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English speaking lesson 26: Changing sentences: reported speech · Set 567 · 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 / I / song. / this
  2. 2.What does “Neha said that she would call me.” mean? (a) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं। (b) वह तैर सकती है। (c) नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी।
  3. 3.What does “She cannot swim.” mean? (a) वह तैर सकती है। (b) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी। (c) वह तैर नहीं सकती।
  4. 4.Choose the English for: “वह तैर सकती है।” (a) She can swim. (b) My mother asked me where I was going. (c) She cannot swim.
  5. 5.What does “He said that he was tired.” mean? (a) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था। (b) क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं? (c) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी।
  6. 6.You are ready. → ___ you ready? (a) Are (b) Do (c) Is
  7. 7.Choose the English for: “टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा।” (a) She said that she liked mangoes. (b) My mother asked me where I was going. (c) The teacher told us to sit down.
  8. 8.What does “The doctor said that I should rest.” mean? (a) मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है। (b) डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए। (c) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं।
  9. 9.What does “She asked if I was free.” mean? (a) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था। (b) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी। (c) उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ।
  10. 10."I am busy." → She said that she ___ busy. (a) am (b) was (c) were
  11. 11.Make a sentence: would / said / Neha / call / she / me. / that
  12. 12.Choose the English for: “उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं।” (a) Do you like this song? (b) He said that he was tired. (c) She said that she liked mangoes.
  13. 13.My friend asked ___ I was coming. (a) that (b) if (c) what
  14. 14.She ___ me that the class was cancelled. (a) spoke (b) said (c) told
  15. 15.Make a sentence: late. / asked / be / not / me / He / to
  16. 16.What does “Ravi told me that the shop was closed.” mean? (a) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी। (b) वह तैर नहीं सकती। (c) उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी।
  17. 17.Make a sentence: I / if / She / asked / free. / was
  18. 18.Choose the English for: “क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं?” (a) She said that she liked mangoes. (b) Are they playing cricket? (c) She asked if I was free.
  19. 19.Make a sentence: work. / he / said / that / finished / had / his / Aman
  20. 20.What does “My mother asked me where I was going.” mean? (a) नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी। (b) क्या वह तैर सकती है? (c) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ।
  21. 21.What does “She can swim.” mean? (a) वह तैर सकती है। (b) उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ। (c) टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा।
  22. 22.Choose the English for: “उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा।” (a) The teacher told us to sit down. (b) He asked me not to be late. (c) Ravi told me that the shop was closed.
  23. 23.She drives. → She ___ drive. (a) isn't (b) don't (c) doesn't
  24. 24.Riya asked me where I ___ going. (a) were (b) was (c) be
  25. 25.Make a sentence: swim. / She / can
  26. 26.Make a sentence: cricket? / they / Are / playing
  27. 27."I like tea." → He said that he ___ tea. (a) liked (b) like (c) liking
  28. 28.Make a sentence: do / I / like / song. / not / this
  29. 29.He ___ that he was hungry. (a) told (b) said (c) asked
  30. 30.Make a sentence: He / said / he / was / that / tired.
  31. 31.What does “The teacher told us to sit down.” mean? (a) उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा। (b) टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा। (c) नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी।
  32. 32.Make a sentence: free. / I / was / She / asked / if
  33. 33.Make a sentence: bus / had / the / asked / He / whether / left.
  34. 34.Make a sentence: song. / I / like / not / this / do
  35. 35.What does “Aman said that he had finished his work.” mean? (a) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था। (b) क्या वह तैर सकती है? (c) अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था।
  36. 36.Choose the English for: “वह तैर नहीं सकती।” (a) Aman said that he had finished his work. (b) Do you like this song? (c) She cannot swim.
  37. 37.Make a sentence: tired. / he / that / He / was / said
  38. 38.What does “He asked me not to be late.” mean? (a) मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है। (b) वह तैर सकती है। (c) उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा।
  39. 39.The teacher told us ___ quiet. (a) to be (b) be (c) being
  40. 40.Make a sentence: She / was / asked / if / free. / I

Answer key

  1. I like this song.
  2. नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी।
  3. वह तैर नहीं सकती।
  4. She can swim.
  5. उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था।
  6. Are
  7. The teacher told us to sit down.
  8. डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए।
  9. उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ।
  10. was
  11. Neha said that she would call me.
  12. She said that she liked mangoes.
  13. if
  14. told
  15. He asked me not to be late.
  16. रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी।
  17. She asked if I was free.
  18. Are they playing cricket?
  19. Aman said that he had finished his work.
  20. माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ।
  21. वह तैर सकती है।
  22. He asked me not to be late.
  23. doesn't
  24. was
  25. She can swim.
  26. Are they playing cricket?
  27. liked
  28. I do not like this song.
  29. said
  30. He said that he was tired.
  31. टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा।
  32. She asked if I was free.
  33. He asked whether the bus had left.
  34. I do not like this song.
  35. अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था।
  36. She cannot swim.
  37. He said that he was tired.
  38. उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा।
  39. to be
  40. She asked if I was free.

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