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English speaking lesson 26: Changing sentences: reported speech · Set 603 · 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 am busy." → She said that she ___ busy. (a) was (b) am (c) were
  2. 2.What does “He asked whether the bus had left.” mean? (a) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ। (b) मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है। (c) उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी।
  3. 3.Make a sentence: I / The / said / that / should / doctor / rest.
  4. 4.What does “My mother asked me where I was going.” mean? (a) उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा। (b) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी। (c) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ।
  5. 5.What does “I like this song.” mean? (a) क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं? (b) क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है? (c) मुझे यह गाना पसंद है।
  6. 6.The teacher told us ___ quiet. (a) being (b) to be (c) be
  7. 7.Make a sentence: song? / this / Do / you / like
  8. 8.What does “She said that she liked mangoes.” mean? (a) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं। (b) क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है? (c) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ।
  9. 9.Choose the English for: “वह तैर सकती है।” (a) Do you like this song? (b) She can swim. (c) He said that he was tired.
  10. 10.Choose the English for: “क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं?” (a) Are they playing cricket? (b) He said that he was tired. (c) Do you like this song?
  11. 11.What does “The doctor said that I should rest.” mean? (a) नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी। (b) डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए। (c) वह तैर सकती है।
  12. 12.Make a sentence: told / that / closed. / shop / Ravi / the / me / was
  13. 13.He ___ that he was hungry. (a) told (b) asked (c) said
  14. 14.Make a sentence: said / I / that / The / should / rest. / doctor
  15. 15.Choose the English for: “उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था।” (a) They are playing cricket. (b) He said that he was tired. (c) My mother asked me where I was going.
  16. 16.Choose the English for: “मुझे यह गाना पसंद है।” (a) I like this song. (b) He asked me not to be late. (c) Ravi told me that the shop was closed.
  17. 17.She ___ me that the class was cancelled. (a) told (b) said (c) spoke
  18. 18.Make a sentence: cricket? / playing / they / Are
  19. 19.Choose the English for: “रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी।” (a) They are playing cricket. (b) The doctor said that I should rest. (c) Ravi told me that the shop was closed.
  20. 20.Riya asked me where I ___ going. (a) was (b) be (c) were
  21. 21.My friend asked ___ I was coming. (a) if (b) that (c) what
  22. 22.What does “They are playing cricket.” mean? (a) अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था। (b) वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं। (c) क्या वह तैर सकती है?
  23. 23.Make a sentence: playing / They / cricket. / are
  24. 24.Choose the English for: “डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए।” (a) They are playing cricket. (b) The doctor said that I should rest. (c) She asked if I was free.
  25. 25.She drives. → She ___ drive. (a) isn't (b) doesn't (c) don't
  26. 26.Make a sentence: was / me / asked / My / mother / where / going. / I
  27. 27.Make a sentence: I / The / doctor / should / that / said / rest.
  28. 28.Make a sentence: playing / cricket. / They / are
  29. 29.Make a sentence: that / she / mangoes. / liked / She / said
  30. 30.What does “She can swim.” mean? (a) वह तैर सकती है। (b) नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी। (c) उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी।
  31. 31.You are ready. → ___ you ready? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Do
  32. 32.Make a sentence: swim. / She / can
  33. 33.Make a sentence: she / swim? / Can
  34. 34.What does “The teacher told us to sit down.” mean? (a) क्या वह तैर सकती है? (b) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं। (c) टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा।
  35. 35.Make a sentence: us / sit / to / told / teacher / The / down.
  36. 36.What does “She asked if I was free.” mean? (a) नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी। (b) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था। (c) उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ।
  37. 37.Make a sentence: song. / like / this / not / do / I
  38. 38.Make a sentence: late. / He / be / to / me / asked / not
  39. 39.Make a sentence: playing / cricket. / are / They
  40. 40.Choose the English for: “क्या वह तैर सकती है?” (a) Can she swim? (b) Ravi told me that the shop was closed. (c) He asked whether the bus had left.

Answer key

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

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