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English speaking lesson 26: Changing sentences: reported speech · Set 776 · 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.Choose the English for: “माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ।” (a) I do not like this song. (b) Neha said that she would call me. (c) My mother asked me where I was going.
  3. 3.What does “She asked if I was free.” mean? (a) अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था। (b) उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ। (c) मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है।
  4. 4.Choose the English for: “डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए।” (a) She said that she liked mangoes. (b) The doctor said that I should rest. (c) The teacher told us to sit down.
  5. 5.You are ready. → ___ you ready? (a) Are (b) Do (c) Is
  6. 6.The teacher told us ___ quiet. (a) be (b) being (c) to be
  7. 7.What does “Neha said that she would call me.” mean? (a) नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी। (b) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था। (c) वह तैर सकती है।
  8. 8.What does “He asked whether the bus had left.” mean? (a) मुझे यह गाना पसंद है। (b) क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं? (c) उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी।
  9. 9.What does “He said that he was tired.” mean? (a) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था। (b) मुझे यह गाना पसंद है। (c) वह तैर सकती है।
  10. 10.What does “The doctor said that I should rest.” mean? (a) डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए। (b) मुझे यह गाना पसंद है। (c) नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी।
  11. 11.Make a sentence: sit / us / to / told / down. / teacher / The
  12. 12.Make a sentence: asked / was / where / I / going. / mother / My / me
  13. 13.Make a sentence: that / would / she / Neha / call / me. / said
  14. 14.Choose the English for: “मुझे यह गाना पसंद है।” (a) The doctor said that I should rest. (b) The teacher told us to sit down. (c) I like this song.
  15. 15.Make a sentence: Are / cricket? / playing / they
  16. 16.What does “He asked me not to be late.” mean? (a) मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है। (b) क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं? (c) उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा।
  17. 17.Choose the English for: “उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा।” (a) She asked if I was free. (b) She cannot swim. (c) He asked me not to be late.
  18. 18.Make a sentence: whether / had / asked / left. / the / He / bus
  19. 19.Make a sentence: like / song. / not / I / do / this
  20. 20.She drives. → She ___ drive. (a) doesn't (b) isn't (c) don't
  21. 21.What does “The teacher told us to sit down.” mean? (a) टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा। (b) अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था। (c) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी।
  22. 22.Choose the English for: “मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है।” (a) I do not like this song. (b) I like this song. (c) My mother asked me where I was going.
  23. 23.Make a sentence: liked / that / she / mangoes. / She / said
  24. 24.Make a sentence: Are / they / cricket? / playing
  25. 25.He ___ that he was hungry. (a) asked (b) said (c) told
  26. 26.Choose the English for: “क्या वह तैर सकती है?” (a) Can she swim? (b) I do not like this song. (c) I like this song.
  27. 27.My friend asked ___ I was coming. (a) what (b) if (c) that
  28. 28.Make a sentence: playing / cricket. / are / They
  29. 29.Make a sentence: this / song. / like / I
  30. 30.Make a sentence: the / bus / whether / asked / He / left. / had
  31. 31.Make a sentence: would / me. / she / call / that / Neha / said
  32. 32.Make a sentence: she / that / said / liked / She / mangoes.
  33. 33."I am busy." → She said that she ___ busy. (a) was (b) were (c) am
  34. 34.Choose the English for: “अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था।” (a) Ravi told me that the shop was closed. (b) He said that he was tired. (c) Aman said that he had finished his work.
  35. 35.Make a sentence: song? / you / this / like / Do
  36. 36.Make a sentence: finished / he / work. / that / his / said / Aman / had
  37. 37.Make a sentence: cricket. / playing / are / They
  38. 38.Make a sentence: She / mangoes. / she / that / liked / said
  39. 39.Make a sentence: swim. / can / She
  40. 40."I like tea." → He said that he ___ tea. (a) like (b) liked (c) liking

Answer key

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

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