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English speaking lesson 26: Changing sentences: reported speech · Set 799 · 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.What does “She asked if I was free.” mean? (a) वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं। (b) टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा। (c) उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ।
  2. 2.Choose the English for: “वह तैर सकती है।” (a) Do you like this song? (b) I like this song. (c) She can swim.
  3. 3.Make a sentence: swim? / she / Can
  4. 4.My friend asked ___ I was coming. (a) what (b) if (c) that
  5. 5.Make a sentence: cannot / swim. / She
  6. 6.What does “I like this song.” mean? (a) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी। (b) मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है। (c) मुझे यह गाना पसंद है।
  7. 7.The teacher told us ___ quiet. (a) being (b) be (c) to be
  8. 8.What does “Can she swim?” mean? (a) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी। (b) क्या वह तैर सकती है? (c) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं।
  9. 9.Choose the English for: “उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा।” (a) He asked whether the bus had left. (b) He asked me not to be late. (c) She said that she liked mangoes.
  10. 10.What does “She said that she liked mangoes.” mean? (a) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं। (b) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था। (c) उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा।
  11. 11.You are ready. → ___ you ready? (a) Do (b) Is (c) Are
  12. 12."I like tea." → He said that he ___ tea. (a) like (b) liking (c) liked
  13. 13.Make a sentence: said / rest. / The / that / doctor / I / should
  14. 14.What does “She cannot swim.” mean? (a) क्या वह तैर सकती है? (b) वह तैर नहीं सकती। (c) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी।
  15. 15.Choose the English for: “उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं।” (a) She said that she liked mangoes. (b) Do you like this song? (c) I like this song.
  16. 16.Choose the English for: “टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा।” (a) Can she swim? (b) She said that she liked mangoes. (c) The teacher told us to sit down.
  17. 17.Choose the English for: “वह तैर नहीं सकती।” (a) He asked me not to be late. (b) They are playing cricket. (c) She cannot swim.
  18. 18.She drives. → She ___ drive. (a) isn't (b) don't (c) doesn't
  19. 19.What does “My mother asked me where I was going.” mean? (a) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ। (b) उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा। (c) क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं?
  20. 20.Riya asked me where I ___ going. (a) were (b) was (c) be
  21. 21.Make a sentence: are / They / playing / cricket.
  22. 22.Make a sentence: The / should / I / rest. / that / said / doctor
  23. 23.She ___ me that the class was cancelled. (a) said (b) told (c) spoke
  24. 24.What does “They are playing cricket.” mean? (a) वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं। (b) उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी। (c) नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी।
  25. 25.Make a sentence: me / where / mother / going. / I / asked / My / was
  26. 26.He ___ that he was hungry. (a) said (b) asked (c) told
  27. 27.Make a sentence: had / bus / He / left. / the / whether / asked
  28. 28.Make a sentence: swim. / can / She
  29. 29."I am busy." → She said that she ___ busy. (a) was (b) am (c) were
  30. 30.Make a sentence: his / that / finished / work. / had / said / he / Aman
  31. 31.Choose the English for: “उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ।” (a) He asked me not to be late. (b) She asked if I was free. (c) Ravi told me that the shop was closed.
  32. 32.What does “The teacher told us to sit down.” mean? (a) टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा। (b) वह तैर नहीं सकती। (c) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी।
  33. 33.Make a sentence: I / doctor / The / should / rest. / said / that
  34. 34.Make a sentence: cannot / She / swim.
  35. 35.Make a sentence: she / swim? / Can
  36. 36.Choose the English for: “डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए।” (a) Are they playing cricket? (b) The doctor said that I should rest. (c) I do not like this song.
  37. 37.What does “He said that he was tired.” mean? (a) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ। (b) उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी। (c) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था।
  38. 38.Make a sentence: doctor / said / should / The / that / I / rest.
  39. 39.Choose the English for: “मुझे यह गाना पसंद है।” (a) She said that she liked mangoes. (b) He said that he was tired. (c) I like this song.
  40. 40.Make a sentence: Can / swim? / she

Answer key

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

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