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English speaking lesson 26: Changing sentences: reported speech · Set 591 · 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: Neha / said / she / me. / would / that / call
  2. 2.Choose the English for: “माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ।” (a) She cannot swim. (b) He said that he was tired. (c) My mother asked me where I was going.
  3. 3.Make a sentence: He / that / was / tired. / said / he
  4. 4.Make a sentence: they / cricket? / playing / Are
  5. 5.Make a sentence: swim? / she / Can
  6. 6.What does “She said that she liked mangoes.” mean? (a) क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है? (b) टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा। (c) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं।
  7. 7.What does “The teacher told us to sit down.” mean? (a) टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा। (b) क्या वह तैर सकती है? (c) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी।
  8. 8.What does “Neha said that she would call me.” mean? (a) नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी। (b) क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है? (c) उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ।
  9. 9.What does “She asked if I was free.” mean? (a) डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए। (b) क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है? (c) उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ।
  10. 10."I am busy." → She said that she ___ busy. (a) was (b) am (c) were
  11. 11.She ___ me that the class was cancelled. (a) spoke (b) told (c) said
  12. 12.What does “They are playing cricket.” mean? (a) उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा। (b) वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं। (c) क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं?
  13. 13.Choose the English for: “वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं।” (a) I do not like this song. (b) He asked whether the bus had left. (c) They are playing cricket.
  14. 14.Make a sentence: swim? / Can / she
  15. 15.Make a sentence: mangoes. / She / that / liked / said / she
  16. 16."I like tea." → He said that he ___ tea. (a) like (b) liking (c) liked
  17. 17.What does “I like this song.” mean? (a) वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं। (b) डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए। (c) मुझे यह गाना पसंद है।
  18. 18.Riya asked me where I ___ going. (a) was (b) were (c) be
  19. 19.The teacher told us ___ quiet. (a) to be (b) being (c) be
  20. 20.Choose the English for: “मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है।” (a) My mother asked me where I was going. (b) I do not like this song. (c) She asked if I was free.
  21. 21.He ___ that he was hungry. (a) told (b) said (c) asked
  22. 22.Make a sentence: told / down. / The / sit / us / teacher / to
  23. 23.Make a sentence: can / swim. / She
  24. 24.What does “Aman said that he had finished his work.” mean? (a) क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है? (b) अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था। (c) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ।
  25. 25.Make a sentence: work. / he / finished / had / that / his / Aman / said
  26. 26.You are ready. → ___ you ready? (a) Do (b) Are (c) Is
  27. 27.What does “Are they playing cricket?” mean? (a) क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं? (b) मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है। (c) अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था।
  28. 28.My friend asked ___ I was coming. (a) that (b) what (c) if
  29. 29.Choose the English for: “नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी।” (a) The teacher told us to sit down. (b) Neha said that she would call me. (c) Ravi told me that the shop was closed.
  30. 30.Make a sentence: the / closed. / me / was / that / Ravi / shop / told
  31. 31.Make a sentence: can / She / swim.
  32. 32.Make a sentence: tired. / He / was / he / said / that
  33. 33.Make a sentence: said / rest. / I / that / doctor / The / should
  34. 34.What does “He asked whether the bus had left.” mean? (a) उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी। (b) क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है? (c) उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा।
  35. 35.She drives. → She ___ drive. (a) isn't (b) don't (c) doesn't
  36. 36.Make a sentence: She / swim. / can
  37. 37.What does “Ravi told me that the shop was closed.” mean? (a) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी। (b) उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा। (c) मुझे यह गाना पसंद है।
  38. 38.Make a sentence: teacher / told / down. / sit / to / The / us
  39. 39.Choose the English for: “अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था।” (a) Do you like this song? (b) Aman said that he had finished his work. (c) He asked whether the bus had left.
  40. 40.Make a sentence: she / me. / Neha / call / would / said / that

Answer key

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

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