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English speaking lesson 26: Changing sentences: reported speech · Set 786 · 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.He ___ that he was hungry. (a) asked (b) told (c) said
  2. 2.What does “She said that she liked mangoes.” mean? (a) क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है? (b) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं। (c) वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं।
  3. 3."I like tea." → He said that he ___ tea. (a) like (b) liked (c) liking
  4. 4."I am busy." → She said that she ___ busy. (a) was (b) were (c) am
  5. 5.What does “Ravi told me that the shop was closed.” mean? (a) वह तैर सकती है। (b) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी। (c) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ।
  6. 6.What does “Do you like this song?” mean? (a) क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है? (b) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी। (c) क्या वह तैर सकती है?
  7. 7.Choose the English for: “क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है?” (a) Aman said that he had finished his work. (b) Do you like this song? (c) She cannot swim.
  8. 8.She drives. → She ___ drive. (a) don't (b) isn't (c) doesn't
  9. 9.Choose the English for: “माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ।” (a) He said that he was tired. (b) My mother asked me where I was going. (c) Do you like this song?
  10. 10.Make a sentence: he / his / finished / Aman / had / that / work. / said
  11. 11.Choose the English for: “उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ।” (a) He said that he was tired. (b) She asked if I was free. (c) I do not like this song.
  12. 12.Choose the English for: “डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए।” (a) Ravi told me that the shop was closed. (b) I do not like this song. (c) The doctor said that I should rest.
  13. 13.Make a sentence: like / I / this / song.
  14. 14.Choose the English for: “उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी।” (a) The teacher told us to sit down. (b) He asked whether the bus had left. (c) Aman said that he had finished his work.
  15. 15.My friend asked ___ I was coming. (a) that (b) if (c) what
  16. 16.Choose the English for: “वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं।” (a) My mother asked me where I was going. (b) They are playing cricket. (c) He asked me not to be late.
  17. 17.Riya asked me where I ___ going. (a) was (b) were (c) be
  18. 18.Make a sentence: swim? / Can / she
  19. 19.What does “She cannot swim.” mean? (a) वह तैर नहीं सकती। (b) उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा। (c) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं।
  20. 20.Choose the English for: “उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा।” (a) He asked me not to be late. (b) She cannot swim. (c) I like this song.
  21. 21.The teacher told us ___ quiet. (a) being (b) to be (c) be
  22. 22.Make a sentence: do / song. / not / like / I / this
  23. 23.What does “Aman said that he had finished his work.” mean? (a) क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है? (b) अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था। (c) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी।
  24. 24.What does “They are playing cricket.” mean? (a) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं। (b) क्या वह तैर सकती है? (c) वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं।
  25. 25.Choose the English for: “टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा।” (a) He asked me not to be late. (b) The teacher told us to sit down. (c) She can swim.
  26. 26.Make a sentence: asked / mother / where / was / My / me / I / going.
  27. 27.Make a sentence: doctor / I / said / rest. / should / The / that
  28. 28.What does “He said that he was tired.” mean? (a) डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए। (b) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था। (c) मुझे यह गाना पसंद है।
  29. 29.She ___ me that the class was cancelled. (a) said (b) told (c) spoke
  30. 30.Make a sentence: bus / left. / asked / whether / He / the / had
  31. 31.What does “The doctor said that I should rest.” mean? (a) नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी। (b) वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं। (c) डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए।
  32. 32.Choose the English for: “क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं?” (a) Are they playing cricket? (b) She cannot swim. (c) The teacher told us to sit down.
  33. 33.Make a sentence: his / finished / said / Aman / he / that / had / work.
  34. 34.Make a sentence: he / He / said / tired. / was / that
  35. 35.What does “She can swim.” mean? (a) मुझे यह गाना पसंद है। (b) वह तैर सकती है। (c) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ।
  36. 36.Choose the English for: “नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी।” (a) Neha said that she would call me. (b) Aman said that he had finished his work. (c) The doctor said that I should rest.
  37. 37.What does “I like this song.” mean? (a) वह तैर नहीं सकती। (b) उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ। (c) मुझे यह गाना पसंद है।
  38. 38.What does “My mother asked me where I was going.” mean? (a) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ। (b) मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है। (c) मुझे यह गाना पसंद है।
  39. 39.Choose the English for: “वह तैर सकती है।” (a) The teacher told us to sit down. (b) She can swim. (c) Ravi told me that the shop was closed.
  40. 40.Riya asked me where I ___ going. (a) were (b) be (c) was

Answer key

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

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