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English speaking lesson 26: Changing sentences: reported speech · Set 809 · 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.Choose the English for: “वह तैर सकती है।” (a) She can swim. (b) She cannot swim. (c) She asked if I was free.
  2. 2.Make a sentence: I / song. / like / this
  3. 3.She drives. → She ___ drive. (a) don't (b) isn't (c) doesn't
  4. 4."I am busy." → She said that she ___ busy. (a) was (b) were (c) am
  5. 5.He ___ that he was hungry. (a) asked (b) said (c) told
  6. 6.What does “He said that he was tired.” mean? (a) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं। (b) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था। (c) उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ।
  7. 7.Make a sentence: told / me / that / was / Ravi / closed. / shop / the
  8. 8.The teacher told us ___ quiet. (a) being (b) to be (c) be
  9. 9.Choose the English for: “उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ।” (a) They are playing cricket. (b) He asked whether the bus had left. (c) She asked if I was free.
  10. 10.Make a sentence: that / had / work. / Aman / his / said / he / finished
  11. 11.Make a sentence: She / swim. / cannot
  12. 12.Make a sentence: He / asked / left. / bus / had / whether / the
  13. 13.What does “Are they playing cricket?” mean? (a) क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं? (b) डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए। (c) अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था।
  14. 14.Make a sentence: she / liked / mangoes. / She / that / said
  15. 15.She ___ me that the class was cancelled. (a) said (b) told (c) spoke
  16. 16.Make a sentence: she / Can / swim?
  17. 17.What does “I do not like this song.” mean? (a) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ। (b) उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा। (c) मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है।
  18. 18.What does “My mother asked me where I was going.” mean? (a) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ। (b) डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए। (c) मुझे यह गाना पसंद है।
  19. 19.Choose the English for: “उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था।” (a) Are they playing cricket? (b) Neha said that she would call me. (c) He said that he was tired.
  20. 20.My friend asked ___ I was coming. (a) that (b) what (c) if
  21. 21.Choose the English for: “क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं?” (a) She asked if I was free. (b) Are they playing cricket? (c) Can she swim?
  22. 22.Make a sentence: playing / cricket. / are / They
  23. 23.Make a sentence: not / be / asked / to / He / late. / me
  24. 24.Make a sentence: swim. / cannot / She
  25. 25.Choose the English for: “रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी।” (a) Are they playing cricket? (b) Ravi told me that the shop was closed. (c) She asked if I was free.
  26. 26.What does “She said that she liked mangoes.” mean? (a) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं। (b) मुझे यह गाना पसंद है। (c) टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा।
  27. 27.Make a sentence: swim. / She / cannot
  28. 28.Make a sentence: song? / like / you / Do / this
  29. 29.Choose the English for: “टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा।” (a) She can swim. (b) She said that she liked mangoes. (c) The teacher told us to sit down.
  30. 30.What does “Do you like this song?” mean? (a) क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है? (b) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ। (c) उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ।
  31. 31.What does “I like this song.” mean? (a) मुझे यह गाना पसंद है। (b) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ। (c) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं।
  32. 32.What does “He asked me not to be late.” mean? (a) वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं। (b) उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा। (c) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था।
  33. 33.What does “Neha said that she would call me.” mean? (a) नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी। (b) अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था। (c) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था।
  34. 34.Make a sentence: Ravi / closed. / me / the / was / told / shop / that
  35. 35.Make a sentence: mangoes. / liked / she / She / that / said
  36. 36.Make a sentence: was / he / that / said / tired. / He
  37. 37.What does “He asked whether the bus had left.” mean? (a) उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी। (b) मुझे यह गाना पसंद है। (c) क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं?
  38. 38.Make a sentence: whether / He / had / bus / the / left. / asked
  39. 39.Riya asked me where I ___ going. (a) be (b) was (c) were
  40. 40.What does “They are playing cricket.” mean? (a) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ। (b) उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ। (c) वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं।

Answer key

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

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