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English speaking lesson 26: Changing sentences: reported speech · Set 646 · 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.He ___ that he was hungry. (a) told (b) asked (c) said
  2. 2.Make a sentence: was / mother / asked / where / My / I / me / going.
  3. 3.My friend asked ___ I was coming. (a) if (b) that (c) what
  4. 4.Make a sentence: me / was / I / going. / asked / mother / where / My
  5. 5.Make a sentence: me / Ravi / shop / the / told / that / closed. / was
  6. 6.What does “Are they playing cricket?” mean? (a) क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं? (b) क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है? (c) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं।
  7. 7.Make a sentence: The / rest. / said / should / doctor / that / I
  8. 8."I like tea." → He said that he ___ tea. (a) liking (b) like (c) liked
  9. 9.Choose the English for: “रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी।” (a) She can swim. (b) My mother asked me where I was going. (c) Ravi told me that the shop was closed.
  10. 10.Make a sentence: you / this / song? / like / Do
  11. 11.Make a sentence: I / this / like / song.
  12. 12.What does “My mother asked me where I was going.” mean? (a) उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी। (b) उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा। (c) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ।
  13. 13.She drives. → She ___ drive. (a) doesn't (b) don't (c) isn't
  14. 14.What does “I do not like this song.” mean? (a) मुझे यह गाना पसंद है। (b) टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा। (c) मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है।
  15. 15.Make a sentence: this / song? / like / you / Do
  16. 16.What does “Aman said that he had finished his work.” mean? (a) अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था। (b) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था। (c) वह तैर नहीं सकती।
  17. 17.Choose the English for: “वह तैर सकती है।” (a) They are playing cricket. (b) Are they playing cricket? (c) She can swim.
  18. 18.Riya asked me where I ___ going. (a) be (b) was (c) were
  19. 19.Make a sentence: closed. / Ravi / that / me / told / was / the / shop
  20. 20.Make a sentence: call / that / me. / Neha / said / would / she
  21. 21.What does “The teacher told us to sit down.” mean? (a) क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं? (b) वह तैर सकती है। (c) टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा।
  22. 22.Make a sentence: playing / are / cricket. / They
  23. 23.Choose the English for: “मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है।” (a) Neha said that she would call me. (b) Are they playing cricket? (c) I do not like this song.
  24. 24.Choose the English for: “टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा।” (a) The teacher told us to sit down. (b) The doctor said that I should rest. (c) He said that he was tired.
  25. 25.Make a sentence: I / song. / do / like / not / this
  26. 26.Make a sentence: us / teacher / told / down. / The / sit / to
  27. 27.She ___ me that the class was cancelled. (a) spoke (b) told (c) said
  28. 28.Make a sentence: teacher / to / told / The / sit / down. / us
  29. 29.Make a sentence: Are / they / cricket? / playing
  30. 30.You are ready. → ___ you ready? (a) Do (b) Are (c) Is
  31. 31.What does “He asked whether the bus had left.” mean? (a) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ। (b) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं। (c) उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी।
  32. 32.Choose the English for: “वह तैर नहीं सकती।” (a) I like this song. (b) She cannot swim. (c) She said that she liked mangoes.
  33. 33.Choose the English for: “माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ।” (a) Can she swim? (b) My mother asked me where I was going. (c) She cannot swim.
  34. 34.Make a sentence: asked / My / where / was / I / mother / going. / me
  35. 35.Make a sentence: she / liked / She / said / mangoes. / that
  36. 36.What does “I like this song.” mean? (a) क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है? (b) मुझे यह गाना पसंद है। (c) क्या वह तैर सकती है?
  37. 37.What does “Neha said that she would call me.” mean? (a) वह तैर सकती है। (b) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था। (c) नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी।
  38. 38.The teacher told us ___ quiet. (a) to be (b) be (c) being
  39. 39.What does “She said that she liked mangoes.” mean? (a) वह तैर सकती है। (b) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं। (c) मुझे यह गाना पसंद है।
  40. 40.Make a sentence: said / that / he / finished / had / Aman / his / work.

Answer key

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

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