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English speaking lesson 26: Changing sentences: reported speech · Set 625 · 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.The teacher told us ___ quiet. (a) be (b) being (c) to be
  2. 2.Make a sentence: me / told / closed. / Ravi / that / shop / the / was
  3. 3.Make a sentence: had / left. / whether / bus / the / He / asked
  4. 4.What does “Are they playing cricket?” mean? (a) उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ। (b) क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं? (c) क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है?
  5. 5.Make a sentence: song. / not / this / I / do / like
  6. 6.My friend asked ___ I was coming. (a) that (b) what (c) if
  7. 7.She ___ me that the class was cancelled. (a) said (b) told (c) spoke
  8. 8.Choose the English for: “रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी।” (a) I do not like this song. (b) Ravi told me that the shop was closed. (c) He asked me not to be late.
  9. 9.What does “She said that she liked mangoes.” mean? (a) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ। (b) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं। (c) क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है?
  10. 10.You are ready. → ___ you ready? (a) Do (b) Are (c) Is
  11. 11.What does “She asked if I was free.” mean? (a) उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा। (b) टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा। (c) उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ।
  12. 12.Make a sentence: was / if / I / She / asked / free.
  13. 13.He ___ that he was hungry. (a) said (b) asked (c) told
  14. 14.What does “The doctor said that I should rest.” mean? (a) वह तैर नहीं सकती। (b) डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए। (c) उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ।
  15. 15.Make a sentence: finished / had / said / work. / Aman / that / he / his
  16. 16.Make a sentence: said / Aman / he / finished / that / his / work. / had
  17. 17.Make a sentence: asked / whether / left. / bus / He / had / the
  18. 18.Choose the English for: “क्या वह तैर सकती है?” (a) She said that she liked mangoes. (b) Can she swim? (c) Do you like this song?
  19. 19.Make a sentence: his / that / he / finished / Aman / work. / said / had
  20. 20.Make a sentence: Do / like / you / this / song?
  21. 21.Make a sentence: song. / this / like / not / do / I
  22. 22.She drives. → She ___ drive. (a) isn't (b) don't (c) doesn't
  23. 23.Riya asked me where I ___ going. (a) were (b) was (c) be
  24. 24.Make a sentence: call / would / Neha / said / that / she / me.
  25. 25.What does “I like this song.” mean? (a) मुझे यह गाना पसंद है। (b) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी। (c) नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी।
  26. 26.Make a sentence: was / shop / me / told / that / the / Ravi / closed.
  27. 27.Choose the English for: “मुझे यह गाना पसंद है।” (a) I like this song. (b) She cannot swim. (c) She can swim.
  28. 28."I like tea." → He said that he ___ tea. (a) liking (b) liked (c) like
  29. 29.What does “Neha said that she would call me.” mean? (a) नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी। (b) उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ। (c) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ।
  30. 30.Make a sentence: the / had / whether / bus / asked / He / left.
  31. 31.Choose the English for: “डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए।” (a) The doctor said that I should rest. (b) I like this song. (c) Are they playing cricket?
  32. 32.Choose the English for: “उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं।” (a) She can swim. (b) She said that she liked mangoes. (c) She cannot swim.
  33. 33.Make a sentence: was / that / me / shop / closed. / Ravi / the / told
  34. 34.Make a sentence: liked / that / she / She / mangoes. / said
  35. 35.Make a sentence: said / should / The / I / that / rest. / doctor
  36. 36.Make a sentence: going. / was / mother / me / I / asked / My / where
  37. 37.Make a sentence: playing / They / are / cricket.
  38. 38.Choose the English for: “क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है?” (a) She said that she liked mangoes. (b) Are they playing cricket? (c) Do you like this song?
  39. 39.Make a sentence: tired. / He / he / was / said / that
  40. 40.What does “Aman said that he had finished his work.” mean? (a) उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी। (b) क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है? (c) अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था।

Answer key

  1. to be
  2. Ravi told me that the shop was closed.
  3. He asked whether the bus had left.
  4. क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं?
  5. I do not like this song.
  6. if
  7. told
  8. Ravi told me that the shop was closed.
  9. उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं।
  10. Are
  11. उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ।
  12. She asked if I was free.
  13. said
  14. डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए।
  15. Aman said that he had finished his work.
  16. Aman said that he had finished his work.
  17. He asked whether the bus had left.
  18. Can she swim?
  19. Aman said that he had finished his work.
  20. Do you like this song?
  21. I do not like this song.
  22. doesn't
  23. was
  24. Neha said that she would call me.
  25. मुझे यह गाना पसंद है।
  26. Ravi told me that the shop was closed.
  27. I like this song.
  28. liked
  29. नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी।
  30. He asked whether the bus had left.
  31. The doctor said that I should rest.
  32. She said that she liked mangoes.
  33. Ravi told me that the shop was closed.
  34. She said that she liked mangoes.
  35. The doctor said that I should rest.
  36. My mother asked me where I was going.
  37. They are playing cricket.
  38. Do you like this song?
  39. He said that he was tired.
  40. अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था।

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