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English speaking lesson 26: Changing sentences: reported speech · Set 710 · 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: if / was / asked / I / She / free.
  2. 2.Choose the English for: “वह तैर नहीं सकती।” (a) She cannot swim. (b) She said that she liked mangoes. (c) I do not like this song.
  3. 3.She drives. → She ___ drive. (a) doesn't (b) don't (c) isn't
  4. 4.What does “Do you like this song?” mean? (a) क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है? (b) उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा। (c) वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं।
  5. 5."I like tea." → He said that he ___ tea. (a) liked (b) like (c) liking
  6. 6.Choose the English for: “उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा।” (a) The doctor said that I should rest. (b) The teacher told us to sit down. (c) He asked me not to be late.
  7. 7.My friend asked ___ I was coming. (a) what (b) if (c) that
  8. 8.Choose the English for: “अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था।” (a) Aman said that he had finished his work. (b) He asked me not to be late. (c) The doctor said that I should rest.
  9. 9.He ___ that he was hungry. (a) told (b) said (c) asked
  10. 10.What does “I do not like this song.” mean? (a) वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं। (b) मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है। (c) क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं?
  11. 11.Make a sentence: that / doctor / said / I / should / rest. / The
  12. 12.Riya asked me where I ___ going. (a) be (b) was (c) were
  13. 13.Make a sentence: playing / cricket? / Are / they
  14. 14.Make a sentence: finished / said / that / his / work. / Aman / he / had
  15. 15.Make a sentence: liked / she / said / She / that / mangoes.
  16. 16.Make a sentence: I / like / song. / this
  17. 17.Choose the English for: “रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी।” (a) I like this song. (b) Ravi told me that the shop was closed. (c) The teacher told us to sit down.
  18. 18.Make a sentence: asked / going. / I / where / was / me / mother / My
  19. 19.What does “She said that she liked mangoes.” mean? (a) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं। (b) क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं? (c) डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए।
  20. 20.Choose the English for: “माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ।” (a) He asked whether the bus had left. (b) The teacher told us to sit down. (c) My mother asked me where I was going.
  21. 21.What does “She can swim.” mean? (a) क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं? (b) उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ। (c) वह तैर सकती है।
  22. 22.Make a sentence: song? / you / Do / like / this
  23. 23.Make a sentence: was / mother / asked / My / I / going. / where / me
  24. 24.She ___ me that the class was cancelled. (a) told (b) spoke (c) said
  25. 25.Make a sentence: can / She / swim.
  26. 26.Choose the English for: “डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए।” (a) Are they playing cricket? (b) He said that he was tired. (c) The doctor said that I should rest.
  27. 27.Make a sentence: told / the / that / closed. / me / Ravi / was / shop
  28. 28.What does “Can she swim?” mean? (a) अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था। (b) उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा। (c) क्या वह तैर सकती है?
  29. 29.You are ready. → ___ you ready? (a) Is (b) Do (c) Are
  30. 30.Make a sentence: the / asked / left. / whether / He / had / bus
  31. 31.Make a sentence: She / swim. / cannot
  32. 32.What does “My mother asked me where I was going.” mean? (a) मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है। (b) नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी। (c) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ।
  33. 33.The teacher told us ___ quiet. (a) be (b) to be (c) being
  34. 34.Choose the English for: “मुझे यह गाना पसंद है।” (a) They are playing cricket. (b) She asked if I was free. (c) I like this song.
  35. 35.Make a sentence: Are / playing / they / cricket?
  36. 36.What does “He asked me not to be late.” mean? (a) वह तैर नहीं सकती। (b) डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए। (c) उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा।
  37. 37.What does “They are playing cricket.” mean? (a) उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी। (b) डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए। (c) वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं।
  38. 38.Make a sentence: you / song? / this / Do / like
  39. 39.Make a sentence: she / Can / swim?
  40. 40.Choose the English for: “क्या वह तैर सकती है?” (a) Can she swim? (b) My mother asked me where I was going. (c) Neha said that she would call me.

Answer key

  1. She asked if I was free.
  2. She cannot swim.
  3. doesn't
  4. क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है?
  5. liked
  6. He asked me not to be late.
  7. if
  8. Aman said that he had finished his work.
  9. said
  10. मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है।
  11. The doctor said that I should rest.
  12. was
  13. Are they playing cricket?
  14. Aman said that he had finished his work.
  15. She said that she liked mangoes.
  16. I like this song.
  17. Ravi told me that the shop was closed.
  18. My mother asked me where I was going.
  19. उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं।
  20. My mother asked me where I was going.
  21. वह तैर सकती है।
  22. Do you like this song?
  23. My mother asked me where I was going.
  24. told
  25. She can swim.
  26. The doctor said that I should rest.
  27. Ravi told me that the shop was closed.
  28. क्या वह तैर सकती है?
  29. Are
  30. He asked whether the bus had left.
  31. She cannot swim.
  32. माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ।
  33. to be
  34. I like this song.
  35. Are they playing cricket?
  36. उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा।
  37. वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं।
  38. Do you like this song?
  39. Can she swim?
  40. Can she swim?

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