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English speaking lesson 26: Changing sentences: reported speech · Set 751 · 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.Riya asked me where I ___ going. (a) was (b) were (c) be
  2. 2.What does “He asked whether the bus had left.” mean? (a) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी। (b) डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए। (c) उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी।
  3. 3.You are ready. → ___ you ready? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Do
  4. 4.What does “My mother asked me where I was going.” mean? (a) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी। (b) वह तैर सकती है। (c) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ।
  5. 5."I like tea." → He said that he ___ tea. (a) liking (b) liked (c) like
  6. 6.Choose the English for: “मुझे यह गाना पसंद है।” (a) I do not like this song. (b) She said that she liked mangoes. (c) I like this song.
  7. 7.Make a sentence: song? / you / Do / this / like
  8. 8.He ___ that he was hungry. (a) told (b) asked (c) said
  9. 9.Make a sentence: She / that / she / liked / mangoes. / said
  10. 10.What does “She asked if I was free.” mean? (a) मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है। (b) उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ। (c) नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी।
  11. 11.She drives. → She ___ drive. (a) isn't (b) doesn't (c) don't
  12. 12.Make a sentence: that / liked / said / she / mangoes. / She
  13. 13.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।
  14. 14.Make a sentence: this / I / like / song.
  15. 15.What does “They are playing cricket.” mean? (a) उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी। (b) वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं। (c) मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है।
  16. 16.What does “Can she swim?” mean? (a) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी। (b) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ। (c) क्या वह तैर सकती है?
  17. 17.Make a sentence: the / bus / He / had / left. / asked / whether
  18. 18.My friend asked ___ I was coming. (a) what (b) that (c) if
  19. 19.Choose the English for: “उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं।” (a) She said that she liked mangoes. (b) She can swim. (c) Do you like this song?
  20. 20.What does “Are they playing cricket?” mean? (a) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं। (b) क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है? (c) क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं?
  21. 21.Make a sentence: free. / if / I / was / She / asked
  22. 22."I am busy." → She said that she ___ busy. (a) am (b) were (c) was
  23. 23.Choose the English for: “क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है?” (a) Neha said that she would call me. (b) Do you like this song? (c) Ravi told me that the shop was closed.
  24. 24.Make a sentence: should / that / I / doctor / The / rest. / said
  25. 25.Make a sentence: said / she / call / me. / that / Neha / would
  26. 26.Choose the English for: “नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी।” (a) He said that he was tired. (b) He asked me not to be late. (c) Neha said that she would call me.
  27. 27.Choose the English for: “वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं।” (a) She can swim. (b) They are playing cricket. (c) Ravi told me that the shop was closed.
  28. 28.Make a sentence: his / Aman / had / said / finished / he / work. / that
  29. 29.Make a sentence: She / mangoes. / she / said / that / liked
  30. 30.The teacher told us ___ quiet. (a) be (b) to be (c) being
  31. 31.What does “She can swim.” mean? (a) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ। (b) क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है? (c) वह तैर सकती है।
  32. 32.What does “He said that he was tired.” mean? (a) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी। (b) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था। (c) क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं?
  33. 33.Make a sentence: bus / had / left. / whether / He / asked / the
  34. 34.Make a sentence: was / me / I / asked / going. / mother / where / My
  35. 35.She ___ me that the class was cancelled. (a) said (b) spoke (c) told
  36. 36.Make a sentence: the / had / He / left. / asked / bus / whether
  37. 37.Choose the English for: “उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा।” (a) I like this song. (b) Can she swim? (c) He asked me not to be late.
  38. 38.What does “She cannot swim.” mean? (a) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी। (b) वह तैर नहीं सकती। (c) उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा।
  39. 39.Choose the English for: “रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी।” (a) Ravi told me that the shop was closed. (b) He said that he was tired. (c) The teacher told us to sit down.
  40. 40.What does “The teacher told us to sit down.” mean? (a) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी। (b) वह तैर सकती है। (c) टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा।

Answer key

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

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