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English speaking lesson 26: Changing sentences: reported speech · Set 768 · 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) be (b) were (c) was
  2. 2.Make a sentence: me / He / late. / be / not / asked / to
  3. 3."I like tea." → He said that he ___ tea. (a) liked (b) liking (c) like
  4. 4.Choose the English for: “उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था।” (a) He said that he was tired. (b) Are they playing cricket? (c) Do you like this song?
  5. 5.Make a sentence: me. / she / would / call / that / Neha / said
  6. 6.Make a sentence: swim. / can / She
  7. 7.Choose the English for: “डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए।” (a) They are playing cricket. (b) Can she swim? (c) The doctor said that I should rest.
  8. 8.You are ready. → ___ you ready? (a) Do (b) Are (c) Is
  9. 9.She drives. → She ___ drive. (a) isn't (b) don't (c) doesn't
  10. 10.What does “Neha said that she would call me.” mean? (a) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी। (b) क्या वह तैर सकती है? (c) नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी।
  11. 11.Make a sentence: us / teacher / told / sit / The / down. / to
  12. 12.My friend asked ___ I was coming. (a) if (b) that (c) what
  13. 13.What does “He asked whether the bus had left.” mean? (a) उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी। (b) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं। (c) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था।
  14. 14.She ___ me that the class was cancelled. (a) said (b) spoke (c) told
  15. 15.Make a sentence: she / swim? / Can
  16. 16.What does “I do not like this song.” mean? (a) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था। (b) क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है? (c) मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है।
  17. 17.Choose the English for: “अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था।” (a) She can swim. (b) Aman said that he had finished his work. (c) She said that she liked mangoes.
  18. 18.Make a sentence: like / I / this / song.
  19. 19.Choose the English for: “उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा।” (a) They are playing cricket. (b) He asked me not to be late. (c) Can she swim?
  20. 20.He ___ that he was hungry. (a) asked (b) said (c) told
  21. 21.What does “She said that she liked mangoes.” mean? (a) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं। (b) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी। (c) टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा।
  22. 22.Make a sentence: that / was / me / closed. / told / Ravi / shop / the
  23. 23.Make a sentence: she / said / liked / mangoes. / She / that
  24. 24.Make a sentence: cricket? / they / Are / playing
  25. 25.Make a sentence: this / Do / you / like / song?
  26. 26.Make a sentence: should / that / doctor / I / The / said / rest.
  27. 27.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 मैं खाली हूँ। (c) उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी।
  28. 28."I am busy." → She said that she ___ busy. (a) am (b) were (c) was
  29. 29.Make a sentence: song? / Do / this / like / you
  30. 30.What does “He said that he was tired.” mean? (a) क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं? (b) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं। (c) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था।
  31. 31.The teacher told us ___ quiet. (a) to be (b) being (c) be
  32. 32.What does “The doctor said that I should rest.” mean? (a) डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए। (b) वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं। (c) मुझे यह गाना पसंद है।
  33. 33.Make a sentence: whether / had / He / bus / left. / asked / the
  34. 34.What does “Do you like this song?” mean? (a) वह तैर नहीं सकती। (b) क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है? (c) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं।
  35. 35.What does “She cannot swim.” mean? (a) नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी। (b) वह तैर सकती है। (c) वह तैर नहीं सकती।
  36. 36.Make a sentence: going. / I / asked / My / was / where / mother / me
  37. 37.What does “Can she swim?” mean? (a) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था। (b) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ। (c) क्या वह तैर सकती है?
  38. 38.Make a sentence: playing / cricket? / Are / they
  39. 39.Choose the English for: “क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है?” (a) Do you like this song? (b) I like this song. (c) She can swim.
  40. 40.Make a sentence: not / this / like / do / song. / I

Answer key

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

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