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English speaking lesson 26: Changing sentences: reported speech · Set 795 · 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: can / She / swim.
  2. 2.Make a sentence: she / Can / swim?
  3. 3.What does “He asked whether the bus had left.” mean? (a) मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है। (b) उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी। (c) मुझे यह गाना पसंद है।
  4. 4.Make a sentence: said / that / she / call / me. / would / Neha
  5. 5.Choose the English for: “माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ।” (a) My mother asked me where I was going. (b) She can swim. (c) She asked if I was free.
  6. 6.Make a sentence: the / told / was / Ravi / me / that / closed. / shop
  7. 7.What does “Do you like this song?” mean? (a) क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है? (b) मुझे यह गाना पसंद है। (c) क्या वह तैर सकती है?
  8. 8."I am busy." → She said that she ___ busy. (a) were (b) was (c) am
  9. 9.Make a sentence: he / He / said / that / tired. / was
  10. 10.Make a sentence: if / I / asked / was / free. / She
  11. 11."I like tea." → He said that he ___ tea. (a) like (b) liked (c) liking
  12. 12.Choose the English for: “उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ।” (a) The teacher told us to sit down. (b) Are they playing cricket? (c) She asked if I was free.
  13. 13.What does “Can she swim?” mean? (a) क्या वह तैर सकती है? (b) डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए। (c) क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं?
  14. 14.Choose the English for: “वह तैर सकती है।” (a) Aman said that he had finished his work. (b) Ravi told me that the shop was closed. (c) She can swim.
  15. 15.The teacher told us ___ quiet. (a) to be (b) be (c) being
  16. 16.What does “Ravi told me that the shop was closed.” mean? (a) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी। (b) वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं। (c) वह तैर नहीं सकती।
  17. 17.Make a sentence: where / My / I / asked / was / mother / me / going.
  18. 18.Riya asked me where I ___ going. (a) be (b) were (c) was
  19. 19.Choose the English for: “डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए।” (a) My mother asked me where I was going. (b) The doctor said that I should rest. (c) Ravi told me that the shop was closed.
  20. 20.What does “She said that she liked mangoes.” mean? (a) उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ। (b) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं। (c) डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए।
  21. 21.Choose the English for: “वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं।” (a) I like this song. (b) Ravi told me that the shop was closed. (c) They are playing cricket.
  22. 22.Make a sentence: had / bus / left. / asked / whether / He / the
  23. 23.She drives. → She ___ drive. (a) don't (b) doesn't (c) isn't
  24. 24.What does “The doctor said that I should rest.” mean? (a) उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ। (b) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं। (c) डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए।
  25. 25.He ___ that he was hungry. (a) told (b) asked (c) said
  26. 26.Make a sentence: they / cricket? / Are / playing
  27. 27.What does “The teacher told us to sit down.” mean? (a) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ। (b) अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था। (c) टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा।
  28. 28.What does “Are they playing cricket?” mean? (a) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था। (b) डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए। (c) क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं?
  29. 29.What does “My mother asked me where I was going.” mean? (a) क्या वह तैर सकती है? (b) उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा। (c) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ।
  30. 30.What does “Aman said that he had finished his work.” mean? (a) अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था। (b) मुझे यह गाना पसंद है। (c) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी।
  31. 31.She ___ me that the class was cancelled. (a) said (b) spoke (c) told
  32. 32.What does “He asked me not to be late.” mean? (a) उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा। (b) क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं? (c) वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं।
  33. 33.Choose the English for: “रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी।” (a) Ravi told me that the shop was closed. (b) She said that she liked mangoes. (c) The doctor said that I should rest.
  34. 34.Make a sentence: teacher / sit / to / told / down. / us / The
  35. 35.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) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ।
  36. 36.Choose the English for: “मुझे यह गाना पसंद है।” (a) I like this song. (b) He said that he was tired. (c) Can she swim?
  37. 37.Choose the English for: “उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था।” (a) She said that she liked mangoes. (b) He said that he was tired. (c) Aman said that he had finished his work.
  38. 38.Make a sentence: cricket. / They / are / playing
  39. 39.Make a sentence: like / you / song? / this / Do
  40. 40.Make a sentence: I / if / free. / She / asked / was

Answer key

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

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