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English speaking lesson 26: Changing sentences: reported speech · Set 756 · 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) वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं। (c) अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था।
  2. 2.Choose the English for: “मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है।” (a) She asked if I was free. (b) Do you like this song? (c) I do not like this song.
  3. 3.Choose the English for: “क्या वह तैर सकती है?” (a) Can she swim? (b) He said that he was tired. (c) I like this song.
  4. 4.Make a sentence: left. / bus / asked / whether / had / He / the
  5. 5.My friend asked ___ I was coming. (a) what (b) if (c) that
  6. 6.The teacher told us ___ quiet. (a) being (b) to be (c) be
  7. 7.What does “Ravi told me that the shop was closed.” mean? (a) टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा। (b) डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए। (c) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी।
  8. 8.Make a sentence: that / me. / call / would / she / Neha / said
  9. 9.Make a sentence: do / like / this / not / I / song.
  10. 10.Make a sentence: She / swim. / cannot
  11. 11.Choose the English for: “क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है?” (a) Do you like this song? (b) He said that he was tired. (c) She can swim.
  12. 12.What does “Neha said that she would call me.” mean? (a) नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी। (b) उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा। (c) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ।
  13. 13.Make a sentence: swim? / she / Can
  14. 14.Riya asked me where I ___ going. (a) was (b) be (c) were
  15. 15.Make a sentence: if / asked / free. / She / I / was
  16. 16.What does “My mother asked me where I was going.” mean? (a) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ। (b) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी। (c) क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है?
  17. 17.What does “The teacher told us to sit down.” mean? (a) टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा। (b) अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था। (c) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं।
  18. 18.Make a sentence: shop / closed. / me / was / told / the / that / Ravi
  19. 19.What does “She can swim.” mean? (a) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था। (b) वह तैर सकती है। (c) वह तैर नहीं सकती।
  20. 20.What does “He asked whether the bus had left.” mean? (a) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी। (b) वह तैर सकती है। (c) उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी।
  21. 21.Make a sentence: song. / not / like / I / this / do
  22. 22.Choose the English for: “उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं।” (a) I do not like this song. (b) My mother asked me where I was going. (c) She said that she liked mangoes.
  23. 23.Make a sentence: she / said / that / liked / She / mangoes.
  24. 24.Make a sentence: He / be / me / late. / not / asked / to
  25. 25.Make a sentence: said / Aman / work. / had / he / his / finished / that
  26. 26.Make a sentence: My / me / mother / going. / asked / I / where / was
  27. 27.What does “She cannot swim.” mean? (a) वह तैर नहीं सकती। (b) उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ। (c) डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए।
  28. 28.Make a sentence: like / song? / you / this / Do
  29. 29.You are ready. → ___ you ready? (a) Are (b) Do (c) Is
  30. 30.Make a sentence: us / The / down. / to / told / sit / teacher
  31. 31.What does “Are they playing cricket?” mean? (a) वह तैर नहीं सकती। (b) क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं? (c) मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है।
  32. 32.Make a sentence: whether / left. / bus / had / asked / He / the
  33. 33.Make a sentence: that / He / was / he / tired. / said
  34. 34.Make a sentence: are / playing / cricket. / They
  35. 35.She ___ me that the class was cancelled. (a) spoke (b) told (c) said
  36. 36.Make a sentence: swim. / can / She
  37. 37.Choose the English for: “उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था।” (a) The doctor said that I should rest. (b) Can she swim? (c) He said that he was tired.
  38. 38.Make a sentence: this / not / song. / do / like / I
  39. 39.He ___ that he was hungry. (a) said (b) told (c) asked
  40. 40.Choose the English for: “रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी।” (a) I do not like this song. (b) My mother asked me where I was going. (c) Ravi told me that the shop was closed.

Answer key

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

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