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English speaking lesson 26: Changing sentences: reported speech · Set 607 · 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) like (c) liking
  2. 2.Make a sentence: swim. / can / She
  3. 3.Make a sentence: swim. / She / can
  4. 4.Choose the English for: “उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था।” (a) I do not like this song. (b) He said that he was tired. (c) My mother asked me where I was going.
  5. 5.Make a sentence: I / if / She / was / asked / free.
  6. 6.Riya asked me where I ___ going. (a) be (b) was (c) were
  7. 7.She ___ me that the class was cancelled. (a) said (b) spoke (c) told
  8. 8.You are ready. → ___ you ready? (a) Do (b) Is (c) Are
  9. 9.What does “She can swim.” mean? (a) डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए। (b) वह तैर सकती है। (c) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था।
  10. 10.Choose the English for: “वह तैर नहीं सकती।” (a) He asked me not to be late. (b) She cannot swim. (c) Can she swim?
  11. 11.What does “My mother asked me where I was going.” mean? (a) वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं। (b) टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा। (c) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ।
  12. 12."I am busy." → She said that she ___ busy. (a) were (b) was (c) am
  13. 13.Choose the English for: “उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं।” (a) She asked if I was free. (b) She said that she liked mangoes. (c) Do you like this song?
  14. 14.Make a sentence: had / asked / left. / the / whether / He / bus
  15. 15.Make a sentence: mother / going. / me / asked / I / where / My / was
  16. 16.Make a sentence: cricket? / they / playing / Are
  17. 17.What does “Can she swim?” mean? (a) क्या वह तैर सकती है? (b) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था। (c) नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी।
  18. 18.Make a sentence: asked / I / was / mother / me / My / going. / where
  19. 19.Choose the English for: “माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ।” (a) I do not like this song. (b) My mother asked me where I was going. (c) She asked if I was free.
  20. 20.Choose the English for: “डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए।” (a) Can she swim? (b) He said that he was tired. (c) The doctor said that I should rest.
  21. 21.Make a sentence: should / rest. / that / said / The / doctor / I
  22. 22.He ___ that he was hungry. (a) asked (b) said (c) told
  23. 23.Make a sentence: can / swim. / She
  24. 24.Make a sentence: I / like / song. / this
  25. 25.She drives. → She ___ drive. (a) doesn't (b) isn't (c) don't
  26. 26.Choose the English for: “क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं?” (a) She said that she liked mangoes. (b) Are they playing cricket? (c) He asked whether the bus had left.
  27. 27.Make a sentence: do / not / song. / this / I / like
  28. 28.The teacher told us ___ quiet. (a) to be (b) being (c) be
  29. 29.Choose the English for: “क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है?” (a) He asked whether the bus had left. (b) She said that she liked mangoes. (c) Do you like this song?
  30. 30.What does “I like this song.” mean? (a) उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी। (b) मुझे यह गाना पसंद है। (c) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था।
  31. 31.What does “She asked if I was free.” mean? (a) उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा। (b) मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है। (c) उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ।
  32. 32.Make a sentence: She / swim. / cannot
  33. 33.What does “She cannot swim.” mean? (a) वह तैर नहीं सकती। (b) नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी। (c) वह तैर सकती है।
  34. 34.Choose the English for: “रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी।” (a) The teacher told us to sit down. (b) Aman said that he had finished his work. (c) Ravi told me that the shop was closed.
  35. 35.What does “I do not like this song.” mean? (a) मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है। (b) मुझे यह गाना पसंद है। (c) वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं।
  36. 36.What does “The doctor said that I should rest.” mean? (a) डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए। (b) वह तैर नहीं सकती। (c) उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा।
  37. 37.What does “The teacher told us to sit down.” mean? (a) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ। (b) टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा। (c) मुझे यह गाना पसंद है।
  38. 38.Make a sentence: she / said / call / Neha / me. / that / would
  39. 39.My friend asked ___ I was coming. (a) if (b) what (c) that
  40. 40.Make a sentence: was / if / free. / She / asked / I

Answer key

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

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