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English speaking lesson 26: Changing sentences: reported speech · Set 780 · 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.Make a sentence: are / playing / cricket. / They
  2. 2.What does “Can she swim?” mean? (a) अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था। (b) क्या वह तैर सकती है? (c) मुझे यह गाना पसंद है।
  3. 3.My friend asked ___ I was coming. (a) that (b) if (c) what
  4. 4.He ___ that he was hungry. (a) told (b) said (c) asked
  5. 5.What does “They are playing cricket.” mean? (a) वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं। (b) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी। (c) मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है।
  6. 6.Choose the English for: “उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं।” (a) My mother asked me where I was going. (b) She said that she liked mangoes. (c) She cannot swim.
  7. 7.What does “She can swim.” mean? (a) अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था। (b) वह तैर सकती है। (c) नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी।
  8. 8.She ___ me that the class was cancelled. (a) told (b) spoke (c) said
  9. 9.Make a sentence: left. / bus / He / whether / had / asked / the
  10. 10.What does “She cannot swim.” mean? (a) टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा। (b) मुझे यह गाना पसंद है। (c) वह तैर नहीं सकती।
  11. 11.Riya asked me where I ___ going. (a) be (b) was (c) were
  12. 12.Make a sentence: swim? / she / Can
  13. 13.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) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं।
  14. 14.What does “He said that he was tired.” mean? (a) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था। (b) क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं? (c) मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है।
  15. 15.Make a sentence: had / left. / asked / whether / the / bus / He
  16. 16.What does “Ravi told me that the shop was closed.” mean? (a) मुझे यह गाना पसंद है। (b) नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी। (c) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी।
  17. 17.What does “I like this song.” mean? (a) मुझे यह गाना पसंद है। (b) उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ। (c) नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी।
  18. 18.The teacher told us ___ quiet. (a) being (b) to be (c) be
  19. 19.Choose the English for: “डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए।” (a) Do you like this song? (b) The doctor said that I should rest. (c) She can swim.
  20. 20.Make a sentence: like / I / song. / not / this / do
  21. 21.She drives. → She ___ drive. (a) don't (b) isn't (c) doesn't
  22. 22.Make a sentence: doctor / should / I / The / said / that / rest.
  23. 23.Choose the English for: “क्या वह तैर सकती है?” (a) Aman said that he had finished his work. (b) Can she swim? (c) Neha said that she would call me.
  24. 24.Make a sentence: was / told / Ravi / closed. / that / the / shop / me
  25. 25.What does “My mother asked me where I was going.” mean? (a) क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं? (b) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं। (c) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ।
  26. 26.Make a sentence: I / like / song. / this
  27. 27.Make a sentence: shop / that / the / was / me / Ravi / closed. / told
  28. 28.Make a sentence: this / like / I / song.
  29. 29.Choose the English for: “क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है?” (a) He said that he was tired. (b) Do you like this song? (c) I like this song.
  30. 30.Choose the English for: “वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं।” (a) They are playing cricket. (b) My mother asked me where I was going. (c) Are they playing cricket?
  31. 31.Choose the English for: “वह तैर सकती है।” (a) Can she swim? (b) Ravi told me that the shop was closed. (c) She can swim.
  32. 32.What does “She said that she liked mangoes.” mean? (a) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं। (b) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ। (c) क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं?
  33. 33.Make a sentence: cricket? / playing / Are / they
  34. 34.Choose the English for: “माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ।” (a) She can swim. (b) He asked whether the bus had left. (c) My mother asked me where I was going.
  35. 35.You are ready. → ___ you ready? (a) Do (b) Is (c) Are
  36. 36.Make a sentence: swim. / She / cannot
  37. 37.What does “Neha said that she would call me.” mean? (a) टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा। (b) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी। (c) नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी।
  38. 38.What does “The doctor said that I should rest.” mean? (a) वह तैर सकती है। (b) डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए। (c) मुझे यह गाना पसंद है।
  39. 39.Make a sentence: asked / whether / He / had / left. / the / bus
  40. 40.Make a sentence: liked / mangoes. / she / She / said / that

Answer key

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

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