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English speaking lesson 26: Changing sentences: reported speech · Set 738 · 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 मैं खाली हूँ।” (a) The teacher told us to sit down. (b) She asked if I was free. (c) He asked whether the bus had left.
  2. 2.My friend asked ___ I was coming. (a) if (b) what (c) that
  3. 3.What does “He asked me not to be late.” mean? (a) उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा। (b) डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए। (c) क्या वह तैर सकती है?
  4. 4.What does “My mother asked me where I was going.” mean? (a) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी। (b) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ। (c) अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था।
  5. 5.What does “Do you like this song?” mean? (a) उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ। (b) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था। (c) क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है?
  6. 6.You are ready. → ___ you ready? (a) Is (b) Do (c) Are
  7. 7.Choose the English for: “नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी।” (a) I do not like this song. (b) Can she swim? (c) Neha said that she would call me.
  8. 8.What does “I do not like this song.” mean? (a) वह तैर नहीं सकती। (b) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ। (c) मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है।
  9. 9.He ___ that he was hungry. (a) said (b) told (c) asked
  10. 10.Make a sentence: mother / I / where / asked / me / was / going. / My
  11. 11.She ___ me that the class was cancelled. (a) said (b) told (c) spoke
  12. 12.Choose the English for: “रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी।” (a) The teacher told us to sit down. (b) Ravi told me that the shop was closed. (c) Do you like this song?
  13. 13.Choose the English for: “मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है।” (a) I do not like this song. (b) I like this song. (c) Aman said that he had finished his work.
  14. 14."I am busy." → She said that she ___ busy. (a) am (b) were (c) was
  15. 15.Riya asked me where I ___ going. (a) was (b) were (c) be
  16. 16.What does “She can swim.” mean? (a) वह तैर सकती है। (b) नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी। (c) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी।
  17. 17.Make a sentence: she / that / call / said / would / Neha / me.
  18. 18.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 whether the bus had left.
  19. 19.Make a sentence: cricket? / they / Are / playing
  20. 20.What does “The doctor said that I should rest.” mean? (a) उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ। (b) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी। (c) डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए।
  21. 21.She drives. → She ___ drive. (a) doesn't (b) isn't (c) don't
  22. 22.What does “She asked if I was free.” mean? (a) वह तैर नहीं सकती। (b) उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ। (c) उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी।
  23. 23.Make a sentence: mangoes. / said / that / she / liked / She
  24. 24.The teacher told us ___ quiet. (a) be (b) being (c) to be
  25. 25.Choose the English for: “अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था।” (a) Do you like this song? (b) She said that she liked mangoes. (c) Aman said that he had finished his work.
  26. 26.Choose the English for: “उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं।” (a) She said that she liked mangoes. (b) The teacher told us to sit down. (c) She can swim.
  27. 27.Choose the English for: “उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी।” (a) He asked whether the bus had left. (b) She said that she liked mangoes. (c) She asked if I was free.
  28. 28.Make a sentence: swim. / She / can
  29. 29.Make a sentence: me / not / to / be / late. / asked / He
  30. 30.What does “The teacher told us to sit down.” mean? (a) नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी। (b) टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा। (c) वह तैर सकती है।
  31. 31.Choose the English for: “क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं?” (a) Are they playing cricket? (b) I like this song. (c) She said that she liked mangoes.
  32. 32.Make a sentence: she / said / that / She / liked / mangoes.
  33. 33.What does “Ravi told me that the shop was closed.” mean? (a) वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं। (b) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी। (c) क्या वह तैर सकती है?
  34. 34.What does “She said that she liked mangoes.” mean? (a) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं। (b) उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा। (c) वह तैर सकती है।
  35. 35.Make a sentence: playing / cricket. / are / They
  36. 36."I like tea." → He said that he ___ tea. (a) liked (b) like (c) liking
  37. 37.Make a sentence: not / late. / asked / He / to / me / be
  38. 38.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) वह तैर सकती है।
  39. 39.Make a sentence: swim. / cannot / She
  40. 40.What does “Aman said that he had finished his work.” mean? (a) टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा। (b) अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था। (c) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ।

Answer key

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

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