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English speaking lesson 26: Changing sentences: reported speech · Set 652 · 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 “Can she swim?” mean? (a) टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा। (b) वह तैर नहीं सकती। (c) क्या वह तैर सकती है?
  2. 2.What does “My mother asked me where I was going.” mean? (a) उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा। (b) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ। (c) उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी।
  3. 3.What does “He said that he was tired.” mean? (a) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था। (b) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी। (c) मुझे यह गाना पसंद है।
  4. 4.Make a sentence: not / late. / me / be / to / He / asked
  5. 5.Make a sentence: they / cricket? / playing / Are
  6. 6.Riya asked me where I ___ going. (a) was (b) be (c) were
  7. 7.What does “Do you like this song?” mean? (a) क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है? (b) टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा। (c) नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी।
  8. 8.The teacher told us ___ quiet. (a) being (b) be (c) to be
  9. 9.Make a sentence: playing / They / are / cricket.
  10. 10.Choose the English for: “उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ।” (a) He asked me not to be late. (b) Can she swim? (c) She asked if I was free.
  11. 11.What does “The teacher told us to sit down.” mean? (a) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं। (b) वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं। (c) टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा।
  12. 12.Make a sentence: mother / I / My / where / was / going. / me / asked
  13. 13.Make a sentence: would / Neha / call / that / said / me. / she
  14. 14.She ___ me that the class was cancelled. (a) told (b) spoke (c) said
  15. 15.What does “Aman said that he had finished his work.” mean? (a) अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था। (b) क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है? (c) मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है।
  16. 16.My friend asked ___ I was coming. (a) that (b) what (c) if
  17. 17."I am busy." → She said that she ___ busy. (a) am (b) was (c) were
  18. 18.Make a sentence: was / I / if / She / free. / asked
  19. 19.What does “Are they playing cricket?” mean? (a) उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी। (b) क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं? (c) उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ।
  20. 20.What does “She asked if I was free.” mean? (a) उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ। (b) डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए। (c) टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा।
  21. 21.What does “She can swim.” mean? (a) क्या वह तैर सकती है? (b) मुझे यह गाना पसंद है। (c) वह तैर सकती है।
  22. 22.Choose the English for: “टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा।” (a) I do not like this song. (b) The teacher told us to sit down. (c) Ravi told me that the shop was closed.
  23. 23.Make a sentence: teacher / to / us / down. / sit / told / The
  24. 24.What does “I like this song.” mean? (a) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ। (b) मुझे यह गाना पसंद है। (c) नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी।
  25. 25.Make a sentence: swim. / can / She
  26. 26.You are ready. → ___ you ready? (a) Are (b) Do (c) Is
  27. 27.Make a sentence: swim. / She / cannot
  28. 28.What does “She cannot swim.” mean? (a) वह तैर सकती है। (b) वह तैर नहीं सकती। (c) उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा।
  29. 29.He ___ that he was hungry. (a) said (b) asked (c) told
  30. 30.Make a sentence: that / told / shop / the / me / was / closed. / Ravi
  31. 31.What does “I do not like this song.” mean? (a) मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है। (b) नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी। (c) डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए।
  32. 32.What does “She said that she liked mangoes.” mean? (a) क्या वह तैर सकती है? (b) टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा। (c) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं।
  33. 33.Choose the English for: “क्या वह तैर सकती है?” (a) He said that he was tired. (b) Aman said that he had finished his work. (c) Can she swim?
  34. 34.Make a sentence: are / playing / cricket. / They
  35. 35.Choose the English for: “उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं।” (a) She said that she liked mangoes. (b) The doctor said that I should rest. (c) Are they playing cricket?
  36. 36.Make a sentence: liked / she / mangoes. / that / said / She
  37. 37."I like tea." → He said that he ___ tea. (a) like (b) liked (c) liking
  38. 38.Make a sentence: this / like / song? / Do / you
  39. 39.Make a sentence: song? / like / this / you / Do
  40. 40.Make a sentence: Aman / said / finished / he / had / work. / his / that

Answer key

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

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