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English speaking lesson 26: Changing sentences: reported speech · Set 644 · 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.What does “She asked if I was free.” mean? (a) उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ। (b) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था। (c) उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा।
  2. 2.She drives. → She ___ drive. (a) don't (b) isn't (c) doesn't
  3. 3.What does “Do you like this song?” mean? (a) क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है? (b) क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं? (c) क्या वह तैर सकती है?
  4. 4.You are ready. → ___ you ready? (a) Do (b) Is (c) Are
  5. 5.Riya asked me where I ___ going. (a) were (b) be (c) was
  6. 6.The teacher told us ___ quiet. (a) be (b) to be (c) being
  7. 7.Choose the English for: “नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी।” (a) Do you like this song? (b) I do not like this song. (c) Neha said that she would call me.
  8. 8."I am busy." → She said that she ___ busy. (a) was (b) am (c) were
  9. 9.Make a sentence: Ravi / the / shop / was / closed. / that / told / me
  10. 10.What does “I like this song.” mean? (a) मुझे यह गाना पसंद है। (b) उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा। (c) टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा।
  11. 11.My friend asked ___ I was coming. (a) that (b) if (c) what
  12. 12.Make a sentence: playing / cricket. / are / They
  13. 13."I like tea." → He said that he ___ tea. (a) liking (b) like (c) liked
  14. 14.What does “He asked whether the bus had left.” mean? (a) मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है। (b) उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी। (c) वह तैर नहीं सकती।
  15. 15.Choose the English for: “मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है।” (a) Aman said that he had finished his work. (b) The doctor said that I should rest. (c) I do not like this song.
  16. 16.Make a sentence: you / this / song? / Do / like
  17. 17.He ___ that he was hungry. (a) told (b) said (c) asked
  18. 18.What does “Ravi told me that the shop was closed.” mean? (a) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ। (b) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी। (c) मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है।
  19. 19.Choose the English for: “वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं।” (a) They are playing cricket. (b) He asked whether the bus had left. (c) He asked me not to be late.
  20. 20.Choose the English for: “उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था।” (a) The teacher told us to sit down. (b) She cannot swim. (c) He said that he was tired.
  21. 21.Make a sentence: she / liked / said / mangoes. / She / that
  22. 22.Make a sentence: shop / was / Ravi / the / closed. / me / that / told
  23. 23.Make a sentence: Are / playing / cricket? / they
  24. 24.Make a sentence: song. / like / this / I
  25. 25.Make a sentence: mangoes. / She / she / liked / that / said
  26. 26.She ___ me that the class was cancelled. (a) spoke (b) said (c) told
  27. 27.Choose the English for: “मुझे यह गाना पसंद है।” (a) She can swim. (b) I like this song. (c) She asked if I was free.
  28. 28.Make a sentence: like / song? / you / Do / this
  29. 29.Choose the English for: “उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं।” (a) She said that she liked mangoes. (b) They are playing cricket. (c) Are they playing cricket?
  30. 30.Choose the English for: “वह तैर नहीं सकती।” (a) She can swim. (b) Can she swim? (c) She cannot swim.
  31. 31.Make a sentence: I / doctor / The / rest. / should / said / that
  32. 32.What does “The doctor said that I should rest.” mean? (a) अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था। (b) क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं? (c) डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए।
  33. 33.What does “They are playing cricket.” mean? (a) क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है? (b) वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं। (c) क्या वह तैर सकती है?
  34. 34.Make a sentence: teacher / told / us / to / down. / The / sit
  35. 35.Make a sentence: teacher / told / The / down. / us / to / sit
  36. 36.What does “My mother asked me where I was going.” mean? (a) टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा। (b) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ। (c) वह तैर नहीं सकती।
  37. 37.What does “He said that he was tired.” mean? (a) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ। (b) मुझे यह गाना पसंद है। (c) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था।
  38. 38.What does “He asked me not to be late.” mean? (a) टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा। (b) उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा। (c) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं।
  39. 39.Make a sentence: can / swim. / She
  40. 40.Choose the English for: “अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था।” (a) He asked whether the bus had left. (b) Aman said that he had finished his work. (c) The doctor said that I should rest.

Answer key

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

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