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English speaking lesson 26: Changing sentences: reported speech · Set 570 · 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.My friend asked ___ I was coming. (a) what (b) that (c) if
  2. 2.What does “Can she swim?” mean? (a) टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा। (b) क्या वह तैर सकती है? (c) उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी।
  3. 3.She drives. → She ___ drive. (a) doesn't (b) isn't (c) don't
  4. 4.What does “She can swim.” mean? (a) वह तैर सकती है। (b) क्या वह तैर सकती है? (c) टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा।
  5. 5.What does “I do not like this song.” mean? (a) टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा। (b) मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है। (c) उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ।
  6. 6.Choose the English for: “उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था।” (a) He said that he was tired. (b) Ravi told me that the shop was closed. (c) My mother asked me where I was going.
  7. 7.Make a sentence: me. / call / she / that / Neha / would / said
  8. 8.The teacher told us ___ quiet. (a) being (b) be (c) to be
  9. 9.You are ready. → ___ you ready? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Do
  10. 10.Make a sentence: song? / you / like / Do / this
  11. 11.What does “The doctor said that I should rest.” mean? (a) डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए। (b) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ। (c) मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है।
  12. 12.What does “My mother asked me where I was going.” mean? (a) वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं। (b) मुझे यह गाना पसंद है। (c) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ।
  13. 13.What does “He said that he was tired.” mean? (a) क्या वह तैर सकती है? (b) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था। (c) उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी।
  14. 14.Choose the English for: “उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं।” (a) He said that he was tired. (b) My mother asked me where I was going. (c) She said that she liked mangoes.
  15. 15.Make a sentence: teacher / us / down. / told / sit / The / to
  16. 16.Make a sentence: can / swim. / She
  17. 17.Make a sentence: you / this / like / Do / song?
  18. 18.Make a sentence: down. / told / teacher / sit / us / to / The
  19. 19.What does “Are they playing cricket?” mean? (a) उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी। (b) क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है? (c) क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं?
  20. 20.Make a sentence: that / should / I / The / doctor / said / rest.
  21. 21.What does “They are playing cricket.” mean? (a) क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है? (b) वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं। (c) क्या वह तैर सकती है?
  22. 22.Make a sentence: swim? / Can / she
  23. 23."I like tea." → He said that he ___ tea. (a) liking (b) liked (c) like
  24. 24.Choose the English for: “वह तैर सकती है।” (a) He asked whether the bus had left. (b) The doctor said that I should rest. (c) She can swim.
  25. 25.Make a sentence: I / if / free. / was / She / asked
  26. 26.Make a sentence: was / I / She / if / asked / free.
  27. 27.He ___ that he was hungry. (a) asked (b) said (c) told
  28. 28.Riya asked me where I ___ going. (a) be (b) were (c) was
  29. 29.What does “Do you like this song?” mean? (a) क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है? (b) डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए। (c) टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा।
  30. 30.What does “Aman said that he had finished his work.” mean? (a) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी। (b) वह तैर नहीं सकती। (c) अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था।
  31. 31.What does “She cannot swim.” mean? (a) उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ। (b) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ। (c) वह तैर नहीं सकती।
  32. 32.Make a sentence: me / late. / asked / to / He / not / be
  33. 33.What does “She asked if I was free.” mean? (a) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ। (b) उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा। (c) उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ।
  34. 34.Choose the English for: “वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं।” (a) They are playing cricket. (b) She asked if I was free. (c) My mother asked me where I was going.
  35. 35.What does “Ravi told me that the shop was closed.” mean? (a) उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी। (b) वह तैर नहीं सकती। (c) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी।
  36. 36.Make a sentence: his / finished / work. / Aman / he / had / that / said
  37. 37."I am busy." → She said that she ___ busy. (a) am (b) were (c) was
  38. 38.Make a sentence: song. / not / I / like / do / this
  39. 39.What does “I like this song.” mean? (a) नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी। (b) उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा। (c) मुझे यह गाना पसंद है।
  40. 40.Choose the English for: “टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा।” (a) The teacher told us to sit down. (b) Ravi told me that the shop was closed. (c) He asked whether the bus had left.

Answer key

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

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