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English speaking lesson 26: Changing sentences: reported speech · Set 701 · 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: “मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है।” (a) He asked whether the bus had left. (b) They are playing cricket. (c) I do not like this song.
  2. 2.Choose the English for: “नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी।” (a) She cannot swim. (b) I like this song. (c) Neha said that she would call me.
  3. 3.Make a sentence: mother / me / asked / going. / where / My / was / I
  4. 4.She ___ me that the class was cancelled. (a) said (b) spoke (c) told
  5. 5.Choose the English for: “वह तैर सकती है।” (a) She can swim. (b) The teacher told us to sit down. (c) She said that she liked mangoes.
  6. 6.Make a sentence: that / she / said / liked / She / mangoes.
  7. 7.Make a sentence: tired. / that / was / said / He / he
  8. 8.What does “Can she swim?” mean? (a) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी। (b) क्या वह तैर सकती है? (c) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं।
  9. 9.What does “Neha said that she would call me.” mean? (a) क्या वह तैर सकती है? (b) नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी। (c) मुझे यह गाना पसंद है।
  10. 10.What does “She can swim.” mean? (a) वह तैर सकती है। (b) वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं। (c) क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं?
  11. 11.She drives. → She ___ drive. (a) don't (b) doesn't (c) isn't
  12. 12.What does “My mother asked me where I was going.” mean? (a) मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है। (b) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं। (c) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ।
  13. 13.Make a sentence: was / I / me / My / asked / mother / where / going.
  14. 14.What does “Ravi told me that the shop was closed.” mean? (a) क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं? (b) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी। (c) अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था।
  15. 15.Choose the English for: “डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए।” (a) The doctor said that I should rest. (b) Ravi told me that the shop was closed. (c) He said that he was tired.
  16. 16.What does “She cannot swim.” mean? (a) वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं। (b) वह तैर नहीं सकती। (c) उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा।
  17. 17.Choose the English for: “उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी।” (a) She cannot swim. (b) They are playing cricket. (c) He asked whether the bus had left.
  18. 18.Choose the English for: “उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा।” (a) She said that she liked mangoes. (b) He asked me not to be late. (c) My mother asked me where I was going.
  19. 19.You are ready. → ___ you ready? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Do
  20. 20."I like tea." → He said that he ___ tea. (a) liked (b) liking (c) like
  21. 21.Riya asked me where I ___ going. (a) be (b) was (c) were
  22. 22.My friend asked ___ I was coming. (a) that (b) if (c) what
  23. 23.Make a sentence: the / was / shop / closed. / told / Ravi / me / that
  24. 24.Choose the English for: “क्या वह तैर सकती है?” (a) My mother asked me where I was going. (b) Aman said that he had finished his work. (c) Can she swim?
  25. 25.He ___ that he was hungry. (a) told (b) asked (c) said
  26. 26.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) क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है?
  27. 27.Choose the English for: “रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी।” (a) Can she swim? (b) She can swim. (c) Ravi told me that the shop was closed.
  28. 28.What does “She said that she liked mangoes.” mean? (a) क्या वह तैर सकती है? (b) मुझे यह गाना पसंद है। (c) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं।
  29. 29.Choose the English for: “माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ।” (a) Can she swim? (b) My mother asked me where I was going. (c) She asked if I was free.
  30. 30."I am busy." → She said that she ___ busy. (a) were (b) am (c) was
  31. 31.What does “He asked me not to be late.” mean? (a) अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था। (b) क्या वह तैर सकती है? (c) उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा।
  32. 32.Choose the English for: “उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ।” (a) Do you like this song? (b) She asked if I was free. (c) Are they playing cricket?
  33. 33.What does “The doctor said that I should rest.” mean? (a) अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था। (b) डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए। (c) उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ।
  34. 34.Make a sentence: that / liked / She / mangoes. / said / she
  35. 35.What does “She asked if I was free.” mean? (a) उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी। (b) वह तैर सकती है। (c) उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ।
  36. 36.Make a sentence: me / late. / He / asked / be / to / not
  37. 37.Make a sentence: was / if / I / She / free. / asked
  38. 38.What does “I do not like this song.” mean? (a) उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ। (b) मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है। (c) नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी।
  39. 39.Make a sentence: sit / told / teacher / down. / us / The / to
  40. 40.Make a sentence: playing / Are / they / cricket?

Answer key

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

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