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English speaking lesson 26: Changing sentences: reported speech · Set 684 · 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: she / liked / that / She / mangoes. / said
  2. 2.Choose the English for: “डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए।” (a) The doctor said that I should rest. (b) Are they playing cricket? (c) She said that she liked mangoes.
  3. 3.What does “Ravi told me that the shop was closed.” mean? (a) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी। (b) वह तैर सकती है। (c) वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं।
  4. 4.She ___ me that the class was cancelled. (a) spoke (b) said (c) told
  5. 5.Make a sentence: like / this / do / not / song. / I
  6. 6.Make a sentence: the / asked / left. / had / bus / He / whether
  7. 7.Make a sentence: work. / his / finished / he / that / Aman / said / had
  8. 8.Riya asked me where I ___ going. (a) was (b) were (c) be
  9. 9.What does “He asked me not to be late.” mean? (a) उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा। (b) क्या वह तैर सकती है? (c) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी।
  10. 10.What does “She can swim.” mean? (a) वह तैर नहीं सकती। (b) उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा। (c) वह तैर सकती है।
  11. 11.Make a sentence: I / where / My / was / me / going. / asked / mother
  12. 12.Make a sentence: swim. / cannot / She
  13. 13.He ___ that he was hungry. (a) asked (b) said (c) told
  14. 14.You are ready. → ___ you ready? (a) Do (b) Is (c) Are
  15. 15.What does “The doctor said that I should rest.” mean? (a) डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए। (b) उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ। (c) उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा।
  16. 16.My friend asked ___ I was coming. (a) if (b) what (c) that
  17. 17.She drives. → She ___ drive. (a) don't (b) doesn't (c) isn't
  18. 18."I like tea." → He said that he ___ tea. (a) liking (b) liked (c) like
  19. 19.What does “I like this song.” mean? (a) वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं। (b) मुझे यह गाना पसंद है। (c) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं।
  20. 20.What does “She said that she liked mangoes.” mean? (a) वह तैर नहीं सकती। (b) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं। (c) डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए।
  21. 21.Make a sentence: finished / had / said / his / he / Aman / that / work.
  22. 22.Make a sentence: finished / that / his / had / work. / Aman / he / said
  23. 23.Choose the English for: “क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं?” (a) Are they playing cricket? (b) I do not like this song. (c) She cannot swim.
  24. 24."I am busy." → She said that she ___ busy. (a) were (b) am (c) was
  25. 25.Make a sentence: Are / cricket? / playing / they
  26. 26.Make a sentence: she / swim? / Can
  27. 27.Choose the English for: “टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा।” (a) The teacher told us to sit down. (b) She said that she liked mangoes. (c) Do you like this song?
  28. 28.What does “Are they playing cricket?” mean? (a) टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा। (b) क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं? (c) उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी।
  29. 29.The teacher told us ___ quiet. (a) to be (b) being (c) be
  30. 30.Choose the English for: “उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था।” (a) She can swim. (b) The teacher told us to sit down. (c) He said that he was tired.
  31. 31.Make a sentence: are / cricket. / playing / They
  32. 32.Make a sentence: his / had / he / said / Aman / finished / that / work.
  33. 33.Make a sentence: cannot / She / swim.
  34. 34.What does “The teacher told us to sit down.” mean? (a) टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा। (b) उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी। (c) उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा।
  35. 35.What does “She asked if I was free.” mean? (a) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी। (b) उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ। (c) उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी।
  36. 36.What does “He said that he was tired.” mean? (a) मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है। (b) टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा। (c) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था।
  37. 37.Make a sentence: asked / if / was / free. / I / She
  38. 38.What does “Can she swim?” mean? (a) उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ। (b) मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है। (c) क्या वह तैर सकती है?
  39. 39.Make a sentence: swim? / Can / she
  40. 40.What does “She cannot swim.” mean? (a) वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं। (b) वह तैर नहीं सकती। (c) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी।

Answer key

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

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