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English speaking lesson 26: Changing sentences: reported speech · Set 540 · 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.What does “She can swim.” mean? (a) उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा। (b) नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी। (c) वह तैर सकती है।
  2. 2.Make a sentence: said / he / He / that / was / tired.
  3. 3.Make a sentence: can / swim. / She
  4. 4.Make a sentence: playing / cricket? / they / Are
  5. 5.She drives. → She ___ drive. (a) don't (b) doesn't (c) isn't
  6. 6.Make a sentence: She / asked / was / I / if / free.
  7. 7.The teacher told us ___ quiet. (a) be (b) being (c) to be
  8. 8.What does “He said that he was tired.” mean? (a) टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा। (b) डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए। (c) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था।
  9. 9.Make a sentence: are / They / cricket. / playing
  10. 10.Make a sentence: work. / finished / that / his / said / he / had / Aman
  11. 11.Choose the English for: “उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था।” (a) Are they playing cricket? (b) He said that he was tired. (c) He asked me not to be late.
  12. 12.Choose the English for: “उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ।” (a) Can she swim? (b) They are playing cricket. (c) She asked if I was free.
  13. 13.What does “My mother asked me where I was going.” mean? (a) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं। (b) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ। (c) क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं?
  14. 14.Make a sentence: he / said / that / finished / work. / had / Aman / his
  15. 15.He ___ that he was hungry. (a) told (b) asked (c) said
  16. 16.What does “Aman said that he had finished his work.” mean? (a) अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था। (b) उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा। (c) क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है?
  17. 17.She ___ me that the class was cancelled. (a) spoke (b) said (c) told
  18. 18.Make a sentence: cannot / swim. / She
  19. 19.What does “She asked if I was free.” mean? (a) उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ। (b) वह तैर सकती है। (c) उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी।
  20. 20.Make a sentence: to / late. / He / not / asked / me / be
  21. 21.Make a sentence: they / Are / playing / cricket?
  22. 22."I am busy." → She said that she ___ busy. (a) was (b) were (c) am
  23. 23.Choose the English for: “टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा।” (a) She asked if I was free. (b) The teacher told us to sit down. (c) She can swim.
  24. 24."I like tea." → He said that he ___ tea. (a) like (b) liked (c) liking
  25. 25.Choose the English for: “माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ।” (a) My mother asked me where I was going. (b) He said that he was tired. (c) Ravi told me that the shop was closed.
  26. 26.Make a sentence: cannot / She / swim.
  27. 27.What does “They are playing cricket.” mean? (a) वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं। (b) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं। (c) वह तैर सकती है।
  28. 28.Choose the English for: “उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा।” (a) He asked me not to be late. (b) She cannot swim. (c) Aman said that he had finished his work.
  29. 29.What does “She cannot swim.” mean? (a) उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ। (b) उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी। (c) वह तैर नहीं सकती।
  30. 30.Make a sentence: was / asked / My / me / going. / mother / I / where
  31. 31.Make a sentence: she / would / me. / that / call / Neha / said
  32. 32.Make a sentence: swim. / cannot / She
  33. 33.My friend asked ___ I was coming. (a) what (b) that (c) if
  34. 34.What does “He asked whether the bus had left.” mean? (a) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी। (b) उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी। (c) क्या वह तैर सकती है?
  35. 35.Make a sentence: cricket. / They / playing / are
  36. 36.Make a sentence: like / this / you / Do / song?
  37. 37.Make a sentence: I / free. / was / She / asked / if
  38. 38.Make a sentence: where / was / My / asked / going. / I / me / mother
  39. 39.Make a sentence: the / left. / asked / had / He / whether / bus
  40. 40.What does “The teacher told us to sit down.” mean? (a) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं। (b) उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा। (c) टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा।

Answer key

  1. वह तैर सकती है।
  2. He said that he was tired.
  3. She can swim.
  4. Are they playing cricket?
  5. doesn't
  6. She asked if I was free.
  7. to be
  8. उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था।
  9. They are playing cricket.
  10. Aman said that he had finished his work.
  11. He said that he was tired.
  12. She asked if I was free.
  13. माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ।
  14. Aman said that he had finished his work.
  15. said
  16. अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था।
  17. told
  18. She cannot swim.
  19. उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ।
  20. He asked me not to be late.
  21. Are they playing cricket?
  22. was
  23. The teacher told us to sit down.
  24. liked
  25. My mother asked me where I was going.
  26. She cannot swim.
  27. वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं।
  28. He asked me not to be late.
  29. वह तैर नहीं सकती।
  30. My mother asked me where I was going.
  31. Neha said that she would call me.
  32. She cannot swim.
  33. if
  34. उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी।
  35. They are playing cricket.
  36. Do you like this song?
  37. She asked if I was free.
  38. My mother asked me where I was going.
  39. He asked whether the bus had left.
  40. टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा।

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