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English speaking lesson 26: Changing sentences: reported speech · Set 577 · 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.Riya asked me where I ___ going. (a) were (b) be (c) was
  2. 2.What does “She cannot swim.” mean? (a) वह तैर नहीं सकती। (b) क्या वह तैर सकती है? (c) क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं?
  3. 3.Make a sentence: would / that / Neha / said / she / call / me.
  4. 4."I am busy." → She said that she ___ busy. (a) am (b) were (c) was
  5. 5.He ___ that he was hungry. (a) asked (b) said (c) told
  6. 6.Make a sentence: Do / song? / like / you / this
  7. 7.What does “Ravi told me that the shop was closed.” mean? (a) नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी। (b) उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा। (c) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी।
  8. 8.The teacher told us ___ quiet. (a) being (b) to be (c) be
  9. 9.Make a sentence: Neha / that / would / call / she / said / me.
  10. 10.She drives. → She ___ drive. (a) don't (b) doesn't (c) isn't
  11. 11."I like tea." → He said that he ___ tea. (a) liked (b) liking (c) like
  12. 12.Make a sentence: me / to / asked / be / not / He / late.
  13. 13.What does “He asked me not to be late.” mean? (a) उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा। (b) अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था। (c) क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है?
  14. 14.She ___ me that the class was cancelled. (a) told (b) spoke (c) said
  15. 15.Choose the English for: “रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी।” (a) Are they playing cricket? (b) Ravi told me that the shop was closed. (c) Can she swim?
  16. 16.Choose the English for: “उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ।” (a) She asked if I was free. (b) He said that he was tired. (c) I do not like this song.
  17. 17.Choose the English for: “उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी।” (a) He asked whether the bus had left. (b) I like this song. (c) Do you like this song?
  18. 18.Make a sentence: she / that / Neha / said / would / call / me.
  19. 19.Make a sentence: he / that / finished / Aman / said / had / work. / his
  20. 20.Make a sentence: asked / not / to / me / He / be / late.
  21. 21.Choose the English for: “वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं।” (a) They are playing cricket. (b) I like this song. (c) She said that she liked mangoes.
  22. 22.Make a sentence: that / was / told / shop / me / Ravi / the / closed.
  23. 23.What does “I like this song.” mean? (a) मुझे यह गाना पसंद है। (b) टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा। (c) वह तैर नहीं सकती।
  24. 24.Make a sentence: me / asked / where / mother / I / going. / My / was
  25. 25.Make a sentence: like / this / you / song? / Do
  26. 26.What does “He said that he was tired.” mean? (a) उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा। (b) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था। (c) अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था।
  27. 27.What does “He asked whether the bus had left.” mean? (a) उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी। (b) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ। (c) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी।
  28. 28.Make a sentence: should / said / I / that / rest. / The / doctor
  29. 29.What does “Aman said that he had finished his work.” mean? (a) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ। (b) अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था। (c) उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ।
  30. 30.You are ready. → ___ you ready? (a) Do (b) Is (c) Are
  31. 31.What does “They are playing cricket.” mean? (a) मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है। (b) वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं। (c) क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है?
  32. 32.Choose the English for: “डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए।” (a) Aman said that he had finished his work. (b) The doctor said that I should rest. (c) I like this song.
  33. 33.What does “The teacher told us to sit down.” mean? (a) टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा। (b) वह तैर सकती है। (c) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था।
  34. 34.What does “Are they playing cricket?” mean? (a) क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं? (b) वह तैर नहीं सकती। (c) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था।
  35. 35.Make a sentence: that / she / mangoes. / She / said / liked
  36. 36.Choose the English for: “मुझे यह गाना पसंद है।” (a) She said that she liked mangoes. (b) I like this song. (c) Can she swim?
  37. 37.Make a sentence: not / song. / like / do / I / this
  38. 38.What does “The doctor said that I should rest.” mean? (a) डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए। (b) नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी। (c) वह तैर सकती है।
  39. 39.What does “My mother asked me where I was going.” mean? (a) वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं। (b) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी। (c) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ।
  40. 40.What does “I do not like this song.” mean? (a) मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है। (b) वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं। (c) अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था।

Answer key

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

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