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English speaking lesson 26: Changing sentences: reported speech · Set 537 · 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: like / this / song. / I
  2. 2.What does “The teacher told us to sit down.” mean? (a) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं। (b) अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था। (c) टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा।
  3. 3.Choose the English for: “मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है।” (a) I do not like this song. (b) I like this song. (c) He asked me not to be late.
  4. 4.Make a sentence: that / me. / said / call / she / would / Neha
  5. 5.She drives. → She ___ drive. (a) doesn't (b) don't (c) isn't
  6. 6.What does “I like this song.” mean? (a) मुझे यह गाना पसंद है। (b) वह तैर सकती है। (c) डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए।
  7. 7.Choose the English for: “अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था।” (a) Neha said that she would call me. (b) Aman said that he had finished his work. (c) She said that she liked mangoes.
  8. 8.Make a sentence: I / should / rest. / doctor / said / that / The
  9. 9.Choose the English for: “टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा।” (a) He asked whether the bus had left. (b) The teacher told us to sit down. (c) Ravi told me that the shop was closed.
  10. 10.Make a sentence: had / bus / whether / He / the / left. / asked
  11. 11.Choose the English for: “उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था।” (a) He said that he was tired. (b) Neha said that she would call me. (c) Can she swim?
  12. 12.You are ready. → ___ you ready? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Do
  13. 13.Make a sentence: He / was / he / that / tired. / said
  14. 14.What does “Neha said that she would call me.” mean? (a) नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी। (b) उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ। (c) टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा।
  15. 15.The teacher told us ___ quiet. (a) be (b) being (c) to be
  16. 16.He ___ that he was hungry. (a) said (b) told (c) asked
  17. 17.My friend asked ___ I was coming. (a) what (b) that (c) if
  18. 18.What does “She cannot swim.” mean? (a) मुझे यह गाना पसंद है। (b) मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है। (c) वह तैर नहीं सकती।
  19. 19.She ___ me that the class was cancelled. (a) said (b) told (c) spoke
  20. 20.Make a sentence: bus / the / whether / left. / asked / He / had
  21. 21.Make a sentence: Are / cricket? / they / playing
  22. 22.Make a sentence: me / where / was / mother / going. / My / asked / I
  23. 23."I am busy." → She said that she ___ busy. (a) was (b) am (c) were
  24. 24.What does “He said that he was tired.” mean? (a) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी। (b) टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा। (c) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था।
  25. 25.Make a sentence: do / like / song. / not / this / I
  26. 26.Choose the English for: “माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ।” (a) She said that she liked mangoes. (b) He asked me not to be late. (c) My mother asked me where I was going.
  27. 27.Make a sentence: song? / this / like / you / Do
  28. 28.Make a sentence: playing / cricket? / Are / they
  29. 29.Make a sentence: that / She / said / mangoes. / she / liked
  30. 30.Make a sentence: they / cricket? / Are / playing
  31. 31.What does “Aman said that he had finished his work.” mean? (a) उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा। (b) डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए। (c) अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था।
  32. 32.Riya asked me where I ___ going. (a) be (b) were (c) was
  33. 33.Make a sentence: I / mother / asked / where / My / me / going. / was
  34. 34.Make a sentence: She / mangoes. / said / that / liked / she
  35. 35.Choose the English for: “मुझे यह गाना पसंद है।” (a) Do you like this song? (b) I like this song. (c) She said that she liked mangoes.
  36. 36.Choose the English for: “क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है?” (a) I like this song. (b) They are playing cricket. (c) Do you like this song?
  37. 37."I like tea." → He said that he ___ tea. (a) like (b) liking (c) liked
  38. 38.Choose the English for: “वह तैर सकती है।” (a) She can swim. (b) He asked whether the bus had left. (c) The teacher told us to sit down.
  39. 39.What does “He asked me not to be late.” mean? (a) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी। (b) उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा। (c) डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए।
  40. 40.Make a sentence: can / swim. / She

Answer key

  1. I like this song.
  2. टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा।
  3. I do not like this song.
  4. Neha said that she would call me.
  5. doesn't
  6. मुझे यह गाना पसंद है।
  7. Aman said that he had finished his work.
  8. The doctor said that I should rest.
  9. The teacher told us to sit down.
  10. He asked whether the bus had left.
  11. He said that he was tired.
  12. Are
  13. He said that he was tired.
  14. नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी।
  15. to be
  16. said
  17. if
  18. वह तैर नहीं सकती।
  19. told
  20. He asked whether the bus had left.
  21. Are they playing cricket?
  22. My mother asked me where I was going.
  23. was
  24. उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था।
  25. I do not like this song.
  26. My mother asked me where I was going.
  27. Do you like this song?
  28. Are they playing cricket?
  29. She said that she liked mangoes.
  30. Are they playing cricket?
  31. अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था।
  32. was
  33. My mother asked me where I was going.
  34. She said that she liked mangoes.
  35. I like this song.
  36. Do you like this song?
  37. liked
  38. She can swim.
  39. उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा।
  40. She can swim.

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