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English speaking lesson 26: Changing sentences: reported speech · Set 758 · 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 “She asked if I was free.” mean? (a) उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ। (b) वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं। (c) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी।
  2. 2.My friend asked ___ I was coming. (a) what (b) that (c) if
  3. 3.Choose the English for: “वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं।” (a) He said that he was tired. (b) The doctor said that I should rest. (c) They are playing cricket.
  4. 4.What does “She can swim.” mean? (a) टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा। (b) मुझे यह गाना पसंद है। (c) वह तैर सकती है।
  5. 5.She ___ me that the class was cancelled. (a) spoke (b) said (c) told
  6. 6.Choose the English for: “रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी।” (a) Neha said that she would call me. (b) Can she swim? (c) Ravi told me that the shop was closed.
  7. 7.Choose the English for: “उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं।” (a) She said that she liked mangoes. (b) They are playing cricket. (c) Aman said that he had finished his work.
  8. 8."I like tea." → He said that he ___ tea. (a) like (b) liked (c) liking
  9. 9.Make a sentence: you / like / this / Do / song?
  10. 10.You are ready. → ___ you ready? (a) Is (b) Do (c) Are
  11. 11.Make a sentence: asked / where / me / My / I / going. / was / mother
  12. 12.Make a sentence: said / she / call / that / would / me. / Neha
  13. 13.Choose the English for: “उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी।” (a) She cannot swim. (b) He asked whether the bus had left. (c) Can she swim?
  14. 14.Make a sentence: asked / if / I / was / free. / She
  15. 15.Make a sentence: she / would / call / that / Neha / me. / said
  16. 16.He ___ that he was hungry. (a) told (b) said (c) asked
  17. 17.Riya asked me where I ___ going. (a) be (b) were (c) was
  18. 18.Make a sentence: She / she / mangoes. / liked / that / said
  19. 19.What does “I do not like this song.” mean? (a) मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है। (b) मुझे यह गाना पसंद है। (c) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ।
  20. 20.Make a sentence: playing / Are / cricket? / they
  21. 21."I am busy." → She said that she ___ busy. (a) were (b) was (c) am
  22. 22.Make a sentence: was / asked / mother / going. / I / me / My / where
  23. 23.What does “Ravi told me that the shop was closed.” mean? (a) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं। (b) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ। (c) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी।
  24. 24.Make a sentence: song. / this / like / I
  25. 25.Make a sentence: this / do / like / song. / I / not
  26. 26.What does “The teacher told us to sit down.” mean? (a) डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए। (b) टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा। (c) क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं?
  27. 27.What does “Can she swim?” mean? (a) वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं। (b) क्या वह तैर सकती है? (c) उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ।
  28. 28.What does “He asked me not to be late.” mean? (a) क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है? (b) डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए। (c) उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा।
  29. 29.Make a sentence: asked / whether / had / the / left. / He / bus
  30. 30.Choose the English for: “वह तैर नहीं सकती।” (a) He asked whether the bus had left. (b) She cannot swim. (c) Can she swim?
  31. 31.She drives. → She ___ drive. (a) doesn't (b) isn't (c) don't
  32. 32.What does “Do you like this song?” mean? (a) अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था। (b) टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा। (c) क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है?
  33. 33.Make a sentence: swim? / she / Can
  34. 34.Choose the English for: “उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था।” (a) My mother asked me where I was going. (b) He said that he was tired. (c) I like this song.
  35. 35.What does “I like this song.” mean? (a) क्या वह तैर सकती है? (b) मुझे यह गाना पसंद है। (c) उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी।
  36. 36.Make a sentence: that / tired. / he / was / said / He
  37. 37.What does “He said that he was tired.” mean? (a) वह तैर सकती है। (b) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था। (c) उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा।
  38. 38.Make a sentence: this / I / like / song.
  39. 39.Make a sentence: bus / left. / the / He / whether / asked / had
  40. 40.What does “The doctor said that I should rest.” mean? (a) मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है। (b) क्या वह तैर सकती है? (c) डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए।

Answer key

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

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