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English speaking lesson 26: Changing sentences: reported speech · Set 634 · 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.Choose the English for: “टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा।” (a) I like this song. (b) Can she swim? (c) The teacher told us to sit down.
  2. 2.My friend asked ___ I was coming. (a) if (b) what (c) that
  3. 3.He ___ that he was hungry. (a) said (b) told (c) asked
  4. 4."I like tea." → He said that he ___ tea. (a) like (b) liking (c) liked
  5. 5.Riya asked me where I ___ going. (a) be (b) was (c) were
  6. 6.Choose the English for: “डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए।” (a) He asked whether the bus had left. (b) Neha said that she would call me. (c) The doctor said that I should rest.
  7. 7.Make a sentence: me / not / asked / late. / to / He / be
  8. 8.Choose the English for: “रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी।” (a) He said that he was tired. (b) The doctor said that I should rest. (c) Ravi told me that the shop was closed.
  9. 9.The teacher told us ___ quiet. (a) to be (b) be (c) being
  10. 10.Make a sentence: She / liked / that / mangoes. / she / said
  11. 11.She drives. → She ___ drive. (a) don't (b) isn't (c) doesn't
  12. 12.What does “The doctor said that I should rest.” mean? (a) नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी। (b) डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए। (c) वह तैर नहीं सकती।
  13. 13.Choose the English for: “मुझे यह गाना पसंद है।” (a) She can swim. (b) I like this song. (c) She said that she liked mangoes.
  14. 14.What does “Aman said that he had finished his work.” mean? (a) नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी। (b) अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था। (c) उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ।
  15. 15.Choose the English for: “उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं।” (a) She can swim. (b) I do not like this song. (c) She said that she liked mangoes.
  16. 16."I am busy." → She said that she ___ busy. (a) was (b) am (c) were
  17. 17.What does “The teacher told us to sit down.” mean? (a) अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था। (b) वह तैर सकती है। (c) टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा।
  18. 18.Make a sentence: to / He / be / late. / not / me / asked
  19. 19.Choose the English for: “नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी।” (a) I like this song. (b) She cannot swim. (c) Neha said that she would call me.
  20. 20.What does “Do you like this song?” mean? (a) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था। (b) क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है? (c) वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं।
  21. 21.Make a sentence: swim? / she / Can
  22. 22.What does “He said that he was tired.” mean? (a) उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी। (b) डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए। (c) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था।
  23. 23.Choose the English for: “क्या वह तैर सकती है?” (a) Can she swim? (b) He asked whether the bus had left. (c) Neha said that she would call me.
  24. 24.Choose the English for: “अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था।” (a) He asked me not to be late. (b) Aman said that he had finished his work. (c) She asked if I was free.
  25. 25.Make a sentence: closed. / Ravi / the / was / told / shop / that / me
  26. 26.Choose the English for: “उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा।” (a) The teacher told us to sit down. (b) I like this song. (c) He asked me not to be late.
  27. 27.Make a sentence: She / swim. / can
  28. 28.What does “She can swim.” mean? (a) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ। (b) वह तैर सकती है। (c) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं।
  29. 29.You are ready. → ___ you ready? (a) Do (b) Are (c) Is
  30. 30.What does “I do not like this song.” mean? (a) क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है? (b) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ। (c) मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है।
  31. 31.Choose the English for: “माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ।” (a) The doctor said that I should rest. (b) She asked if I was free. (c) My mother asked me where I was going.
  32. 32.Make a sentence: swim? / Can / she
  33. 33.Make a sentence: the / bus / left. / asked / whether / had / He
  34. 34.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) अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था।
  35. 35.What does “She asked if I was free.” mean? (a) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं। (b) उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ। (c) उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा।
  36. 36.What does “Ravi told me that the shop was closed.” mean? (a) डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए। (b) अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था। (c) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी।
  37. 37.She ___ me that the class was cancelled. (a) said (b) spoke (c) told
  38. 38.Make a sentence: me / was / My / asked / mother / where / going. / I
  39. 39.Make a sentence: they / Are / cricket? / playing
  40. 40.Make a sentence: Are / cricket? / they / playing

Answer key

  1. The teacher told us to sit down.
  2. if
  3. said
  4. liked
  5. was
  6. The doctor said that I should rest.
  7. He asked me not to be late.
  8. Ravi told me that the shop was closed.
  9. to be
  10. She said that she liked mangoes.
  11. doesn't
  12. डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए।
  13. I like this song.
  14. अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था।
  15. She said that she liked mangoes.
  16. was
  17. टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा।
  18. He asked me not to be late.
  19. Neha said that she would call me.
  20. क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है?
  21. Can she swim?
  22. उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था।
  23. Can she swim?
  24. Aman said that he had finished his work.
  25. Ravi told me that the shop was closed.
  26. He asked me not to be late.
  27. She can swim.
  28. वह तैर सकती है।
  29. Are
  30. मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है।
  31. My mother asked me where I was going.
  32. Can she swim?
  33. He asked whether the bus had left.
  34. नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी।
  35. उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ।
  36. रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी।
  37. told
  38. My mother asked me where I was going.
  39. Are they playing cricket?
  40. Are they playing cricket?

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