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English speaking lesson 26: Changing sentences: reported speech · Set 599 · 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.She drives. → She ___ drive. (a) don't (b) isn't (c) doesn't
  2. 2.What does “I like this song.” mean? (a) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी। (b) मुझे यह गाना पसंद है। (c) वह तैर नहीं सकती।
  3. 3.What does “She cannot swim.” mean? (a) वह तैर नहीं सकती। (b) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था। (c) उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ।
  4. 4.What does “The doctor said that I should rest.” mean? (a) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था। (b) डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए। (c) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी।
  5. 5."I am busy." → She said that she ___ busy. (a) were (b) was (c) am
  6. 6.She ___ me that the class was cancelled. (a) said (b) told (c) spoke
  7. 7.What does “He said that he was tired.” mean? (a) टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा। (b) उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा। (c) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था।
  8. 8.Make a sentence: she / mangoes. / She / said / liked / that
  9. 9.What does “Can she swim?” mean? (a) मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है। (b) क्या वह तैर सकती है? (c) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं।
  10. 10.Make a sentence: song. / I / do / this / like / not
  11. 11.He ___ that he was hungry. (a) told (b) said (c) asked
  12. 12.What does “Ravi told me that the shop was closed.” mean? (a) उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ। (b) मुझे यह गाना पसंद है। (c) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी।
  13. 13.What does “He asked me not to be late.” mean? (a) उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा। (b) मुझे यह गाना पसंद है। (c) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी।
  14. 14.Make a sentence: was / that / tired. / he / He / said
  15. 15.What does “Do you like this song?” 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) क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है?
  16. 16.Make a sentence: that / doctor / rest. / said / The / I / should
  17. 17.What does “My mother asked me where I was going.” mean? (a) वह तैर सकती है। (b) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ। (c) वह तैर नहीं सकती।
  18. 18.Make a sentence: asked / bus / whether / left. / the / had / He
  19. 19.The teacher told us ___ quiet. (a) be (b) being (c) to be
  20. 20.Choose the English for: “वह तैर सकती है।” (a) Are they playing cricket? (b) She can swim. (c) I like this song.
  21. 21.You are ready. → ___ you ready? (a) Do (b) Are (c) Is
  22. 22.Make a sentence: I / song. / do / not / this / like
  23. 23.Choose the English for: “टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा।” (a) I do not like this song. (b) The teacher told us to sit down. (c) He said that he was tired.
  24. 24.Make a sentence: playing / cricket. / are / They
  25. 25.Make a sentence: that / said / she / liked / She / mangoes.
  26. 26.Choose the English for: “मुझे यह गाना पसंद है।” (a) Ravi told me that the shop was closed. (b) The doctor said that I should rest. (c) I like this song.
  27. 27.What does “Neha said that she would call me.” mean? (a) उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ। (b) नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी। (c) अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था।
  28. 28.Make a sentence: down. / told / The / sit / teacher / us / to
  29. 29.Choose the English for: “उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ।” (a) Neha said that she would call me. (b) Are they playing cricket? (c) She asked if I was free.
  30. 30.Choose the English for: “उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी।” (a) He asked me not to be late. (b) He asked whether the bus had left. (c) They are playing cricket.
  31. 31.Make a sentence: cricket? / Are / playing / they
  32. 32.Riya asked me where I ___ going. (a) was (b) were (c) be
  33. 33.Make a sentence: the / had / left. / He / asked / whether / bus
  34. 34.Choose the English for: “रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी।” (a) Can she swim? (b) The teacher told us to sit down. (c) Ravi told me that the shop was closed.
  35. 35.Choose the English for: “अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था।” (a) He asked whether the bus had left. (b) Aman said that he had finished his work. (c) Are they playing cricket?
  36. 36.Make a sentence: I / going. / me / was / My / mother / where / asked
  37. 37.Choose the English for: “क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं?” (a) She can swim. (b) Are they playing cricket? (c) My mother asked me where I was going.
  38. 38.Make a sentence: asked / I / if / free. / She / was
  39. 39.Make a sentence: whether / had / the / asked / He / bus / left.
  40. 40."I like tea." → He said that he ___ tea. (a) like (b) liking (c) liked

Answer key

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

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