished his work. (c) I like this song.
  29. 29.Make a sentence: had / the / asked / He / left. / whether / bus
  30. 30.Choose the English for: “उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था।” (a) I like this song. (b) He said that he was tired. (c) He asked me not to be late.
  31. 31.What does “Aman said that he had finished his work.” mean? (a) मुझे यह गाना पसंद है। (b) अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था। (c) मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है।
  32. 32.Make a sentence: She / swim. / can
  33. 33.Make a sentence: song. / not / like / do / I / this
  34. 34.Make a sentence: playing / they / Are / cricket?
  35. 35.Make a sentence: said / tired. / that / was / he / He
  36. 36.What does “Ravi told me that the shop was closed.” mean? (a) टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा। (b) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी। (c) मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है।
  37. 37.What does “She asked if I was free.” mean? (a) वह तैर नहीं सकती। (b) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं। (c) उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ।
  38. 38.Make a sentence: she / She / mangoes. / liked / said / that
  39. 39.What does “She said that she liked mangoes.” mean? (a) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था। (b) वह तैर सकती है। (c) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं।
  40. 40.She drives. → She ___ drive. (a) don't (b) doesn't (c) isn't

Answer key

  1. My mother asked me where I was going.
  2. He said that he was tired.
  3. क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं?
  4. वह तैर सकती है।
  5. उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा।
  6. She said that she liked mangoes.
  7. Can she swim?
  8. Do you like this song?
  9. नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी।
  10. told
  11. liked
  12. डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए।
  13. उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी।
  14. I do not like this song.
  15. was
  16. He asked whether the bus had left.
  17. She cannot swim.
  18. He asked whether the bus had left.
  19. They are playing cricket.
  20. to be
  21. Can she swim?
  22. वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं।
  23. She asked if I was free.
  24. Ravi told me that the shop was closed.
  25. उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था।
  26. Are they playing cricket?
  27. was
  28. Aman said that he had finished his work.
  29. He asked whether the bus had left.
  30. He said that he was tired.
  31. अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था।
  32. She can swim.
  33. I do not like this song.
  34. Are they playing cricket?
  35. He said that he was tired.
  36. रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी।
  37. उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ।
  38. She said that she liked mangoes.
  39. उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं।
  40. doesn't

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