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English speaking lesson 26: Changing sentences: reported speech · Set 750 · 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.You are ready. → ___ you ready? (a) Are (b) Do (c) Is
  2. 2.What does “Can she swim?” mean? (a) वह तैर नहीं सकती। (b) क्या वह तैर सकती है? (c) टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा।
  3. 3.Choose the English for: “नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी।” (a) She asked if I was free. (b) He asked whether the bus had left. (c) Neha said that she would call me.
  4. 4.What does “The teacher told us to sit down.” mean? (a) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था। (b) टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा। (c) उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी।
  5. 5.Make a sentence: like / this / you / Do / song?
  6. 6.Make a sentence: asked / My / I / going. / me / where / mother / was
  7. 7.She ___ me that the class was cancelled. (a) told (b) spoke (c) said
  8. 8."I am busy." → She said that she ___ busy. (a) were (b) am (c) was
  9. 9.Make a sentence: cannot / swim. / She
  10. 10.He ___ that he was hungry. (a) said (b) told (c) asked
  11. 11."I like tea." → He said that he ___ tea. (a) like (b) liked (c) liking
  12. 12.Choose the English for: “वह तैर नहीं सकती।” (a) I like this song. (b) Neha said that she would call me. (c) She cannot swim.
  13. 13.What does “Neha said that she would call me.” mean? (a) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी। (b) नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी। (c) टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा।
  14. 14.Choose the English for: “उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी।” (a) My mother asked me where I was going. (b) He asked whether the bus had left. (c) He asked me not to be late.
  15. 15.Choose the English for: “मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है।” (a) Aman said that he had finished his work. (b) I do not like this song. (c) They are playing cricket.
  16. 16.Choose the English for: “उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ।” (a) He said that he was tired. (b) She asked if I was free. (c) The doctor said that I should rest.
  17. 17.What does “The doctor said that I should rest.” mean? (a) मुझे यह गाना पसंद है। (b) डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए। (c) क्या वह तैर सकती है?
  18. 18.Choose the English for: “क्या वह तैर सकती है?” (a) They are playing cricket. (b) My mother asked me where I was going. (c) Can she swim?
  19. 19.Make a sentence: asked / I / if / was / She / free.
  20. 20.Make a sentence: work. / his / he / had / finished / Aman / that / said
  21. 21.What does “He said that he was tired.” mean? (a) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था। (b) टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा। (c) नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी।
  22. 22.The teacher told us ___ quiet. (a) be (b) being (c) to be
  23. 23.Riya asked me where I ___ going. (a) was (b) be (c) were
  24. 24.Make a sentence: cannot / She / swim.
  25. 25.Make a sentence: that / call / she / Neha / said / me. / would
  26. 26.Make a sentence: song? / Do / this / like / you
  27. 27.Make a sentence: that / call / would / said / she / me. / Neha
  28. 28.Choose the English for: “माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ।” (a) My mother asked me where I was going. (b) She cannot swim. (c) I like this song.
  29. 29.Make a sentence: late. / to / He / me / asked / be / not
  30. 30.What does “My mother asked me where I was going.” mean? (a) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ। (b) उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी। (c) क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है?
  31. 31.What does “Are they playing cricket?” mean? (a) क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं? (b) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी। (c) वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं।
  32. 32.She drives. → She ___ drive. (a) don't (b) isn't (c) doesn't
  33. 33.What does “He asked whether the bus had left.” mean? (a) मुझे यह गाना पसंद है। (b) उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी। (c) वह तैर नहीं सकती।
  34. 34.Make a sentence: swim. / cannot / She
  35. 35.Make a sentence: swim. / She / can
  36. 36.Make a sentence: like / I / song. / this
  37. 37.What does “She said that she liked mangoes.” mean? (a) मुझे यह गाना पसंद है। (b) टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा। (c) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं।
  38. 38.Make a sentence: they / Are / cricket? / playing
  39. 39.Make a sentence: told / sit / us / teacher / down. / The / to
  40. 40.Make a sentence: cricket. / are / playing / They

Answer key

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

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