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English speaking lesson 26: Changing sentences: reported speech · Set 576 · 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.She drives. → She ___ drive. (a) doesn't (b) isn't (c) don't
  2. 2.Make a sentence: My / was / I / me / going. / asked / where / mother
  3. 3.Make a sentence: cricket? / playing / Are / they
  4. 4.Choose the English for: “क्या वह तैर सकती है?” (a) She cannot swim. (b) I like this song. (c) Can she swim?
  5. 5.Make a sentence: she / swim? / Can
  6. 6.Make a sentence: I / free. / if / She / was / asked
  7. 7.Make a sentence: swim? / she / Can
  8. 8.Riya asked me where I ___ going. (a) be (b) were (c) was
  9. 9.Make a sentence: mangoes. / that / liked / She / she / said
  10. 10.Make a sentence: that / would / she / Neha / said / call / me.
  11. 11.Make a sentence: swim. / She / can
  12. 12.The teacher told us ___ quiet. (a) to be (b) be (c) being
  13. 13.My friend asked ___ I was coming. (a) if (b) what (c) that
  14. 14."I am busy." → She said that she ___ busy. (a) were (b) am (c) was
  15. 15.Make a sentence: had / that / he / Aman / finished / work. / his / said
  16. 16.Make a sentence: playing / Are / they / cricket?
  17. 17.He ___ that he was hungry. (a) asked (b) told (c) said
  18. 18.What does “Aman said that he had finished his work.” mean? (a) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं। (b) क्या वह तैर सकती है? (c) अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था।
  19. 19.She ___ me that the class was cancelled. (a) said (b) spoke (c) told
  20. 20.Choose the English for: “नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी।” (a) She said that she liked mangoes. (b) I do not like this song. (c) Neha said that she would call me.
  21. 21.You are ready. → ___ you ready? (a) Do (b) Are (c) Is
  22. 22.Make a sentence: call / would / that / she / Neha / me. / said
  23. 23.Make a sentence: that / should / I / rest. / doctor / The / said
  24. 24.Make a sentence: She / I / free. / if / was / asked
  25. 25.Make a sentence: that / closed. / told / shop / was / me / Ravi / the
  26. 26.What does “Ravi told me that the shop was closed.” mean? (a) क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं? (b) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी। (c) टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा।
  27. 27.Make a sentence: swim? / Can / she
  28. 28.Choose the English for: “वह तैर नहीं सकती।” (a) Aman said that he had finished his work. (b) The doctor said that I should rest. (c) She cannot swim.
  29. 29.What does “He asked whether the bus had left.” mean? (a) क्या वह तैर सकती है? (b) उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी। (c) वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं।
  30. 30.What does “Neha said that she would call me.” mean? (a) वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं। (b) मुझे यह गाना पसंद है। (c) नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी।
  31. 31.Make a sentence: said / that / She / she / liked / mangoes.
  32. 32.Make a sentence: She / swim. / cannot
  33. 33.Choose the English for: “उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था।” (a) She cannot swim. (b) Can she swim? (c) He said that he was tired.
  34. 34.What does “She said that she liked mangoes.” mean? (a) उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी। (b) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं। (c) उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा।
  35. 35."I like tea." → He said that he ___ tea. (a) liking (b) like (c) liked
  36. 36.Make a sentence: asked / had / left. / He / the / bus / whether
  37. 37.What does “The teacher told us to sit down.” mean? (a) क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं? (b) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था। (c) टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा।
  38. 38.Make a sentence: I / song. / like / this / do / not
  39. 39.What does “I do not like this song.” mean? (a) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ। (b) वह तैर सकती है। (c) मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है।
  40. 40.Make a sentence: work. / that / finished / said / Aman / had / his / he

Answer key

  1. doesn't
  2. My mother asked me where I was going.
  3. Are they playing cricket?
  4. Can she swim?
  5. Can she swim?
  6. She asked if I was free.
  7. Can she swim?
  8. was
  9. She said that she liked mangoes.
  10. Neha said that she would call me.
  11. She can swim.
  12. to be
  13. if
  14. was
  15. Aman said that he had finished his work.
  16. Are they playing cricket?
  17. said
  18. अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था।
  19. told
  20. Neha said that she would call me.
  21. Are
  22. Neha said that she would call me.
  23. The doctor said that I should rest.
  24. She asked if I was free.
  25. Ravi told me that the shop was closed.
  26. रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी।
  27. Can she swim?
  28. She cannot swim.
  29. उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी।
  30. नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी।
  31. She said that she liked mangoes.
  32. She cannot swim.
  33. He said that he was tired.
  34. उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं।
  35. liked
  36. He asked whether the bus had left.
  37. टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा।
  38. I do not like this song.
  39. मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है।
  40. Aman said that he had finished his work.

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