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English speaking lesson 26: Changing sentences: reported speech · Set 675 · 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.Choose the English for: “उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था।” (a) He asked me not to be late. (b) He said that he was tired. (c) Can she swim?
  2. 2.My friend asked ___ I was coming. (a) if (b) what (c) that
  3. 3.You are ready. → ___ you ready? (a) Is (b) Do (c) Are
  4. 4.What does “Aman said that he had finished his work.” mean? (a) उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा। (b) क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं? (c) अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था।
  5. 5."I am busy." → She said that she ___ busy. (a) am (b) were (c) was
  6. 6.Choose the English for: “रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी।” (a) Ravi told me that the shop was closed. (b) Are they playing cricket? (c) I like this song.
  7. 7.What does “She can swim.” mean? (a) वह तैर सकती है। (b) क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है? (c) वह तैर नहीं सकती।
  8. 8.She drives. → She ___ drive. (a) don't (b) isn't (c) doesn't
  9. 9.What does “Neha said that she would call me.” mean? (a) नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी। (b) वह तैर सकती है। (c) उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा।
  10. 10.He ___ that he was hungry. (a) asked (b) told (c) said
  11. 11.Choose the English for: “वह तैर नहीं सकती।” (a) He said that he was tired. (b) My mother asked me where I was going. (c) She cannot swim.
  12. 12.What does “She asked if I was free.” mean? (a) वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं। (b) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी। (c) उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ।
  13. 13.Choose the English for: “टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा।” (a) She cannot swim. (b) She can swim. (c) The teacher told us to sit down.
  14. 14.What does “The doctor said that I should rest.” mean? (a) डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए। (b) मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है। (c) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था।
  15. 15.Make a sentence: mother / asked / My / going. / was / where / I / me
  16. 16.What does “My mother asked me where I was going.” mean? (a) मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है। (b) वह तैर नहीं सकती। (c) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ।
  17. 17.Make a sentence: us / told / down. / sit / to / The / teacher
  18. 18.What does “He said that he was tired.” mean? (a) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था। (b) उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा। (c) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी।
  19. 19.Make a sentence: song? / like / this / you / Do
  20. 20.She ___ me that the class was cancelled. (a) spoke (b) said (c) told
  21. 21.Make a sentence: I / this / like / song.
  22. 22.What does “The teacher told us to sit down.” mean? (a) वह तैर नहीं सकती। (b) टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा। (c) क्या वह तैर सकती है?
  23. 23.What does “I do not like this song.” mean? (a) मुझे यह गाना पसंद है। (b) क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है? (c) मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है।
  24. 24.Make a sentence: song. / this / like / I
  25. 25.Make a sentence: if / asked / was / She / I / free.
  26. 26.Make a sentence: asked / bus / the / had / whether / left. / He
  27. 27.What does “Can she swim?” mean? (a) क्या वह तैर सकती है? (b) उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ। (c) डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए।
  28. 28.Choose the English for: “उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं।” (a) She said that she liked mangoes. (b) Are they playing cricket? (c) He said that he was tired.
  29. 29.Make a sentence: this / like / song. / I
  30. 30."I like tea." → He said that he ___ tea. (a) liking (b) liked (c) like
  31. 31.Make a sentence: swim. / She / cannot
  32. 32.What does “He asked whether the bus had left.” mean? (a) मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है। (b) उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी। (c) टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा।
  33. 33.What does “Are they playing cricket?” mean? (a) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ। (b) वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं। (c) क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं?
  34. 34.The teacher told us ___ quiet. (a) be (b) to be (c) being
  35. 35.Choose the English for: “डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए।” (a) I like this song. (b) She said that she liked mangoes. (c) The doctor said that I should rest.
  36. 36.Choose the English for: “मुझे यह गाना पसंद है।” (a) I like this song. (b) She cannot swim. (c) Do you like this song?
  37. 37.Make a sentence: to / teacher / us / sit / The / down. / told
  38. 38.Choose the English for: “उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी।” (a) He said that he was tired. (b) He asked whether the bus had left. (c) Can she swim?
  39. 39.What does “He asked me not to be late.” mean? (a) उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा। (b) उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ। (c) मुझे यह गाना पसंद है।
  40. 40.Make a sentence: that / closed. / me / was / shop / the / Ravi / told

Answer key

  1. He said that he was tired.
  2. if
  3. Are
  4. अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था।
  5. was
  6. Ravi told me that the shop was closed.
  7. वह तैर सकती है।
  8. doesn't
  9. नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी।
  10. said
  11. She cannot swim.
  12. उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ।
  13. The teacher told us to sit down.
  14. डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए।
  15. My mother asked me where I was going.
  16. माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ।
  17. The teacher told us to sit down.
  18. उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था।
  19. Do you like this song?
  20. told
  21. I like this song.
  22. टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा।
  23. मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है।
  24. I like this song.
  25. She asked if I was free.
  26. He asked whether the bus had left.
  27. क्या वह तैर सकती है?
  28. She said that she liked mangoes.
  29. I like this song.
  30. liked
  31. She cannot swim.
  32. उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी।
  33. क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं?
  34. to be
  35. The doctor said that I should rest.
  36. I like this song.
  37. The teacher told us to sit down.
  38. He asked whether the bus had left.
  39. उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा।
  40. Ravi told me that the shop was closed.

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