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English speaking lesson 26: Changing sentences: reported speech · Set 545 · 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: She / swim. / can
  2. 2.Choose the English for: “टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा।” (a) My mother asked me where I was going. (b) I like this song. (c) The teacher told us to sit down.
  3. 3.You are ready. → ___ you ready? (a) Do (b) Are (c) Is
  4. 4.Make a sentence: He / late. / be / asked / me / to / not
  5. 5.The teacher told us ___ quiet. (a) to be (b) be (c) being
  6. 6.What does “She asked if I was free.” mean? (a) उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ। (b) नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी। (c) वह तैर सकती है।
  7. 7.Make a sentence: doctor / rest. / that / should / I / said / The
  8. 8.Choose the English for: “उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं।” (a) Are they playing cricket? (b) She said that she liked mangoes. (c) Neha said that she would call me.
  9. 9.Choose the English for: “नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी।” (a) Neha said that she would call me. (b) They are playing cricket. (c) He asked whether the bus had left.
  10. 10.What does “Neha said that she would call me.” mean? (a) नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी। (b) वह तैर सकती है। (c) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था।
  11. 11.What does “He asked me not to be late.” mean? (a) उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा। (b) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था। (c) वह तैर सकती है।
  12. 12.Riya asked me where I ___ going. (a) was (b) be (c) were
  13. 13.Make a sentence: mangoes. / she / said / that / liked / She
  14. 14.What does “He said that he was tired.” mean? (a) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था। (b) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी। (c) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ।
  15. 15.What does “My mother asked me where I was going.” mean? (a) वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं। (b) मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है। (c) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ।
  16. 16.Choose the English for: “उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी।” (a) They are playing cricket. (b) He asked whether the bus had left. (c) He asked me not to be late.
  17. 17.Make a sentence: tired. / He / was / said / that / he
  18. 18.Make a sentence: work. / finished / had / that / his / he / Aman / said
  19. 19.Make a sentence: swim. / can / She
  20. 20.He ___ that he was hungry. (a) said (b) asked (c) told
  21. 21."I like tea." → He said that he ___ tea. (a) liking (b) liked (c) like
  22. 22.My friend asked ___ I was coming. (a) what (b) if (c) that
  23. 23.What does “Can she swim?” mean? (a) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था। (b) क्या वह तैर सकती है? (c) उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ।
  24. 24.She drives. → She ___ drive. (a) isn't (b) doesn't (c) don't
  25. 25.What does “She said that she liked mangoes.” mean? (a) वह तैर सकती है। (b) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं। (c) मुझे यह गाना पसंद है।
  26. 26.What does “I do not like this song.” mean? (a) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ। (b) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं। (c) मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है।
  27. 27.Make a sentence: us / down. / teacher / to / sit / The / told
  28. 28.Choose the English for: “रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी।” (a) I like this song. (b) Ravi told me that the shop was closed. (c) Can she swim?
  29. 29.She ___ me that the class was cancelled. (a) spoke (b) told (c) said
  30. 30.Make a sentence: not / me / to / be / late. / He / asked
  31. 31.Choose the English for: “उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था।” (a) Can she swim? (b) He said that he was tired. (c) She asked if I was free.
  32. 32.Make a sentence: me. / said / would / that / Neha / call / she
  33. 33.What does “Are they playing cricket?” mean? (a) क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है? (b) अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था। (c) क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं?
  34. 34."I am busy." → She said that she ___ busy. (a) were (b) am (c) was
  35. 35.Make a sentence: can / swim. / She
  36. 36.Make a sentence: playing / cricket? / they / Are
  37. 37.Make a sentence: told / teacher / to / The / us / sit / down.
  38. 38.Make a sentence: They / playing / are / cricket.
  39. 39.What does “The doctor said that I should rest.” mean? (a) डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए। (b) उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ। (c) वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं।
  40. 40.What does “The teacher told us to sit down.” mean? (a) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था। (b) उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ। (c) टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा।

Answer key

  1. She can swim.
  2. The teacher told us to sit down.
  3. Are
  4. He asked me not to be late.
  5. to be
  6. उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ।
  7. The doctor said that I should rest.
  8. She said that she liked mangoes.
  9. Neha said that she would call me.
  10. नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी।
  11. उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा।
  12. was
  13. She said that she liked mangoes.
  14. उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था।
  15. माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ।
  16. He asked whether the bus had left.
  17. He said that he was tired.
  18. Aman said that he had finished his work.
  19. She can swim.
  20. said
  21. liked
  22. if
  23. क्या वह तैर सकती है?
  24. doesn't
  25. उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं।
  26. मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है।
  27. The teacher told us to sit down.
  28. Ravi told me that the shop was closed.
  29. told
  30. He asked me not to be late.
  31. He said that he was tired.
  32. Neha said that she would call me.
  33. क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं?
  34. was
  35. She can swim.
  36. Are they playing cricket?
  37. The teacher told us to sit down.
  38. They are playing cricket.
  39. डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए।
  40. टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा।

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