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English speaking lesson 26: Changing sentences: reported speech · Set 80 · 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."I like tea." → He said that he ___ tea. (a) like (b) liked (c) liking
  2. 2.What does “Neha said that she would call me.” mean? (a) क्या वह तैर सकती है? (b) उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ। (c) नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी।
  3. 3.Riya asked me where I ___ going. (a) be (b) was (c) were
  4. 4.Choose the English for: “टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा।” (a) He asked me not to be late. (b) The doctor said that I should rest. (c) The teacher told us to sit down.
  5. 5.What does “She asked if I was free.” mean? (a) क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं? (b) उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ। (c) उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी।
  6. 6.What does “Ravi told me that the shop was closed.” mean? (a) टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा। (b) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी। (c) मुझे यह गाना पसंद है।
  7. 7.She ___ me that the class was cancelled. (a) told (b) spoke (c) said
  8. 8.Choose the English for: “वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं।” (a) I do not like this song. (b) Aman said that he had finished his work. (c) They are playing cricket.
  9. 9.What does “They are playing cricket.” mean? (a) नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी। (b) क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं? (c) वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं।
  10. 10.Make a sentence: that / should / said / rest. / The / I / doctor
  11. 11.What does “He asked me not to be late.” mean? (a) उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा। (b) मुझे यह गाना पसंद है। (c) वह तैर सकती है।
  12. 12.What does “She said that she liked mangoes.” mean? (a) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं। (b) उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा। (c) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ।
  13. 13.Make a sentence: she / Can / swim?
  14. 14.Make a sentence: tired. / that / he / He / said / was
  15. 15.Choose the English for: “डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए।” (a) The doctor said that I should rest. (b) Can she swim? (c) He said that he was tired.
  16. 16.What does “She cannot swim.” mean? (a) वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं। (b) मुझे यह गाना पसंद है। (c) वह तैर नहीं सकती।
  17. 17.Make a sentence: tired. / he / was / that / He / said
  18. 18.Make a sentence: that / me / the / told / closed. / was / shop / Ravi
  19. 19.Make a sentence: Are / playing / cricket? / they
  20. 20.Choose the English for: “क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है?” (a) Do you like this song? (b) My mother asked me where I was going. (c) Can she swim?
  21. 21.Make a sentence: liked / she / She / mangoes. / that / said
  22. 22.Make a sentence: told / that / shop / the / Ravi / me / was / closed.
  23. 23.Choose the English for: “वह तैर सकती है।” (a) Neha said that she would call me. (b) My mother asked me where I was going. (c) She can swim.
  24. 24.Choose the English for: “उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं।” (a) She said that she liked mangoes. (b) She can swim. (c) The teacher told us to sit down.
  25. 25.Make a sentence: she / swim? / Can
  26. 26."I am busy." → She said that she ___ busy. (a) am (b) were (c) was
  27. 27.You are ready. → ___ you ready? (a) Is (b) Do (c) Are
  28. 28.Choose the English for: “उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ।” (a) She cannot swim. (b) She asked if I was free. (c) He said that he was tired.
  29. 29.Make a sentence: he / his / work. / finished / had / Aman / said / that
  30. 30.He ___ that he was hungry. (a) asked (b) told (c) said
  31. 31.What does “Are they playing cricket?” mean? (a) वह तैर नहीं सकती। (b) क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं? (c) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ।
  32. 32.She drives. → She ___ drive. (a) isn't (b) don't (c) doesn't
  33. 33.What does “The doctor said that I should rest.” mean? (a) डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए। (b) उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा। (c) वह तैर सकती है।
  34. 34.Make a sentence: Can / swim? / she
  35. 35.Make a sentence: she / mangoes. / said / that / liked / She
  36. 36.Make a sentence: swim. / She / cannot
  37. 37.My friend asked ___ I was coming. (a) that (b) what (c) if
  38. 38.Make a sentence: swim. / can / She
  39. 39.What does “He asked whether the bus had left.” mean? (a) क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है? (b) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी। (c) उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी।
  40. 40.Make a sentence: late. / to / He / asked / me / be / not

Answer key

  1. liked
  2. नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी।
  3. was
  4. The teacher told us to sit down.
  5. उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ।
  6. रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी।
  7. told
  8. They are playing cricket.
  9. वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं।
  10. The doctor said that I should rest.
  11. उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा।
  12. उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं।
  13. Can she swim?
  14. He said that he was tired.
  15. The doctor said that I should rest.
  16. वह तैर नहीं सकती।
  17. He said that he was tired.
  18. Ravi told me that the shop was closed.
  19. Are they playing cricket?
  20. Do you like this song?
  21. She said that she liked mangoes.
  22. Ravi told me that the shop was closed.
  23. She can swim.
  24. She said that she liked mangoes.
  25. Can she swim?
  26. was
  27. Are
  28. She asked if I was free.
  29. Aman said that he had finished his work.
  30. said
  31. क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं?
  32. doesn't
  33. डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए।
  34. Can she swim?
  35. She said that she liked mangoes.
  36. She cannot swim.
  37. if
  38. She can swim.
  39. उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी।
  40. He asked me not to be late.

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