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English speaking lesson 26: Changing sentences: reported speech · Set 772 · 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.My friend asked ___ I was coming. (a) that (b) if (c) what
  2. 2.Choose the English for: “नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी।” (a) He asked whether the bus had left. (b) The doctor said that I should rest. (c) Neha said that she would call me.
  3. 3.Make a sentence: cricket. / They / are / playing
  4. 4.Choose the English for: “वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं।” (a) They are playing cricket. (b) She asked if I was free. (c) He asked me not to be late.
  5. 5.What does “The doctor said that I should rest.” mean? (a) टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा। (b) डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए। (c) क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं?
  6. 6.Choose the English for: “क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं?” (a) Aman said that he had finished his work. (b) Ravi told me that the shop was closed. (c) Are they playing cricket?
  7. 7.She ___ me that the class was cancelled. (a) told (b) said (c) spoke
  8. 8.What does “Can she swim?” mean? (a) क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं? (b) क्या वह तैर सकती है? (c) उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा।
  9. 9.He ___ that he was hungry. (a) said (b) asked (c) told
  10. 10.Choose the English for: “वह तैर सकती है।” (a) The teacher told us to sit down. (b) She can swim. (c) Neha said that she would call me.
  11. 11.Choose the English for: “माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ।” (a) She said that she liked mangoes. (b) She can swim. (c) My mother asked me where I was going.
  12. 12."I am busy." → She said that she ___ busy. (a) am (b) were (c) was
  13. 13.Make a sentence: doctor / said / The / rest. / I / that / should
  14. 14.Make a sentence: swim. / She / can
  15. 15.Make a sentence: where / asked / My / me / I / going. / mother / was
  16. 16.Make a sentence: was / I / She / free. / asked / if
  17. 17.You are ready. → ___ you ready? (a) Do (b) Is (c) Are
  18. 18.What does “She cannot swim.” mean? (a) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी। (b) वह तैर नहीं सकती। (c) मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है।
  19. 19.What does “Neha said that she would call me.” mean? (a) नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी। (b) मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है। (c) मुझे यह गाना पसंद है।
  20. 20.What does “I like this song.” mean? (a) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ। (b) मुझे यह गाना पसंद है। (c) उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी।
  21. 21.Choose the English for: “क्या वह तैर सकती है?” (a) He asked me not to be late. (b) He said that he was tired. (c) Can she swim?
  22. 22.The teacher told us ___ quiet. (a) be (b) to be (c) being
  23. 23.What does “I do not like this song.” mean? (a) क्या वह तैर सकती है? (b) मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है। (c) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था।
  24. 24.What does “Ravi told me that the shop was closed.” mean? (a) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी। (b) वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं। (c) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं।
  25. 25.What does “Aman said that he had finished his work.” mean? (a) अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था। (b) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी। (c) वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं।
  26. 26.Make a sentence: She / mangoes. / she / said / that / liked
  27. 27.What does “He asked whether the bus had left.” mean? (a) टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा। (b) उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी। (c) वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं।
  28. 28.What does “She can swim.” mean? (a) उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी। (b) वह तैर सकती है। (c) नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी।
  29. 29.Make a sentence: playing / cricket? / Are / they
  30. 30.Make a sentence: cannot / swim. / She
  31. 31.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) He asked whether the bus had left.
  32. 32.She drives. → She ___ drive. (a) doesn't (b) don't (c) isn't
  33. 33.What does “Are they playing cricket?” mean? (a) मुझे यह गाना पसंद है। (b) क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं? (c) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी।
  34. 34.Choose the English for: “वह तैर नहीं सकती।” (a) She said that she liked mangoes. (b) They are playing cricket. (c) She cannot swim.
  35. 35.What does “She asked if I was free.” mean? (a) उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ। (b) उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा। (c) मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है।
  36. 36.Make a sentence: closed. / shop / the / me / was / that / told / Ravi
  37. 37.Make a sentence: to / The / told / teacher / down. / sit / us
  38. 38.What does “She said that she liked mangoes.” mean? (a) अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था। (b) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं। (c) वह तैर सकती है।
  39. 39.What does “My mother asked me where I was going.” mean? (a) वह तैर नहीं सकती। (b) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ। (c) टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा।
  40. 40.Riya asked me where I ___ going. (a) were (b) be (c) was

Answer key

  1. if
  2. Neha said that she would call me.
  3. They are playing cricket.
  4. They are playing cricket.
  5. डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए।
  6. Are they playing cricket?
  7. told
  8. क्या वह तैर सकती है?
  9. said
  10. She can swim.
  11. My mother asked me where I was going.
  12. was
  13. The doctor said that I should rest.
  14. She can swim.
  15. My mother asked me where I was going.
  16. She asked if I was free.
  17. Are
  18. वह तैर नहीं सकती।
  19. नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी।
  20. मुझे यह गाना पसंद है।
  21. Can she swim?
  22. to be
  23. मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है।
  24. रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी।
  25. अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था।
  26. She said that she liked mangoes.
  27. उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी।
  28. वह तैर सकती है।
  29. Are they playing cricket?
  30. She cannot swim.
  31. Do you like this song?
  32. doesn't
  33. क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं?
  34. She cannot swim.
  35. उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ।
  36. Ravi told me that the shop was closed.
  37. The teacher told us to sit down.
  38. उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं।
  39. माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ।
  40. was

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