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English speaking lesson 26: Changing sentences: reported speech · Set 631 · 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: us / sit / teacher / down. / told / The / to
  2. 2.Choose the English for: “उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ।” (a) He said that he was tired. (b) My mother asked me where I was going. (c) She asked if I was free.
  3. 3.What does “Can she swim?” mean? (a) अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था। (b) क्या वह तैर सकती है? (c) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ।
  4. 4.Make a sentence: the / closed. / was / shop / told / Ravi / me / that
  5. 5.Make a sentence: late. / He / asked / to / not / be / me
  6. 6."I am busy." → She said that she ___ busy. (a) were (b) am (c) was
  7. 7.Riya asked me where I ___ going. (a) be (b) were (c) was
  8. 8.Make a sentence: are / playing / cricket. / They
  9. 9.What does “She cannot swim.” mean? (a) नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी। (b) उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ। (c) वह तैर नहीं सकती।
  10. 10.What does “She asked if I was free.” mean? (a) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था। (b) उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ। (c) क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं?
  11. 11."I like tea." → He said that he ___ tea. (a) liking (b) like (c) liked
  12. 12.Make a sentence: call / would / that / she / Neha / me. / said
  13. 13.The teacher told us ___ quiet. (a) be (b) to be (c) being
  14. 14.Make a sentence: would / that / Neha / me. / call / said / she
  15. 15.She ___ me that the class was cancelled. (a) spoke (b) said (c) told
  16. 16.You are ready. → ___ you ready? (a) Is (b) Do (c) Are
  17. 17.What does “He asked whether the bus had left.” mean? (a) उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी। (b) डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए। (c) उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा।
  18. 18.What does “The teacher told us to sit down.” mean? (a) डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए। (b) टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा। (c) मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है।
  19. 19.Make a sentence: me. / said / call / would / Neha / she / that
  20. 20.What does “Neha said that she would call me.” mean? (a) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी। (b) मुझे यह गाना पसंद है। (c) नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी।
  21. 21.Make a sentence: where / My / me / I / going. / asked / was / mother
  22. 22.What does “Do you like this song?” mean? (a) क्या वह तैर सकती है? (b) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ। (c) क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है?
  23. 23.She drives. → She ___ drive. (a) don't (b) isn't (c) doesn't
  24. 24.Choose the English for: “उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था।” (a) He asked me not to be late. (b) Can she swim? (c) He said that he was tired.
  25. 25.Make a sentence: mother / going. / I / me / My / where / asked / was
  26. 26.What does “I do not like this song.” mean? (a) क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं? (b) वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं। (c) मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है।
  27. 27.Make a sentence: they / Are / cricket? / playing
  28. 28.What does “I like this song.” mean? (a) उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी। (b) क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं? (c) मुझे यह गाना पसंद है।
  29. 29.What does “She said that she liked mangoes.” mean? (a) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं। (b) मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है। (c) क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है?
  30. 30.What does “He asked me not to be late.” mean? (a) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ। (b) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी। (c) उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा।
  31. 31.He ___ that he was hungry. (a) said (b) asked (c) told
  32. 32.What does “Aman said that he had finished his work.” mean? (a) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था। (b) अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था। (c) क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं?
  33. 33.Make a sentence: you / like / Do / song? / this
  34. 34.Make a sentence: me / My / where / was / mother / asked / I / going.
  35. 35.Make a sentence: that / she / She / mangoes. / said / liked
  36. 36.Make a sentence: to / told / sit / The / us / down. / teacher
  37. 37.Make a sentence: song. / this / like / I
  38. 38.Make a sentence: me / that / Ravi / the / shop / was / closed. / told
  39. 39.Make a sentence: Can / swim? / she
  40. 40.Make a sentence: me. / she / that / would / said / call / Neha

Answer key

  1. The teacher told us to sit down.
  2. She asked if I was free.
  3. क्या वह तैर सकती है?
  4. Ravi told me that the shop was closed.
  5. He asked me not to be late.
  6. was
  7. was
  8. They are playing cricket.
  9. वह तैर नहीं सकती।
  10. उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ।
  11. liked
  12. Neha said that she would call me.
  13. to be
  14. Neha said that she would call me.
  15. told
  16. Are
  17. उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी।
  18. टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा।
  19. Neha said that she would call me.
  20. नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी।
  21. My mother asked me where I was going.
  22. क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है?
  23. doesn't
  24. He said that he was tired.
  25. My mother asked me where I was going.
  26. मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है।
  27. Are they playing cricket?
  28. मुझे यह गाना पसंद है।
  29. उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं।
  30. उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा।
  31. said
  32. अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था।
  33. Do you like this song?
  34. My mother asked me where I was going.
  35. She said that she liked mangoes.
  36. The teacher told us to sit down.
  37. I like this song.
  38. Ravi told me that the shop was closed.
  39. Can she swim?
  40. Neha said that she would call me.

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