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English speaking lesson 26: Changing sentences: reported speech · Set 722 · 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.What does “He said that he was tired.” mean? (a) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था। (b) क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है? (c) उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ।
  2. 2.Make a sentence: Are / they / cricket? / playing
  3. 3.Make a sentence: had / the / He / left. / whether / asked / bus
  4. 4.She drives. → She ___ drive. (a) doesn't (b) isn't (c) don't
  5. 5.The teacher told us ___ quiet. (a) being (b) be (c) to be
  6. 6.Make a sentence: whether / He / the / asked / bus / had / left.
  7. 7.He ___ that he was hungry. (a) asked (b) said (c) told
  8. 8.Make a sentence: like / I / do / this / not / song.
  9. 9.What does “My mother asked me where I was going.” mean? (a) डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए। (b) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ। (c) मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है।
  10. 10.My friend asked ___ I was coming. (a) if (b) what (c) that
  11. 11.Make a sentence: swim. / cannot / She
  12. 12.Make a sentence: do / like / I / this / not / song.
  13. 13.Make a sentence: I / going. / mother / was / me / asked / My / where
  14. 14."I like tea." → He said that he ___ tea. (a) like (b) liking (c) liked
  15. 15.What does “He asked whether the bus had left.” mean? (a) मुझे यह गाना पसंद है। (b) वह तैर सकती है। (c) उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी।
  16. 16.Riya asked me where I ___ going. (a) be (b) was (c) were
  17. 17.Make a sentence: He / left. / bus / the / whether / asked / had
  18. 18.Make a sentence: work. / had / finished / that / his / said / he / Aman
  19. 19.Make a sentence: had / the / left. / He / bus / whether / asked
  20. 20.Choose the English for: “उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी।” (a) Ravi told me that the shop was closed. (b) He asked whether the bus had left. (c) He said that he was tired.
  21. 21.Make a sentence: asked / had / whether / the / He / left. / bus
  22. 22.Make a sentence: free. / was / I / if / asked / She
  23. 23.What does “I like this song.” mean? (a) वह तैर नहीं सकती। (b) क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है? (c) मुझे यह गाना पसंद है।
  24. 24.Choose the English for: “उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ।” (a) She asked if I was free. (b) My mother asked me where I was going. (c) Are they playing cricket?
  25. 25.Make a sentence: not / this / like / song. / I / do
  26. 26.She ___ me that the class was cancelled. (a) told (b) said (c) spoke
  27. 27.You are ready. → ___ you ready? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Do
  28. 28.Make a sentence: asked / me / be / He / not / to / late.
  29. 29.Choose the English for: “उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा।” (a) Do you like this song? (b) He asked me not to be late. (c) Ravi told me that the shop was closed.
  30. 30.Make a sentence: do / not / this / song. / like / I
  31. 31.Make a sentence: they / playing / cricket? / Are
  32. 32.What does “Are they playing cricket?” mean? (a) क्या वह तैर सकती है? (b) डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए। (c) क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं?
  33. 33.Make a sentence: like / song. / this / I
  34. 34.Choose the English for: “रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी।” (a) She asked if I was free. (b) Do you like this song? (c) Ravi told me that the shop was closed.
  35. 35.Make a sentence: down. / us / sit / to / The / teacher / told
  36. 36.Make a sentence: down. / to / sit / teacher / told / us / The
  37. 37.Choose the English for: “टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा।” (a) The teacher told us to sit down. (b) She cannot swim. (c) She asked if I was free.
  38. 38.What does “The teacher told us to sit down.” mean? (a) टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा। (b) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं। (c) क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है?
  39. 39.What does “He asked me not to be late.” mean? (a) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था। (b) क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है? (c) उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा।
  40. 40.Choose the English for: “मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है।” (a) She said that she liked mangoes. (b) I do not like this song. (c) Do you like this song?

Answer key

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

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