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English speaking lesson 26: Changing sentences: reported speech · Set 699 · 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 पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी।” (a) I like this song. (b) She cannot swim. (c) He asked whether the bus had left.
  2. 2.Make a sentence: told / was / shop / closed. / Ravi / me / the / that
  3. 3.What does “She said that she liked mangoes.” mean? (a) क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं? (b) वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं। (c) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं।
  4. 4.She drives. → She ___ drive. (a) isn't (b) doesn't (c) don't
  5. 5.Riya asked me where I ___ going. (a) be (b) was (c) were
  6. 6.Make a sentence: song. / I / not / this / like / do
  7. 7.Make a sentence: that / said / She / mangoes. / she / liked
  8. 8.Make a sentence: the / bus / had / left. / He / asked / whether
  9. 9.Choose the English for: “क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं?” (a) Do you like this song? (b) The teacher told us to sit down. (c) Are they playing cricket?
  10. 10.Choose the English for: “क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है?” (a) Aman said that he had finished his work. (b) Do you like this song? (c) He asked me not to be late.
  11. 11.You are ready. → ___ you ready? (a) Do (b) Are (c) Is
  12. 12.Choose the English for: “माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ।” (a) She asked if I was free. (b) My mother asked me where I was going. (c) He asked me not to be late.
  13. 13.Make a sentence: do / this / I / not / song. / like
  14. 14.What does “She can swim.” mean? (a) नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी। (b) वह तैर सकती है। (c) डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए।
  15. 15.What does “Aman said that he had finished his work.” mean? (a) अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था। (b) नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी। (c) वह तैर नहीं सकती।
  16. 16.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 वह थका हुआ था।
  17. 17.He ___ that he was hungry. (a) said (b) told (c) asked
  18. 18."I am busy." → She said that she ___ busy. (a) were (b) am (c) was
  19. 19.What does “He asked me not to be late.” mean? (a) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी। (b) मुझे यह गाना पसंद है। (c) उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा।
  20. 20.What does “My mother asked me where I was going.” mean? (a) टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा। (b) उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा। (c) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ।
  21. 21.Make a sentence: me / going. / My / was / asked / I / mother / where
  22. 22."I like tea." → He said that he ___ tea. (a) like (b) liking (c) liked
  23. 23.What does “He said that he was tired.” mean? (a) उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी। (b) उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा। (c) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था।
  24. 24.Choose the English for: “अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था।” (a) She said that she liked mangoes. (b) Can she swim? (c) Aman said that he had finished his work.
  25. 25.What does “He asked whether the bus had left.” mean? (a) उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी। (b) नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी। (c) वह तैर नहीं सकती।
  26. 26.Choose the English for: “उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा।” (a) He asked me not to be late. (b) He asked whether the bus had left. (c) She asked if I was free.
  27. 27.What does “The doctor said that I should rest.” mean? (a) डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए। (b) क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है? (c) क्या वह तैर सकती है?
  28. 28.Choose the English for: “उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था।” (a) The teacher told us to sit down. (b) He said that he was tired. (c) The doctor said that I should rest.
  29. 29.Make a sentence: that / said / finished / work. / he / Aman / his / had
  30. 30.Make a sentence: the / shop / that / closed. / was / Ravi / me / told
  31. 31.Make a sentence: us / to / told / sit / down. / teacher / The
  32. 32.Make a sentence: be / He / asked / to / not / late. / me
  33. 33.Make a sentence: do / I / this / song. / like / not
  34. 34.What does “Do you like this song?” mean? (a) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था। (b) क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है? (c) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं।
  35. 35.The teacher told us ___ quiet. (a) being (b) to be (c) be
  36. 36.Make a sentence: they / playing / cricket? / Are
  37. 37.Choose the English for: “वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं।” (a) He asked whether the bus had left. (b) I do not like this song. (c) They are playing cricket.
  38. 38.What does “They are playing cricket.” mean? (a) वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं। (b) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं। (c) टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा।
  39. 39.What does “Are they playing cricket?” mean? (a) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था। (b) क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं? (c) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं।
  40. 40.Make a sentence: song. / this / like / I

Answer key

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

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