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English speaking lesson 26: Changing sentences: reported speech · Set 716 · 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: “डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए।” (a) Do you like this song? (b) The doctor said that I should rest. (c) I like this song.
  2. 2.She ___ me that the class was cancelled. (a) told (b) spoke (c) said
  3. 3.What does “I like this song.” mean? (a) नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी। (b) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था। (c) मुझे यह गाना पसंद है।
  4. 4.Choose the English for: “वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं।” (a) He said that he was tired. (b) She can swim. (c) They are playing cricket.
  5. 5.My friend asked ___ I was coming. (a) what (b) that (c) if
  6. 6.What does “He asked me not to be late.” mean? (a) अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था। (b) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं। (c) उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा।
  7. 7.What does “Do you like this song?” mean? (a) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ। (b) मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है। (c) क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है?
  8. 8.Choose the English for: “टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा।” (a) The doctor said that I should rest. (b) Can she swim? (c) The teacher told us to sit down.
  9. 9.Make a sentence: swim? / Can / she
  10. 10.He ___ that he was hungry. (a) said (b) asked (c) told
  11. 11.Make a sentence: cannot / swim. / She
  12. 12.Make a sentence: had / finished / he / Aman / that / his / said / work.
  13. 13.Make a sentence: said / He / tired. / he / that / was
  14. 14.What does “She can swim.” mean? (a) अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था। (b) डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए। (c) वह तैर सकती है।
  15. 15.Make a sentence: I / song. / this / like
  16. 16.Make a sentence: you / like / this / song? / Do
  17. 17.Make a sentence: to / us / down. / told / sit / The / teacher
  18. 18.What does “Are they playing cricket?” mean? (a) नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी। (b) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी। (c) क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं?
  19. 19.What does “Can she swim?” mean? (a) उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ। (b) डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए। (c) क्या वह तैर सकती है?
  20. 20.Make a sentence: me / He / not / to / late. / be / asked
  21. 21."I like tea." → He said that he ___ tea. (a) liked (b) liking (c) like
  22. 22.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) वह तैर सकती है।
  23. 23.Make a sentence: left. / bus / had / the / He / whether / asked
  24. 24.Make a sentence: I / not / this / like / do / song.
  25. 25.The teacher told us ___ quiet. (a) to be (b) be (c) being
  26. 26.Make a sentence: liked / mangoes. / She / she / that / said
  27. 27.What does “The doctor said that I should rest.” mean? (a) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं। (b) डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए। (c) उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा।
  28. 28.Make a sentence: He / late. / be / to / not / asked / me
  29. 29.Riya asked me where I ___ going. (a) be (b) was (c) were
  30. 30.Make a sentence: like / not / I / song. / this / do
  31. 31.Make a sentence: said / The / that / rest. / I / doctor / should
  32. 32.You are ready. → ___ you ready? (a) Are (b) Do (c) Is
  33. 33.Make a sentence: song. / I / like / not / do / this
  34. 34.What does “He asked whether the bus had left.” mean? (a) क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है? (b) उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी। (c) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी।
  35. 35.What does “She asked if I was free.” mean? (a) उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ। (b) टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा। (c) नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी।
  36. 36.Choose the English for: “रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी।” (a) Do you like this song? (b) Ravi told me that the shop was closed. (c) Aman said that he had finished his work.
  37. 37.She drives. → She ___ drive. (a) don't (b) isn't (c) doesn't
  38. 38.Choose the English for: “उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा।” (a) Aman said that he had finished his work. (b) She asked if I was free. (c) He asked me not to be late.
  39. 39.Make a sentence: swim. / can / She
  40. 40.Make a sentence: said / She / mangoes. / that / liked / she

Answer key

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

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