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English speaking lesson 26: Changing sentences: reported speech · Set 759 · 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.She ___ me that the class was cancelled. (a) said (b) told (c) spoke
  2. 2.Make a sentence: she / said / call / Neha / that / would / me.
  3. 3.Choose the English for: “क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं?” (a) Neha said that she would call me. (b) Are they playing cricket? (c) He asked whether the bus had left.
  4. 4.She drives. → She ___ drive. (a) isn't (b) don't (c) doesn't
  5. 5.Choose the English for: “क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है?” (a) Are they playing cricket? (b) Do you like this song? (c) I do not like this song.
  6. 6.The teacher told us ___ quiet. (a) being (b) to be (c) be
  7. 7.Choose the English for: “क्या वह तैर सकती है?” (a) He asked me not to be late. (b) My mother asked me where I was going. (c) Can she swim?
  8. 8.Choose the English for: “वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं।” (a) Can she swim? (b) I like this song. (c) They are playing cricket.
  9. 9.Make a sentence: I / this / song. / like
  10. 10.My friend asked ___ I was coming. (a) what (b) that (c) if
  11. 11.Choose the English for: “उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी।” (a) Do you like this song? (b) He asked whether the bus had left. (c) I do not like this song.
  12. 12.Make a sentence: me / closed. / Ravi / that / shop / was / told / the
  13. 13.Make a sentence: she / mangoes. / She / that / said / liked
  14. 14.What does “Can she swim?” mean? (a) टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा। (b) क्या वह तैर सकती है? (c) वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं।
  15. 15.Make a sentence: song. / this / not / do / I / like
  16. 16.What does “She asked if I was free.” mean? (a) उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ। (b) क्या वह तैर सकती है? (c) उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी।
  17. 17.Choose the English for: “डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए।” (a) I like this song. (b) The doctor said that I should rest. (c) The teacher told us to sit down.
  18. 18.What does “Do you like this song?” mean? (a) टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा। (b) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी। (c) क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है?
  19. 19.Make a sentence: to / sit / down. / The / us / told / teacher
  20. 20.Riya asked me where I ___ going. (a) be (b) was (c) were
  21. 21.Make a sentence: like / do / this / not / song. / I
  22. 22.Make a sentence: this / like / I / song.
  23. 23.Choose the English for: “अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था।” (a) The teacher told us to sit down. (b) He said that he was tired. (c) Aman said that he had finished his work.
  24. 24.Make a sentence: me / going. / was / I / where / asked / mother / My
  25. 25.Make a sentence: Neha / would / me. / call / she / said / that
  26. 26.What does “She can swim.” mean? (a) क्या वह तैर सकती है? (b) मुझे यह गाना पसंद है। (c) वह तैर सकती है।
  27. 27.You are ready. → ___ you ready? (a) Do (b) Are (c) Is
  28. 28.What does “I like this song.” mean? (a) मुझे यह गाना पसंद है। (b) अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था। (c) वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं।
  29. 29."I like tea." → He said that he ___ tea. (a) like (b) liking (c) liked
  30. 30.He ___ that he was hungry. (a) said (b) asked (c) told
  31. 31.Make a sentence: tired. / was / He / that / said / he
  32. 32.What does “Ravi told me that the shop was closed.” mean? (a) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी। (b) मुझे यह गाना पसंद है। (c) उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी।
  33. 33.Choose the English for: “नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी।” (a) Do you like this song? (b) My mother asked me where I was going. (c) Neha said that she would call me.
  34. 34.Choose the English for: “वह तैर सकती है।” (a) She can swim. (b) My mother asked me where I was going. (c) He said that he was tired.
  35. 35.What does “He asked whether the bus had left.” mean? (a) उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ। (b) उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी। (c) क्या वह तैर सकती है?
  36. 36."I am busy." → She said that she ___ busy. (a) am (b) were (c) was
  37. 37.Make a sentence: song? / this / Do / like / you
  38. 38.Make a sentence: going. / asked / My / was / me / mother / I / where
  39. 39.What does “Neha said that she would call me.” mean? (a) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं। (b) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ। (c) नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी।
  40. 40.Make a sentence: had / that / his / finished / work. / said / Aman / he

Answer key

  1. told
  2. Neha said that she would call me.
  3. Are they playing cricket?
  4. doesn't
  5. Do you like this song?
  6. to be
  7. Can she swim?
  8. They are playing cricket.
  9. I like this song.
  10. if
  11. He asked whether the bus had left.
  12. Ravi told me that the shop was closed.
  13. She said that she liked mangoes.
  14. क्या वह तैर सकती है?
  15. I do not like this song.
  16. उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ।
  17. The doctor said that I should rest.
  18. क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है?
  19. The teacher told us to sit down.
  20. was
  21. I do not like this song.
  22. I like this song.
  23. Aman said that he had finished his work.
  24. My mother asked me where I was going.
  25. Neha said that she would call me.
  26. वह तैर सकती है।
  27. Are
  28. मुझे यह गाना पसंद है।
  29. liked
  30. said
  31. He said that he was tired.
  32. रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी।
  33. Neha said that she would call me.
  34. She can swim.
  35. उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी।
  36. was
  37. Do you like this song?
  38. My mother asked me where I was going.
  39. नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी।
  40. Aman said that he had finished his work.

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