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English speaking lesson 26: Changing sentences: reported speech · Set 774 · 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) spoke (b) said (c) told
  2. 2."I like tea." → He said that he ___ tea. (a) liked (b) like (c) liking
  3. 3.Choose the English for: “नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी।” (a) She said that she liked mangoes. (b) Neha said that she would call me. (c) He asked whether the bus had left.
  4. 4.You are ready. → ___ you ready? (a) Do (b) Are (c) Is
  5. 5.What does “The teacher told us to sit down.” mean? (a) टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा। (b) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं। (c) वह तैर सकती है।
  6. 6.What does “They are playing cricket.” mean? (a) क्या वह तैर सकती है? (b) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ। (c) वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं।
  7. 7.Make a sentence: song. / like / I / this
  8. 8.He ___ that he was hungry. (a) told (b) said (c) asked
  9. 9.She drives. → She ___ drive. (a) isn't (b) doesn't (c) don't
  10. 10.Make a sentence: like / you / Do / song? / this
  11. 11.Make a sentence: bus / the / whether / had / asked / He / left.
  12. 12.What does “He asked whether the bus had left.” mean? (a) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ। (b) क्या वह तैर सकती है? (c) उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी।
  13. 13.Choose the English for: “माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ।” (a) I do not like this song. (b) My mother asked me where I was going. (c) She can swim.
  14. 14.Make a sentence: said / liked / mangoes. / she / She / that
  15. 15.What does “She said that she liked mangoes.” mean? (a) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था। (b) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं। (c) उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा।
  16. 16.Make a sentence: Ravi / me / that / shop / told / the / closed. / was
  17. 17.Make a sentence: rest. / that / said / doctor / The / should / I
  18. 18.My friend asked ___ I was coming. (a) what (b) that (c) if
  19. 19.Choose the English for: “डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए।” (a) Neha said that she would call me. (b) She cannot swim. (c) The doctor said that I should rest.
  20. 20.Make a sentence: to / sit / down. / told / The / us / teacher
  21. 21.Choose the English for: “क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं?” (a) Ravi told me that the shop was closed. (b) She can swim. (c) Are they playing cricket?
  22. 22.What does “She asked if I was free.” mean? (a) उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ। (b) वह तैर सकती है। (c) क्या वह तैर सकती है?
  23. 23.What does “Aman said that he had finished his work.” mean? (a) टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा। (b) अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था। (c) वह तैर सकती है।
  24. 24.Choose the English for: “वह तैर सकती है।” (a) They are playing cricket. (b) Can she swim? (c) She can swim.
  25. 25.Make a sentence: was / that / He / he / tired. / said
  26. 26.Make a sentence: you / song? / this / like / Do
  27. 27.What does “Can she swim?” mean? (a) वह तैर सकती है। (b) टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा। (c) क्या वह तैर सकती है?
  28. 28.Make a sentence: you / Do / like / song? / this
  29. 29.What does “Ravi told me that the shop was closed.” mean? (a) डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए। (b) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी। (c) वह तैर नहीं सकती।
  30. 30.Make a sentence: me / shop / told / the / was / that / Ravi / closed.
  31. 31.What does “He said that he was tired.” mean? (a) टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा। (b) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी। (c) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था।
  32. 32.What does “Are they playing cricket?” mean? (a) उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी। (b) क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं? (c) नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी।
  33. 33.Make a sentence: not / me / to / late. / asked / He / be
  34. 34.Make a sentence: They / playing / cricket. / are
  35. 35."I am busy." → She said that she ___ busy. (a) was (b) were (c) am
  36. 36.Make a sentence: like / I / this / song.
  37. 37.Make a sentence: going. / My / I / was / mother / asked / me / where
  38. 38.Make a sentence: swim. / She / can
  39. 39.The teacher told us ___ quiet. (a) be (b) to be (c) being
  40. 40.Choose the English for: “क्या वह तैर सकती है?” (a) Can she swim? (b) He asked me not to be late. (c) My mother asked me where I was going.

Answer key

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

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