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English speaking lesson 26: Changing sentences: reported speech · Set 668 · 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 “Do you like this song?” mean? (a) क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है? (b) क्या वह तैर सकती है? (c) अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था।
  2. 2.He ___ that he was hungry. (a) told (b) asked (c) said
  3. 3.Make a sentence: swim. / She / can
  4. 4.Choose the English for: “रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी।” (a) Ravi told me that the shop was closed. (b) She cannot swim. (c) The teacher told us to sit down.
  5. 5.Riya asked me where I ___ going. (a) were (b) was (c) be
  6. 6.Make a sentence: his / that / finished / work. / said / had / he / Aman
  7. 7.You are ready. → ___ you ready? (a) Is (b) Do (c) Are
  8. 8.What does “I do not like this song.” mean? (a) क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं? (b) टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा। (c) मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है।
  9. 9.She ___ me that the class was cancelled. (a) said (b) told (c) spoke
  10. 10.Make a sentence: song. / like / I / this
  11. 11.Make a sentence: cricket? / playing / they / Are
  12. 12.Make a sentence: asked / was / She / free. / I / if
  13. 13.What does “Ravi told me that the shop was closed.” mean? (a) क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं? (b) अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था। (c) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी।
  14. 14.The teacher told us ___ quiet. (a) be (b) to be (c) being
  15. 15.What does “He asked me not to be late.” mean? (a) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ। (b) मुझे यह गाना पसंद है। (c) उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा।
  16. 16.What does “She cannot swim.” mean? (a) उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ। (b) क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं? (c) वह तैर नहीं सकती।
  17. 17.What does “Can she swim?” mean? (a) डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए। (b) मुझे यह गाना पसंद है। (c) क्या वह तैर सकती है?
  18. 18."I like tea." → He said that he ___ tea. (a) liking (b) like (c) liked
  19. 19.Make a sentence: was / I / My / me / going. / asked / mother / where
  20. 20.Make a sentence: she / me. / call / that / would / Neha / said
  21. 21.Choose the English for: “क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं?” (a) Are they playing cricket? (b) I like this song. (c) They are playing cricket.
  22. 22.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) डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए।
  23. 23.She drives. → She ___ drive. (a) isn't (b) doesn't (c) don't
  24. 24.What does “Neha said that she would call me.” mean? (a) वह तैर नहीं सकती। (b) उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी। (c) नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी।
  25. 25.What does “She asked if I was free.” mean? (a) नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी। (b) उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी। (c) उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ।
  26. 26.Choose the English for: “क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है?” (a) The teacher told us to sit down. (b) Do you like this song? (c) She asked if I was free.
  27. 27.Make a sentence: She / if / was / I / asked / free.
  28. 28.Choose the English for: “उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था।” (a) She asked if I was free. (b) She said that she liked mangoes. (c) He said that he was tired.
  29. 29.Make a sentence: that / she / mangoes. / She / said / liked
  30. 30.What does “The teacher told us to sit down.” mean? (a) टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा। (b) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था। (c) उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ।
  31. 31.What does “She said that she liked mangoes.” mean? (a) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ। (b) टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा। (c) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं।
  32. 32."I am busy." → She said that she ___ busy. (a) were (b) am (c) was
  33. 33.Make a sentence: that / He / was / he / said / tired.
  34. 34.Choose the English for: “अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था।” (a) Can she swim? (b) Aman said that he had finished his work. (c) The doctor said that I should rest.
  35. 35.What does “I like this song.” mean? (a) उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ। (b) डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए। (c) मुझे यह गाना पसंद है।
  36. 36.Choose the English for: “वह तैर सकती है।” (a) Can she swim? (b) Ravi told me that the shop was closed. (c) She can swim.
  37. 37.Make a sentence: teacher / The / sit / us / down. / to / told
  38. 38.Make a sentence: like / this / song? / Do / you
  39. 39.Make a sentence: this / you / song? / like / Do
  40. 40.Choose the English for: “उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी।” (a) He asked whether the bus had left. (b) She asked if I was free. (c) She said that she liked mangoes.

Answer key

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

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