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English speaking lesson 26: Changing sentences: reported speech · Set 592 · 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: not / like / song. / I / this / do
  2. 2.What does “She cannot swim.” mean? (a) मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है। (b) वह तैर नहीं सकती। (c) टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा।
  3. 3.Choose the English for: “वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं।” (a) They are playing cricket. (b) She asked if I was free. (c) He asked whether the bus had left.
  4. 4.Choose the English for: “मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है।” (a) I do not like this song. (b) My mother asked me where I was going. (c) She asked if I was free.
  5. 5.What does “Are they playing cricket?” mean? (a) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी। (b) उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ। (c) क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं?
  6. 6.Make a sentence: work. / said / his / finished / that / Aman / he / had
  7. 7.You are ready. → ___ you ready? (a) Is (b) Do (c) Are
  8. 8.What does “She can swim.” mean? (a) उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी। (b) क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है? (c) वह तैर सकती है।
  9. 9.Choose the English for: “क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है?” (a) Do you like this song? (b) I do not like this song. (c) Ravi told me that the shop was closed.
  10. 10.Make a sentence: free. / asked / I / She / was / if
  11. 11.Make a sentence: was / tired. / said / he / that / He
  12. 12.He ___ that he was hungry. (a) asked (b) said (c) told
  13. 13."I like tea." → He said that he ___ tea. (a) like (b) liking (c) liked
  14. 14.Choose the English for: “उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी।” (a) They are playing cricket. (b) He asked whether the bus had left. (c) She can swim.
  15. 15.Make a sentence: swim. / cannot / She
  16. 16.The teacher told us ___ quiet. (a) to be (b) be (c) being
  17. 17.Make a sentence: his / he / that / finished / work. / Aman / said / had
  18. 18.What does “The teacher told us to sit down.” mean? (a) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था। (b) नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी। (c) टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा।
  19. 19.Make a sentence: The / that / I / rest. / should / doctor / said
  20. 20.What does “She asked if I was free.” mean? (a) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं। (b) उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ। (c) उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा।
  21. 21.My friend asked ___ I was coming. (a) if (b) that (c) what
  22. 22.Make a sentence: song. / I / this / do / like / not
  23. 23."I am busy." → She said that she ___ busy. (a) were (b) was (c) am
  24. 24.What does “Do you like this song?” mean? (a) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं। (b) नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी। (c) क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है?
  25. 25.What does “I do not like this song.” mean? (a) टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा। (b) क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है? (c) मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है।
  26. 26.Make a sentence: that / should / rest. / said / I / doctor / The
  27. 27.What does “Ravi told me that the shop was closed.” mean? (a) उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा। (b) वह तैर नहीं सकती। (c) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी।
  28. 28.Make a sentence: this / like / I / song.
  29. 29.Make a sentence: can / swim. / She
  30. 30.Make a sentence: they / Are / cricket? / playing
  31. 31.What does “The doctor said that I should rest.” mean? (a) उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी। (b) डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए। (c) वह तैर नहीं सकती।
  32. 32.She ___ me that the class was cancelled. (a) said (b) told (c) spoke
  33. 33.Make a sentence: where / was / mother / My / going. / me / asked / I
  34. 34.Make a sentence: swim. / She / can
  35. 35.What does “My mother asked me where I was going.” mean? (a) अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था। (b) मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है। (c) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ।
  36. 36.She drives. → She ___ drive. (a) don't (b) isn't (c) doesn't
  37. 37.Make a sentence: rest. / should / I / said / doctor / The / that
  38. 38.Make a sentence: can / She / swim.
  39. 39.Make a sentence: swim. / can / She
  40. 40.Choose the English for: “उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं।” (a) She can swim. (b) She cannot swim. (c) She said that she liked mangoes.

Answer key

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

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