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English speaking lesson 26: Changing sentences: reported speech · Set 75 · 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."I like tea." → He said that he ___ tea. (a) like (b) liked (c) liking
  2. 2.You are ready. → ___ you ready? (a) Do (b) Is (c) Are
  3. 3.She ___ me that the class was cancelled. (a) said (b) told (c) spoke
  4. 4.What does “He said that he was tired.” mean? (a) क्या वह तैर सकती है? (b) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था। (c) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ।
  5. 5.Choose the English for: “उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा।” (a) Are they playing cricket? (b) Aman said that he had finished his work. (c) He asked me not to be late.
  6. 6.My friend asked ___ I was coming. (a) if (b) that (c) what
  7. 7.Make a sentence: that / said / rest. / I / should / The / doctor
  8. 8.The teacher told us ___ quiet. (a) be (b) being (c) to be
  9. 9.Choose the English for: “क्या वह तैर सकती है?” (a) Do you like this song? (b) Can she swim? (c) Are they playing cricket?
  10. 10.He ___ that he was hungry. (a) asked (b) said (c) told
  11. 11.What does “She asked if I was free.” mean? (a) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ। (b) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था। (c) उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ।
  12. 12.Make a sentence: swim? / she / Can
  13. 13.She drives. → She ___ drive. (a) isn't (b) don't (c) doesn't
  14. 14.What does “Aman said that he had finished his work.” mean? (a) मुझे यह गाना पसंद है। (b) उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी। (c) अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था।
  15. 15.Riya asked me where I ___ going. (a) were (b) be (c) was
  16. 16.Choose the English for: “मुझे यह गाना पसंद है।” (a) She can swim. (b) My mother asked me where I was going. (c) I like this song.
  17. 17.Make a sentence: she / said / mangoes. / liked / She / that
  18. 18."I am busy." → She said that she ___ busy. (a) am (b) were (c) was
  19. 19.Make a sentence: me / shop / that / told / closed. / Ravi / was / the
  20. 20.What does “They are playing cricket.” mean? (a) क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं? (b) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं। (c) वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं।
  21. 21.What does “Are they playing cricket?” mean? (a) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं। (b) क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं? (c) टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा।
  22. 22.What does “Ravi told me that the shop was closed.” mean? (a) अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था। (b) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी। (c) नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी।
  23. 23.Make a sentence: you / this / like / song? / Do
  24. 24.Make a sentence: I / this / song. / not / like / do
  25. 25.Make a sentence: if / I / asked / She / was / free.
  26. 26.Make a sentence: me / was / mother / where / My / I / going. / asked
  27. 27.Choose the English for: “उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं।” (a) They are playing cricket. (b) She cannot swim. (c) She said that she liked mangoes.
  28. 28.Make a sentence: was / that / the / me / shop / closed. / told / Ravi
  29. 29.Make a sentence: She / she / said / mangoes. / that / liked
  30. 30.Make a sentence: like / song. / not / this / do / I
  31. 31.Make a sentence: asked / be / not / to / late. / me / He
  32. 32.What does “She can swim.” mean? (a) वह तैर सकती है। (b) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी। (c) उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ।
  33. 33.Make a sentence: swim. / can / She
  34. 34.Make a sentence: He / whether / left. / bus / the / had / asked
  35. 35.Make a sentence: that / said / Aman / his / had / he / work. / finished
  36. 36.Make a sentence: playing / Are / they / cricket?
  37. 37.What does “She said that she liked mangoes.” mean? (a) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ। (b) वह तैर सकती है। (c) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं।
  38. 38.Make a sentence: if / was / I / She / asked / free.
  39. 39.Make a sentence: would / she / call / that / Neha / me. / said
  40. 40.Make a sentence: whether / the / asked / He / left. / had / bus

Answer key

  1. liked
  2. Are
  3. told
  4. उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था।
  5. He asked me not to be late.
  6. if
  7. The doctor said that I should rest.
  8. to be
  9. Can she swim?
  10. said
  11. उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ।
  12. Can she swim?
  13. doesn't
  14. अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था।
  15. was
  16. I like this song.
  17. She said that she liked mangoes.
  18. was
  19. Ravi told me that the shop was closed.
  20. वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं।
  21. क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं?
  22. रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी।
  23. Do you like this song?
  24. I do not like this song.
  25. She asked if I was free.
  26. My mother asked me where I was going.
  27. She said that she liked mangoes.
  28. Ravi told me that the shop was closed.
  29. She said that she liked mangoes.
  30. I do not like this song.
  31. He asked me not to be late.
  32. वह तैर सकती है।
  33. She can swim.
  34. He asked whether the bus had left.
  35. Aman said that he had finished his work.
  36. Are they playing cricket?
  37. उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं।
  38. She asked if I was free.
  39. Neha said that she would call me.
  40. He asked whether the bus had left.

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