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English speaking lesson 26: Changing sentences: reported speech · Set 594 · 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."I like tea." → He said that he ___ tea. (a) liked (b) liking (c) like
  2. 2.Make a sentence: swim. / can / She
  3. 3.Riya asked me where I ___ going. (a) was (b) were (c) be
  4. 4.Make a sentence: swim? / she / Can
  5. 5.What does “My mother asked me where I was going.” mean? (a) मुझे यह गाना पसंद है। (b) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ। (c) वह तैर सकती है।
  6. 6.What does “She asked if I was free.” mean? (a) अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था। (b) क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है? (c) उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ।
  7. 7.She ___ me that the class was cancelled. (a) spoke (b) told (c) said
  8. 8.Make a sentence: She / mangoes. / said / liked / she / that
  9. 9.What does “Aman said that he had finished his work.” mean? (a) मुझे यह गाना पसंद है। (b) क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है? (c) अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था।
  10. 10.Choose the English for: “डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए।” (a) She said that she liked mangoes. (b) My mother asked me where I was going. (c) The doctor said that I should rest.
  11. 11.Make a sentence: if / asked / was / I / free. / She
  12. 12.She drives. → She ___ drive. (a) don't (b) isn't (c) doesn't
  13. 13.Choose the English for: “उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था।” (a) He said that he was tired. (b) Can she swim? (c) Ravi told me that the shop was closed.
  14. 14.What does “He said that he was tired.” mean? (a) उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ। (b) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था। (c) टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा।
  15. 15.What does “She said that she liked mangoes.” mean? (a) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं। (b) डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए। (c) क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है?
  16. 16.Make a sentence: Do / song? / you / like / this
  17. 17.Make a sentence: left. / had / the / He / asked / bus / whether
  18. 18.Make a sentence: us / The / told / sit / to / down. / teacher
  19. 19.Make a sentence: was / asked / My / going. / I / mother / me / where
  20. 20.Make a sentence: doctor / should / rest. / The / that / said / I
  21. 21.Make a sentence: left. / bus / the / had / asked / He / whether
  22. 22.Choose the English for: “टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा।” (a) Do you like this song? (b) The teacher told us to sit down. (c) She asked if I was free.
  23. 23.Make a sentence: closed. / Ravi / was / told / that / shop / the / me
  24. 24.What does “Neha said that she would call me.” mean? (a) वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं। (b) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं। (c) नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी।
  25. 25.What does “I do not like this song.” mean? (a) उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ। (b) उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा। (c) मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है।
  26. 26.Choose the English for: “क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है?” (a) She cannot swim. (b) He asked whether the bus had left. (c) Do you like this song?
  27. 27.You are ready. → ___ you ready? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Do
  28. 28."I am busy." → She said that she ___ busy. (a) were (b) am (c) was
  29. 29.Make a sentence: me / be / not / He / late. / to / asked
  30. 30.Make a sentence: liked / she / mangoes. / She / said / that
  31. 31.Make a sentence: swim. / cannot / She
  32. 32.Make a sentence: She / swim. / cannot
  33. 33.Choose the English for: “वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं।” (a) She said that she liked mangoes. (b) They are playing cricket. (c) She cannot swim.
  34. 34.What does “The teacher told us to sit down.” mean? (a) वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं। (b) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था। (c) टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा।
  35. 35.What does “The doctor said that I should rest.” mean? (a) टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा। (b) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं। (c) डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए।
  36. 36.The teacher told us ___ quiet. (a) to be (b) being (c) be
  37. 37.He ___ that he was hungry. (a) asked (b) said (c) told
  38. 38.Choose the English for: “क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं?” (a) Can she swim? (b) Are they playing cricket? (c) He said that he was tired.
  39. 39.Choose the English for: “उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं।” (a) Ravi told me that the shop was closed. (b) She said that she liked mangoes. (c) I do not like this song.
  40. 40.Make a sentence: like / I / this / song.

Answer key

  1. liked
  2. She can swim.
  3. was
  4. Can she swim?
  5. माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ।
  6. उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ।
  7. told
  8. She said that she liked mangoes.
  9. अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था।
  10. The doctor said that I should rest.
  11. She asked if I was free.
  12. doesn't
  13. He said that he was tired.
  14. उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था।
  15. उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं।
  16. Do you like this song?
  17. He asked whether the bus had left.
  18. The teacher told us to sit down.
  19. My mother asked me where I was going.
  20. The doctor said that I should rest.
  21. He asked whether the bus had left.
  22. The teacher told us to sit down.
  23. Ravi told me that the shop was closed.
  24. नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी।
  25. मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है।
  26. Do you like this song?
  27. Are
  28. was
  29. He asked me not to be late.
  30. She said that she liked mangoes.
  31. She cannot swim.
  32. She cannot swim.
  33. They are playing cricket.
  34. टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा।
  35. डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए।
  36. to be
  37. said
  38. Are they playing cricket?
  39. She said that she liked mangoes.
  40. I like this song.

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