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English speaking lesson 26: Changing sentences: reported speech · Set 573 · 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 cannot swim.” mean? (a) वह तैर नहीं सकती। (b) टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा। (c) नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी।
  2. 2.The teacher told us ___ quiet. (a) being (b) be (c) to be
  3. 3.What does “She can swim.” mean? (a) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं। (b) मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है। (c) वह तैर सकती है।
  4. 4.Make a sentence: call / that / Neha / said / would / me. / she
  5. 5."I like tea." → He said that he ___ tea. (a) like (b) liked (c) liking
  6. 6.Make a sentence: playing / cricket? / they / Are
  7. 7.Make a sentence: The / us / told / teacher / sit / down. / to
  8. 8.She ___ me that the class was cancelled. (a) spoke (b) told (c) said
  9. 9.Choose the English for: “माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ।” (a) I like this song. (b) My mother asked me where I was going. (c) Neha said that she would call me.
  10. 10.He ___ that he was hungry. (a) said (b) told (c) asked
  11. 11.Choose the English for: “उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा।” (a) I like this song. (b) Can she swim? (c) He asked me not to be late.
  12. 12.Choose the English for: “मुझे यह गाना पसंद है।” (a) He said that he was tired. (b) Can she swim? (c) I like this song.
  13. 13.What does “I like this song.” mean? (a) मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है। (b) टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा। (c) मुझे यह गाना पसंद है।
  14. 14.She drives. → She ___ drive. (a) don't (b) doesn't (c) isn't
  15. 15.Make a sentence: song? / Do / you / this / like
  16. 16.What does “Do you like this song?” mean? (a) क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है? (b) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी। (c) टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा।
  17. 17.Riya asked me where I ___ going. (a) were (b) be (c) was
  18. 18.You are ready. → ___ you ready? (a) Do (b) Is (c) Are
  19. 19.What does “I do not like this song.” mean? (a) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ। (b) उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा। (c) मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है।
  20. 20.Choose the English for: “रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी।” (a) Aman said that he had finished his work. (b) Ravi told me that the shop was closed. (c) She cannot swim.
  21. 21.My friend asked ___ I was coming. (a) that (b) what (c) if
  22. 22.What does “Can she swim?” mean? (a) क्या वह तैर सकती है? (b) उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा। (c) अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था।
  23. 23.Make a sentence: that / she / call / Neha / me. / would / said
  24. 24."I am busy." → She said that she ___ busy. (a) was (b) were (c) am
  25. 25.Make a sentence: free. / She / if / was / I / asked
  26. 26.Make a sentence: doctor / I / said / rest. / The / that / should
  27. 27.Make a sentence: liked / She / mangoes. / said / she / that
  28. 28.Make a sentence: are / They / cricket. / playing
  29. 29.Make a sentence: would / said / me. / Neha / call / she / that
  30. 30.Make a sentence: asked / be / He / not / me / late. / to
  31. 31.What does “He said that he was tired.” mean? (a) वह तैर सकती है। (b) टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा। (c) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था।
  32. 32.What does “He asked whether the bus had left.” mean? (a) उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी। (b) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी। (c) मुझे यह गाना पसंद है।
  33. 33.Make a sentence: shop / Ravi / closed. / that / me / was / told / the
  34. 34.Choose the English for: “मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है।” (a) I do not like this song. (b) Can she swim? (c) Ravi told me that the shop was closed.
  35. 35.Make a sentence: would / call / that / said / Neha / she / me.
  36. 36.Make a sentence: The / to / told / us / down. / sit / teacher
  37. 37.Make a sentence: cricket. / They / are / playing
  38. 38.Make a sentence: said / he / tired. / that / was / He
  39. 39.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) उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी।
  40. 40.Make a sentence: like / song? / Do / you / this

Answer key

  1. वह तैर नहीं सकती।
  2. to be
  3. वह तैर सकती है।
  4. Neha said that she would call me.
  5. liked
  6. Are they playing cricket?
  7. The teacher told us to sit down.
  8. told
  9. My mother asked me where I was going.
  10. said
  11. He asked me not to be late.
  12. I like this song.
  13. मुझे यह गाना पसंद है।
  14. doesn't
  15. Do you like this song?
  16. क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है?
  17. was
  18. Are
  19. मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है।
  20. Ravi told me that the shop was closed.
  21. if
  22. क्या वह तैर सकती है?
  23. Neha said that she would call me.
  24. was
  25. She asked if I was free.
  26. The doctor said that I should rest.
  27. She said that she liked mangoes.
  28. They are playing cricket.
  29. Neha said that she would call me.
  30. He asked me not to be late.
  31. उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था।
  32. उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी।
  33. Ravi told me that the shop was closed.
  34. I do not like this song.
  35. Neha said that she would call me.
  36. The teacher told us to sit down.
  37. They are playing cricket.
  38. He said that he was tired.
  39. टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा।
  40. Do you like this song?

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