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English speaking lesson 26: Changing sentences: reported speech · Set 630 · 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.My friend asked ___ I was coming. (a) what (b) if (c) that
  2. 2."I am busy." → She said that she ___ busy. (a) am (b) were (c) was
  3. 3.Choose the English for: “मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है।” (a) They are playing cricket. (b) I do not like this song. (c) The doctor said that I should rest.
  4. 4.Make a sentence: should / The / that / said / I / doctor / rest.
  5. 5.Make a sentence: that / would / said / me. / she / call / Neha
  6. 6.What does “The doctor said that I should rest.” mean? (a) क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं? (b) डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए। (c) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं।
  7. 7.He ___ that he was hungry. (a) told (b) asked (c) said
  8. 8.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) नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी।
  9. 9.Choose the English for: “उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी।” (a) Ravi told me that the shop was closed. (b) I do not like this song. (c) He asked whether the bus had left.
  10. 10.She drives. → She ___ drive. (a) doesn't (b) don't (c) isn't
  11. 11.You are ready. → ___ you ready? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Do
  12. 12.The teacher told us ___ quiet. (a) being (b) to be (c) be
  13. 13.Riya asked me where I ___ going. (a) were (b) was (c) be
  14. 14.Make a sentence: his / had / said / work. / that / finished / he / Aman
  15. 15.Choose the English for: “उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था।” (a) Do you like this song? (b) The doctor said that I should rest. (c) He said that he was tired.
  16. 16.Make a sentence: cannot / swim. / She
  17. 17.What does “Ravi told me that the shop was closed.” mean? (a) अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था। (b) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था। (c) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी।
  18. 18.Choose the English for: “वह तैर नहीं सकती।” (a) She cannot swim. (b) Can she swim? (c) He asked me not to be late.
  19. 19.What does “She can swim.” mean? (a) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी। (b) डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए। (c) वह तैर सकती है।
  20. 20.Make a sentence: can / She / swim.
  21. 21.Make a sentence: told / to / teacher / The / us / sit / down.
  22. 22.What does “Do you like this song?” mean? (a) क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है? (b) अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था। (c) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं।
  23. 23.Choose the English for: “क्या वह तैर सकती है?” (a) Neha said that she would call me. (b) The teacher told us to sit down. (c) Can she swim?
  24. 24.Make a sentence: swim. / cannot / She
  25. 25.What does “They are playing cricket.” mean? (a) क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं? (b) वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं। (c) टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा।
  26. 26.What does “My mother asked me where I was going.” mean? (a) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ। (b) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं। (c) मुझे यह गाना पसंद है।
  27. 27.Make a sentence: me / was / where / I / going. / mother / asked / My
  28. 28.Choose the English for: “अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था।” (a) I like this song. (b) Aman said that he had finished his work. (c) Can she swim?
  29. 29.What does “He asked me not to be late.” mean? (a) वह तैर नहीं सकती। (b) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं। (c) उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा।
  30. 30.Make a sentence: left. / whether / He / bus / asked / the / had
  31. 31.Choose the English for: “मुझे यह गाना पसंद है।” (a) He asked whether the bus had left. (b) I like this song. (c) Ravi told me that the shop was closed.
  32. 32.Make a sentence: swim. / can / She
  33. 33.Make a sentence: that / tired. / he / was / said / He
  34. 34.Choose the English for: “वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं।” (a) They are playing cricket. (b) Ravi told me that the shop was closed. (c) I do not like this song.
  35. 35.Make a sentence: she / that / mangoes. / liked / said / She
  36. 36.Make a sentence: swim. / She / cannot
  37. 37.Make a sentence: said / he / tired. / that / was / He
  38. 38.Make a sentence: playing / they / cricket? / Are
  39. 39.Choose the English for: “उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं।” (a) Ravi told me that the shop was closed. (b) She said that she liked mangoes. (c) They are playing cricket.
  40. 40.Make a sentence: she / swim? / Can

Answer key

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

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