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English speaking lesson 26: Changing sentences: reported speech · Set 610 · 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.He ___ that he was hungry. (a) told (b) said (c) asked
  2. 2.What does “Can she swim?” mean? (a) क्या वह तैर सकती है? (b) नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी। (c) टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा।
  3. 3.You are ready. → ___ you ready? (a) Are (b) Do (c) Is
  4. 4."I like tea." → He said that he ___ tea. (a) liked (b) like (c) liking
  5. 5.Riya asked me where I ___ going. (a) was (b) be (c) were
  6. 6.Choose the English for: “अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था।” (a) Aman said that he had finished his work. (b) The teacher told us to sit down. (c) I like this song.
  7. 7.Make a sentence: if / free. / asked / was / She / I
  8. 8.Make a sentence: Aman / work. / that / said / he / had / his / finished
  9. 9.What does “Are they playing cricket?” mean? (a) क्या वह तैर सकती है? (b) मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है। (c) क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं?
  10. 10.What does “My mother asked me where I was going.” mean? (a) डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए। (b) वह तैर नहीं सकती। (c) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ।
  11. 11.Make a sentence: cricket? / playing / they / Are
  12. 12.My friend asked ___ I was coming. (a) what (b) that (c) if
  13. 13."I am busy." → She said that she ___ busy. (a) am (b) was (c) were
  14. 14.She ___ me that the class was cancelled. (a) spoke (b) said (c) told
  15. 15.Choose the English for: “डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए।” (a) The doctor said that I should rest. (b) The teacher told us to sit down. (c) Can she swim?
  16. 16.Choose the English for: “उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी।” (a) He asked whether the bus had left. (b) Do you like this song? (c) Aman said that he had finished his work.
  17. 17.Make a sentence: told / was / shop / me / closed. / the / Ravi / that
  18. 18.Choose the English for: “मुझे यह गाना पसंद है।” (a) I like this song. (b) Ravi told me that the shop was closed. (c) She asked if I was free.
  19. 19.What does “She cannot swim.” mean? (a) वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं। (b) वह तैर नहीं सकती। (c) मुझे यह गाना पसंद है।
  20. 20.What does “Neha said that she would call me.” mean? (a) नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी। (b) वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं। (c) उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ।
  21. 21.Choose the English for: “वह तैर नहीं सकती।” (a) He asked whether the bus had left. (b) She cannot swim. (c) He said that he was tired.
  22. 22.Make a sentence: She / swim. / can
  23. 23.What does “She asked if I was free.” mean? (a) टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा। (b) वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं। (c) उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ।
  24. 24.What does “Ravi told me that the shop was closed.” mean? (a) वह तैर सकती है। (b) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी। (c) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ।
  25. 25.What does “She said that she liked mangoes.” mean? (a) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं। (b) टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा। (c) उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा।
  26. 26.Make a sentence: was / that / He / tired. / he / said
  27. 27.What does “He asked me not to be late.” mean? (a) उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा। (b) अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था। (c) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं।
  28. 28.Make a sentence: not / to / me / asked / be / late. / He
  29. 29.What does “The teacher told us to sit down.” mean? (a) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं। (b) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी। (c) टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा।
  30. 30.What does “They are playing cricket.” mean? (a) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं। (b) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ। (c) वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं।
  31. 31.Choose the English for: “टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा।” (a) The teacher told us to sit down. (b) He said that he was tired. (c) Do you like this song?
  32. 32.Make a sentence: closed. / me / Ravi / was / that / told / shop / the
  33. 33.Choose the English for: “क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है?” (a) Do you like this song? (b) Aman said that he had finished his work. (c) She said that she liked mangoes.
  34. 34.Make a sentence: was / free. / asked / if / She / I
  35. 35.What does “Do you like this song?” mean? (a) उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा। (b) टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा। (c) क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है?
  36. 36.The teacher told us ___ quiet. (a) be (b) being (c) to be
  37. 37.Make a sentence: his / he / Aman / finished / had / that / work. / said
  38. 38.Choose the English for: “उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा।” (a) I like this song. (b) He asked me not to be late. (c) Are they playing cricket?
  39. 39.Make a sentence: I / where / going. / me / asked / mother / was / My
  40. 40.She drives. → She ___ drive. (a) don't (b) isn't (c) doesn't

Answer key

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

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