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English speaking lesson 26: Changing sentences: reported speech · Set 624 · 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.Make a sentence: The / rest. / that / said / should / doctor / I
  2. 2.What does “I do not like this song.” mean? (a) वह तैर सकती है। (b) वह तैर नहीं सकती। (c) मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है।
  3. 3.What does “The teacher told us to sit down.” mean? (a) उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ। (b) टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा। (c) मुझे यह गाना पसंद है।
  4. 4.Make a sentence: should / that / doctor / I / said / rest. / The
  5. 5.Make a sentence: Are / cricket? / playing / they
  6. 6.The teacher told us ___ quiet. (a) being (b) be (c) to be
  7. 7.Make a sentence: told / that / the / closed. / Ravi / was / shop / me
  8. 8.What does “Are they playing cricket?” mean? (a) उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ। (b) वह तैर सकती है। (c) क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं?
  9. 9.You are ready. → ___ you ready? (a) Do (b) Is (c) Are
  10. 10.Make a sentence: song? / like / this / you / Do
  11. 11.Make a sentence: asked / left. / He / the / bus / had / whether
  12. 12.She drives. → She ___ drive. (a) doesn't (b) don't (c) isn't
  13. 13.Riya asked me where I ___ going. (a) be (b) was (c) were
  14. 14.What does “She asked if I was free.” mean? (a) वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं। (b) मुझे यह गाना पसंद है। (c) उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ।
  15. 15.Choose the English for: “माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ।” (a) The doctor said that I should rest. (b) My mother asked me where I was going. (c) Do you like this song?
  16. 16.Make a sentence: swim. / She / can
  17. 17.Choose the English for: “क्या वह तैर सकती है?” (a) My mother asked me where I was going. (b) Can she swim? (c) Ravi told me that the shop was closed.
  18. 18.She ___ me that the class was cancelled. (a) spoke (b) told (c) said
  19. 19.Choose the English for: “उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था।” (a) He said that he was tired. (b) Can she swim? (c) I do not like this song.
  20. 20.What does “She said that she liked mangoes.” mean? (a) उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ। (b) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं। (c) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी।
  21. 21.What does “She cannot swim.” mean? (a) डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए। (b) वह तैर नहीं सकती। (c) टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा।
  22. 22.Choose the English for: “मुझे यह गाना पसंद है।” (a) He said that he was tired. (b) The teacher told us to sit down. (c) I like this song.
  23. 23.What does “My mother asked me where I was going.” mean? (a) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी। (b) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ। (c) टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा।
  24. 24.Make a sentence: he / had / Aman / work. / that / finished / his / said
  25. 25.Make a sentence: had / asked / whether / the / He / left. / bus
  26. 26.Make a sentence: I / like / not / song. / do / this
  27. 27.My friend asked ___ I was coming. (a) what (b) if (c) that
  28. 28.Make a sentence: if / She / I / free. / asked / was
  29. 29.Choose the English for: “नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी।” (a) He asked whether the bus had left. (b) Neha said that she would call me. (c) Ravi told me that the shop was closed.
  30. 30."I am busy." → She said that she ___ busy. (a) was (b) am (c) were
  31. 31.He ___ that he was hungry. (a) said (b) asked (c) told
  32. 32.Choose the English for: “वह तैर नहीं सकती।” (a) My mother asked me where I was going. (b) She cannot swim. (c) Neha said that she would call me.
  33. 33.Make a sentence: not / I / song. / this / do / like
  34. 34.Make a sentence: Neha / said / she / would / that / me. / call
  35. 35.Make a sentence: said / She / liked / that / mangoes. / she
  36. 36.Choose the English for: “टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा।” (a) I do not like this song. (b) She can swim. (c) The teacher told us to sit down.
  37. 37.Choose the English for: “डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए।” (a) The doctor said that I should rest. (b) Neha said that she would call me. (c) Ravi told me that the shop was closed.
  38. 38.Make a sentence: said / tired. / He / was / he / that
  39. 39.Make a sentence: would / Neha / me. / that / call / she / said
  40. 40.Make a sentence: be / late. / to / me / asked / He / not

Answer key

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

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