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English speaking lesson 26: Changing sentences: reported speech · Set 667 · 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."I like tea." → He said that he ___ tea. (a) like (b) liking (c) liked
  2. 2.You are ready. → ___ you ready? (a) Are (b) Do (c) Is
  3. 3.Riya asked me where I ___ going. (a) was (b) were (c) be
  4. 4.Choose the English for: “मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है।” (a) The teacher told us to sit down. (b) I do not like this song. (c) Can she swim?
  5. 5.Make a sentence: was / where / me / mother / My / asked / I / going.
  6. 6.What does “Do you like this song?” mean? (a) क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है? (b) नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी। (c) उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी।
  7. 7.What does “He said that he was tired.” mean? (a) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था। (b) क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं? (c) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं।
  8. 8.What does “I do not like this song.” mean? (a) अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था। (b) मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है। (c) उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ।
  9. 9.What does “She said that she liked mangoes.” mean? (a) क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है? (b) उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा। (c) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं।
  10. 10.Make a sentence: She / free. / was / asked / I / if
  11. 11.What does “My mother asked me where I was going.” mean? (a) मुझे यह गाना पसंद है। (b) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ। (c) उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा।
  12. 12.Make a sentence: she / swim? / Can
  13. 13.Choose the English for: “रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी।” (a) Do you like this song? (b) He asked me not to be late. (c) Ravi told me that the shop was closed.
  14. 14.Make a sentence: are / playing / cricket. / They
  15. 15.What does “The doctor said that I should rest.” mean? (a) डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए। (b) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ। (c) वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं।
  16. 16.Choose the English for: “क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं?” (a) Are they playing cricket? (b) The doctor said that I should rest. (c) He asked whether the bus had left.
  17. 17.She drives. → She ___ drive. (a) don't (b) isn't (c) doesn't
  18. 18.Make a sentence: said / He / he / was / tired. / that
  19. 19.What does “Can she swim?” mean? (a) अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था। (b) क्या वह तैर सकती है? (c) क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है?
  20. 20.What does “Are they playing cricket?” mean? (a) क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं? (b) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी। (c) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था।
  21. 21."I am busy." → She said that she ___ busy. (a) was (b) am (c) were
  22. 22.What does “The teacher told us to sit down.” mean? (a) उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी। (b) टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा। (c) क्या वह तैर सकती है?
  23. 23.She ___ me that the class was cancelled. (a) spoke (b) said (c) told
  24. 24.Make a sentence: to / teacher / told / down. / The / sit / us
  25. 25.Choose the English for: “अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था।” (a) She cannot swim. (b) Aman said that he had finished his work. (c) She asked if I was free.
  26. 26.What does “She asked if I was free.” mean? (a) उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ। (b) उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा। (c) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं।
  27. 27.Make a sentence: song? / Do / like / you / this
  28. 28.Make a sentence: she / call / would / me. / said / Neha / that
  29. 29.Choose the English for: “डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए।” (a) The doctor said that I should rest. (b) Can she swim? (c) She asked if I was free.
  30. 30.Choose the English for: “मुझे यह गाना पसंद है।” (a) Ravi told me that the shop was closed. (b) I like this song. (c) The doctor said that I should rest.
  31. 31.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) उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा।
  32. 32.What does “Ravi told me that the shop was closed.” mean? (a) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी। (b) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था। (c) क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं?
  33. 33.Make a sentence: rest. / should / that / I / said / The / doctor
  34. 34.Choose the English for: “वह तैर नहीं सकती।” (a) She cannot swim. (b) Are they playing cricket? (c) He asked me not to be late.
  35. 35.Make a sentence: finished / said / he / had / that / work. / Aman / his
  36. 36.Make a sentence: mother / me / going. / was / asked / I / My / where
  37. 37.Make a sentence: said / he / was / He / that / tired.
  38. 38.Make a sentence: was / me / closed. / shop / Ravi / told / that / the
  39. 39.Make a sentence: had / Aman / said / finished / his / work. / he / that
  40. 40.Make a sentence: told / down. / sit / us / to / The / teacher

Answer key

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

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