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English speaking lesson 26: Changing sentences: reported speech · Set 683 · 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: “रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी।” (a) Ravi told me that the shop was closed. (b) The teacher told us to sit down. (c) Can she swim?
  2. 2.Make a sentence: swim. / can / She
  3. 3.What does “She said that she liked mangoes.” mean? (a) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं। (b) क्या वह तैर सकती है? (c) मुझे यह गाना पसंद है।
  4. 4.What does “He said that he was tired.” mean? (a) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था। (b) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं। (c) मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है।
  5. 5.Make a sentence: me / told / closed. / that / Ravi / shop / the / was
  6. 6.The teacher told us ___ quiet. (a) be (b) being (c) to be
  7. 7.What does “Can she swim?” mean? (a) वह तैर नहीं सकती। (b) क्या वह तैर सकती है? (c) टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा।
  8. 8.Make a sentence: Neha / me. / call / would / that / said / she
  9. 9.Make a sentence: song. / like / I / this
  10. 10.Make a sentence: work. / Aman / had / his / that / said / he / finished
  11. 11.Make a sentence: mangoes. / said / She / that / liked / she
  12. 12.Choose the English for: “उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी।” (a) They are playing cricket. (b) I do not like this song. (c) He asked whether the bus had left.
  13. 13.Make a sentence: doctor / that / said / should / I / rest. / The
  14. 14.Make a sentence: cannot / swim. / She
  15. 15.My friend asked ___ I was coming. (a) if (b) what (c) that
  16. 16."I like tea." → He said that he ___ tea. (a) liking (b) liked (c) like
  17. 17.Choose the English for: “क्या वह तैर सकती है?” (a) Neha said that she would call me. (b) Can she swim? (c) My mother asked me where I was going.
  18. 18.Make a sentence: She / she / mangoes. / liked / said / that
  19. 19.What does “Ravi told me that the shop was closed.” mean? (a) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी। (b) उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी। (c) मुझे यह गाना पसंद है।
  20. 20.Make a sentence: like / this / Do / you / song?
  21. 21.Make a sentence: liked / said / mangoes. / she / that / She
  22. 22.She drives. → She ___ drive. (a) don't (b) doesn't (c) isn't
  23. 23.Make a sentence: do / not / like / I / song. / this
  24. 24.What does “Aman said that he had finished his work.” mean? (a) अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था। (b) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ। (c) क्या वह तैर सकती है?
  25. 25.He ___ that he was hungry. (a) told (b) asked (c) said
  26. 26.Make a sentence: Can / swim? / she
  27. 27.Choose the English for: “मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है।” (a) I like this song. (b) I do not like this song. (c) The teacher told us to sit down.
  28. 28.Make a sentence: Aman / said / had / finished / work. / he / that / his
  29. 29.She ___ me that the class was cancelled. (a) said (b) told (c) spoke
  30. 30.You are ready. → ___ you ready? (a) Do (b) Are (c) Is
  31. 31.Choose the English for: “उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं।” (a) Ravi told me that the shop was closed. (b) She said that she liked mangoes. (c) She cannot swim.
  32. 32."I am busy." → She said that she ___ busy. (a) was (b) am (c) were
  33. 33.Make a sentence: said / Neha / me. / would / she / call / that
  34. 34.Riya asked me where I ___ going. (a) was (b) be (c) were
  35. 35.Make a sentence: shop / the / was / Ravi / told / me / closed. / that
  36. 36.Make a sentence: swim. / cannot / She
  37. 37.Make a sentence: finished / work. / said / Aman / his / had / that / he
  38. 38.What does “Do you like this song?” mean? (a) क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है? (b) उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ। (c) वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं।
  39. 39.Make a sentence: me. / that / said / would / she / Neha / call
  40. 40.What does “She asked if I was free.” mean? (a) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ। (b) टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा। (c) उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ।

Answer key

  1. Ravi told me that the shop was closed.
  2. She can swim.
  3. उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं।
  4. उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था।
  5. Ravi told me that the shop was closed.
  6. to be
  7. क्या वह तैर सकती है?
  8. Neha said that she would call me.
  9. I like this song.
  10. Aman said that he had finished his work.
  11. She said that she liked mangoes.
  12. He asked whether the bus had left.
  13. The doctor said that I should rest.
  14. She cannot swim.
  15. if
  16. liked
  17. Can she swim?
  18. She said that she liked mangoes.
  19. रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी।
  20. Do you like this song?
  21. She said that she liked mangoes.
  22. doesn't
  23. I do not like this song.
  24. अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था।
  25. said
  26. Can she swim?
  27. I do not like this song.
  28. Aman said that he had finished his work.
  29. told
  30. Are
  31. She said that she liked mangoes.
  32. was
  33. Neha said that she would call me.
  34. was
  35. Ravi told me that the shop was closed.
  36. She cannot swim.
  37. Aman said that he had finished his work.
  38. क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है?
  39. Neha said that she would call me.
  40. उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ।

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