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English speaking lesson 26: Changing sentences: reported speech · Set 557 · 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: “वह तैर नहीं सकती।” (a) Do you like this song? (b) I like this song. (c) She cannot swim.
  2. 2.What does “I like this song.” mean? (a) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी। (b) मुझे यह गाना पसंद है। (c) वह तैर सकती है।
  3. 3.What does “He said that he was tired.” mean? (a) उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ। (b) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था। (c) क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं?
  4. 4.Choose the English for: “अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था।” (a) Do you like this song? (b) Are they playing cricket? (c) Aman said that he had finished his work.
  5. 5.He ___ that he was hungry. (a) told (b) asked (c) said
  6. 6.Choose the English for: “उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं।” (a) The teacher told us to sit down. (b) She said that she liked mangoes. (c) Do you like this song?
  7. 7.What does “Are they playing cricket?” mean? (a) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी। (b) मुझे यह गाना पसंद है। (c) क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं?
  8. 8.Make a sentence: are / playing / cricket. / They
  9. 9.What does “He asked whether the bus had left.” mean? (a) क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है? (b) नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी। (c) उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी।
  10. 10.She drives. → She ___ drive. (a) doesn't (b) don't (c) isn't
  11. 11."I like tea." → He said that he ___ tea. (a) liking (b) liked (c) like
  12. 12.What does “Do you like this song?” mean? (a) क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है? (b) मुझे यह गाना पसंद है। (c) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं।
  13. 13.My friend asked ___ I was coming. (a) what (b) if (c) that
  14. 14.What does “My mother asked me where I was going.” mean? (a) उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा। (b) वह तैर नहीं सकती। (c) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ।
  15. 15.What does “Neha said that she would call me.” mean? (a) उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ। (b) नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी। (c) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था।
  16. 16.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) She said that she liked mangoes.
  17. 17.What does “Can she swim?” mean? (a) क्या वह तैर सकती है? (b) वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं। (c) मुझे यह गाना पसंद है।
  18. 18.Make a sentence: he / tired. / said / was / that / He
  19. 19.Make a sentence: teacher / The / sit / us / told / down. / to
  20. 20.She ___ me that the class was cancelled. (a) spoke (b) told (c) said
  21. 21.Make a sentence: sit / told / us / The / to / down. / teacher
  22. 22.Choose the English for: “नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी।” (a) Can she swim? (b) I do not like this song. (c) Neha said that she would call me.
  23. 23.Make a sentence: song. / this / like / I
  24. 24.Riya asked me where I ___ going. (a) were (b) was (c) be
  25. 25.Make a sentence: cricket. / playing / They / are
  26. 26.Make a sentence: like / song? / you / this / Do
  27. 27.What does “I do not like this song.” mean? (a) मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है। (b) क्या वह तैर सकती है? (c) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था।
  28. 28.You are ready. → ___ you ready? (a) Do (b) Are (c) Is
  29. 29.Make a sentence: They / cricket. / are / playing
  30. 30.Make a sentence: Are / cricket? / playing / they
  31. 31.Make a sentence: that / The / doctor / rest. / I / said / should
  32. 32.The teacher told us ___ quiet. (a) being (b) be (c) to be
  33. 33.What does “The teacher told us to sit down.” mean? (a) टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा। (b) क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है? (c) नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी।
  34. 34.Choose the English for: “उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा।” (a) The teacher told us to sit down. (b) I like this song. (c) He asked me not to be late.
  35. 35.What does “Ravi told me that the shop was closed.” mean? (a) वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं। (b) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी। (c) उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ।
  36. 36.Choose the English for: “मुझे यह गाना पसंद है।” (a) I like this song. (b) My mother asked me where I was going. (c) Ravi told me that the shop was closed.
  37. 37.Make a sentence: can / swim. / She
  38. 38.Choose the English for: “वह तैर सकती है।” (a) Can she swim? (b) She can swim. (c) She asked if I was free.
  39. 39.What does “The doctor said that I should rest.” mean? (a) डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए। (b) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था। (c) वह तैर सकती है।
  40. 40.Make a sentence: like / you / this / Do / song?

Answer key

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

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