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English speaking lesson 26: Changing sentences: reported speech · Set 781 · 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: whether / bus / the / left. / had / He / asked
  2. 2.What does “The doctor said that I should rest.” mean? (a) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ। (b) डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए। (c) अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था।
  3. 3.My friend asked ___ I was coming. (a) what (b) that (c) if
  4. 4.What does “My mother asked me where I was going.” mean? (a) मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है। (b) क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं? (c) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ।
  5. 5.Make a sentence: cricket. / They / are / playing
  6. 6.You are ready. → ___ you ready? (a) Are (b) Do (c) Is
  7. 7.Choose the English for: “टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा।” (a) She said that she liked mangoes. (b) Neha said that she would call me. (c) The teacher told us to sit down.
  8. 8.Make a sentence: left. / asked / the / He / bus / had / whether
  9. 9.Make a sentence: this / song? / Do / like / you
  10. 10.Choose the English for: “उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ।” (a) Can she swim? (b) She asked if I was free. (c) She can swim.
  11. 11.What does “Do you like this song?” mean? (a) उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी। (b) मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है। (c) क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है?
  12. 12.She ___ me that the class was cancelled. (a) told (b) spoke (c) said
  13. 13.Choose the English for: “उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं।” (a) My mother asked me where I was going. (b) He asked me not to be late. (c) She said that she liked mangoes.
  14. 14."I like tea." → He said that he ___ tea. (a) liked (b) like (c) liking
  15. 15.Make a sentence: me / I / was / asked / where / mother / My / going.
  16. 16.Make a sentence: like / not / I / do / song. / this
  17. 17.What does “He said that he was tired.” mean? (a) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था। (b) वह तैर सकती है। (c) टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा।
  18. 18.Make a sentence: us / teacher / told / sit / down. / The / to
  19. 19.The teacher told us ___ quiet. (a) be (b) to be (c) being
  20. 20.Choose the English for: “क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं?” (a) I like this song. (b) She cannot swim. (c) Are they playing cricket?
  21. 21.What does “She said that she liked mangoes.” mean? (a) क्या वह तैर सकती है? (b) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं। (c) उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी।
  22. 22.Choose the English for: “डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए।” (a) She can swim. (b) The doctor said that I should rest. (c) She asked if I was free.
  23. 23.He ___ that he was hungry. (a) told (b) asked (c) said
  24. 24.What does “She can swim.” mean? (a) वह तैर सकती है। (b) क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है? (c) उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा।
  25. 25.Make a sentence: going. / asked / I / My / me / where / was / mother
  26. 26.Make a sentence: us / The / teacher / told / down. / to / sit
  27. 27.Riya asked me where I ___ going. (a) were (b) was (c) be
  28. 28.She drives. → She ___ drive. (a) isn't (b) doesn't (c) don't
  29. 29.Choose the English for: “वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं।” (a) I do not like this song. (b) The teacher told us to sit down. (c) They are playing cricket.
  30. 30.Make a sentence: me. / said / call / that / would / she / Neha
  31. 31.Choose the English for: “क्या वह तैर सकती है?” (a) Can she swim? (b) She can swim. (c) He asked whether the bus had left.
  32. 32.Make a sentence: this / song. / not / do / like / I
  33. 33.What does “Neha said that she would call me.” mean? (a) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं। (b) वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं। (c) नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी।
  34. 34.Make a sentence: swim. / can / She
  35. 35.Make a sentence: asked / if / free. / She / was / I
  36. 36."I am busy." → She said that she ___ busy. (a) am (b) was (c) were
  37. 37.Make a sentence: cannot / She / swim.
  38. 38.Make a sentence: swim. / She / cannot
  39. 39.Make a sentence: Are / cricket? / they / playing
  40. 40.What does “Can she swim?” mean? (a) उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी। (b) वह तैर सकती है। (c) क्या वह तैर सकती है?

Answer key

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

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