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English speaking lesson 26: Changing sentences: reported speech · Set 596 · 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.What does “He asked me not to be late.” mean? (a) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं। (b) उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा। (c) क्या वह तैर सकती है?
  2. 2.What does “She said that she liked mangoes.” mean? (a) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं। (b) वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं। (c) वह तैर नहीं सकती।
  3. 3.My friend asked ___ I was coming. (a) that (b) what (c) if
  4. 4.What does “Can she swim?” mean? (a) क्या वह तैर सकती है? (b) वह तैर सकती है। (c) उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा।
  5. 5.What does “She can swim.” mean? (a) वह तैर सकती है। (b) डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए। (c) उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ।
  6. 6.She drives. → She ___ drive. (a) don't (b) doesn't (c) isn't
  7. 7.Make a sentence: I / said / that / should / doctor / rest. / The
  8. 8.Riya asked me where I ___ going. (a) were (b) be (c) was
  9. 9.She ___ me that the class was cancelled. (a) said (b) told (c) spoke
  10. 10.He ___ that he was hungry. (a) said (b) asked (c) told
  11. 11.Choose the English for: “क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं?” (a) She cannot swim. (b) Are they playing cricket? (c) He asked me not to be late.
  12. 12.What does “The doctor said that I should rest.” mean? (a) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं। (b) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ। (c) डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए।
  13. 13.What does “He asked whether the bus had left.” mean? (a) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी। (b) वह तैर सकती है। (c) उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी।
  14. 14.Choose the English for: “उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा।” (a) My mother asked me where I was going. (b) He asked me not to be late. (c) He asked whether the bus had left.
  15. 15.Make a sentence: you / this / Do / like / song?
  16. 16.Choose the English for: “वह तैर सकती है।” (a) I like this song. (b) Can she swim? (c) She can swim.
  17. 17.Make a sentence: like / not / this / do / I / song.
  18. 18.Choose the English for: “माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ।” (a) My mother asked me where I was going. (b) Aman said that he had finished his work. (c) I do not like this song.
  19. 19.Make a sentence: this / song. / like / I
  20. 20.What does “The teacher told us to sit down.” mean? (a) उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा। (b) टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा। (c) क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं?
  21. 21.The teacher told us ___ quiet. (a) be (b) being (c) to be
  22. 22.What does “My mother asked me where I was going.” mean? (a) क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं? (b) मुझे यह गाना पसंद है। (c) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ।
  23. 23.Make a sentence: closed. / was / that / me / shop / Ravi / the / told
  24. 24.Choose the English for: “वह तैर नहीं सकती।” (a) My mother asked me where I was going. (b) Neha said that she would call me. (c) She cannot swim.
  25. 25.Make a sentence: cricket. / are / They / playing
  26. 26.Make a sentence: swim? / Can / she
  27. 27."I am busy." → She said that she ___ busy. (a) am (b) was (c) were
  28. 28.Make a sentence: be / me / to / not / He / asked / late.
  29. 29.What does “She asked if I was free.” mean? (a) उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ। (b) मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है। (c) वह तैर नहीं सकती।
  30. 30.What does “I like this song.” mean? (a) उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा। (b) मुझे यह गाना पसंद है। (c) वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं।
  31. 31.Choose the English for: “टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा।” (a) The doctor said that I should rest. (b) Are they playing cricket? (c) The teacher told us to sit down.
  32. 32.Make a sentence: call / that / me. / Neha / said / she / would
  33. 33.What does “He said that he was tired.” mean? (a) वह तैर सकती है। (b) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था। (c) उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा।
  34. 34.What does “Ravi told me that the shop was closed.” mean? (a) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी। (b) क्या वह तैर सकती है? (c) टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा।
  35. 35."I like tea." → He said that he ___ tea. (a) liked (b) liking (c) like
  36. 36.What does “Neha said that she would call me.” mean? (a) उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा। (b) नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी। (c) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ।
  37. 37.You are ready. → ___ you ready? (a) Do (b) Are (c) Is
  38. 38.Make a sentence: can / swim. / She
  39. 39.Choose the English for: “उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ।” (a) She asked if I was free. (b) Are they playing cricket? (c) Ravi told me that the shop was closed.
  40. 40.Make a sentence: down. / to / The / told / sit / teacher / us

Answer key

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

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