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English speaking lesson 26: Changing sentences: reported speech · Set 662 · 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: Can / swim? / she
  2. 2.The teacher told us ___ quiet. (a) being (b) to be (c) be
  3. 3.She ___ me that the class was cancelled. (a) spoke (b) said (c) told
  4. 4.What does “My mother asked me where I was going.” mean? (a) नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी। (b) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ। (c) क्या वह तैर सकती है?
  5. 5.She drives. → She ___ drive. (a) isn't (b) doesn't (c) don't
  6. 6.What does “The doctor said that I should rest.” mean? (a) टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा। (b) डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए। (c) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था।
  7. 7.What does “Ravi told me that the shop was closed.” mean? (a) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी। (b) क्या वह तैर सकती है? (c) उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी।
  8. 8.What does “I like this song.” 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 है।
  9. 9.Make a sentence: asked / late. / me / to / be / not / He
  10. 10.My friend asked ___ I was coming. (a) what (b) if (c) that
  11. 11.What does “She can swim.” mean? (a) क्या वह तैर सकती है? (b) वह तैर सकती है। (c) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था।
  12. 12.What does “She cannot swim.” mean? (a) मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है। (b) वह तैर नहीं सकती। (c) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ।
  13. 13."I am busy." → She said that she ___ busy. (a) am (b) were (c) was
  14. 14.What does “Aman said that he had finished his work.” mean? (a) वह तैर सकती है। (b) अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था। (c) उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी।
  15. 15.You are ready. → ___ you ready? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Do
  16. 16.Choose the English for: “माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ।” (a) Can she swim? (b) Neha said that she would call me. (c) My mother asked me where I was going.
  17. 17.Make a sentence: to / The / told / sit / us / down. / teacher
  18. 18.He ___ that he was hungry. (a) asked (b) told (c) said
  19. 19."I like tea." → He said that he ___ tea. (a) liking (b) like (c) liked
  20. 20.Make a sentence: said / doctor / I / rest. / that / The / should
  21. 21.Choose the English for: “वह तैर नहीं सकती।” (a) She cannot swim. (b) The doctor said that I should rest. (c) Are they playing cricket?
  22. 22.Riya asked me where I ___ going. (a) was (b) be (c) were
  23. 23.Choose the English for: “उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ।” (a) Ravi told me that the shop was closed. (b) She asked if I was free. (c) She cannot swim.
  24. 24.Make a sentence: us / told / down. / The / to / sit / teacher
  25. 25.Make a sentence: he / that / work. / said / finished / his / Aman / had
  26. 26.Make a sentence: song. / this / like / not / do / I
  27. 27.Choose the English for: “उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी।” (a) They are playing cricket. (b) He asked me not to be late. (c) He asked whether the bus had left.
  28. 28.Make a sentence: left. / bus / asked / whether / He / had / the
  29. 29.Make a sentence: she / Can / swim?
  30. 30.Make a sentence: that / she / liked / said / mangoes. / She
  31. 31.Make a sentence: bus / left. / asked / whether / He / had / the
  32. 32.Make a sentence: Ravi / closed. / shop / was / that / me / the / told
  33. 33.Make a sentence: to / sit / us / told / down. / teacher / The
  34. 34.Make a sentence: swim. / can / She
  35. 35.What does “He said that he was tired.” mean? (a) मुझे यह गाना पसंद है। (b) उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ। (c) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था।
  36. 36.Choose the English for: “वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं।” (a) He asked whether the bus had left. (b) Can she swim? (c) They are playing cricket.
  37. 37.Make a sentence: swim? / she / Can
  38. 38.Choose the English for: “क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है?” (a) Neha said that she would call me. (b) She can swim. (c) Do you like this song?
  39. 39.Make a sentence: that / finished / work. / said / had / his / Aman / he
  40. 40.What does “Can she swim?” mean? (a) क्या वह तैर सकती है? (b) क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है? (c) वह तैर नहीं सकती।

Answer key

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

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