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English speaking lesson 26: Changing sentences: reported speech · Set 810 · 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 “Are they playing cricket?” mean? (a) मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है। (b) उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी। (c) क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं?
  2. 2.Make a sentence: if / was / She / I / asked / free.
  3. 3.She drives. → She ___ drive. (a) don't (b) isn't (c) doesn't
  4. 4.What does “The teacher told us to sit down.” mean? (a) वह तैर नहीं सकती। (b) टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा। (c) उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा।
  5. 5.Choose the English for: “टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा।” (a) I like this song. (b) He asked me not to be late. (c) The teacher told us to sit down.
  6. 6.What does “He said that he was tired.” mean? (a) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था। (b) उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी। (c) क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है?
  7. 7.Make a sentence: swim? / she / Can
  8. 8.What does “She can swim.” mean? (a) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी। (b) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था। (c) वह तैर सकती है।
  9. 9.Make a sentence: she / She / said / liked / mangoes. / that
  10. 10.What does “My mother asked me where I was going.” mean? (a) क्या वह तैर सकती है? (b) मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है। (c) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ।
  11. 11.Make a sentence: He / to / me / late. / not / be / asked
  12. 12.What does “Do you like this song?” mean? (a) अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था। (b) क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है? (c) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं।
  13. 13.The teacher told us ___ quiet. (a) being (b) to be (c) be
  14. 14.Choose the English for: “उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था।” (a) She asked if I was free. (b) He said that he was tired. (c) She can swim.
  15. 15.She ___ me that the class was cancelled. (a) spoke (b) said (c) told
  16. 16.He ___ that he was hungry. (a) said (b) asked (c) told
  17. 17.Make a sentence: do / not / song. / like / I / this
  18. 18.Make a sentence: sit / to / The / teacher / told / us / down.
  19. 19.You are ready. → ___ you ready? (a) Do (b) Is (c) Are
  20. 20.What does “She said that she liked mangoes.” mean? (a) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं। (b) क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है? (c) वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं।
  21. 21."I like tea." → He said that he ___ tea. (a) liking (b) like (c) liked
  22. 22.Make a sentence: mother / was / asked / going. / My / I / me / where
  23. 23.Choose the English for: “वह तैर नहीं सकती।” (a) She cannot swim. (b) She can swim. (c) The teacher told us to sit down.
  24. 24.What does “Can she swim?” mean? (a) क्या वह तैर सकती है? (b) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं। (c) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी।
  25. 25.Choose the English for: “रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी।” (a) They are playing cricket. (b) Can she swim? (c) Ravi told me that the shop was closed.
  26. 26.Make a sentence: swim. / She / cannot
  27. 27.Make a sentence: was / tired. / he / He / that / said
  28. 28.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) He said that he was tired.
  29. 29.My friend asked ___ I was coming. (a) if (b) that (c) what
  30. 30."I am busy." → She said that she ___ busy. (a) were (b) am (c) was
  31. 31.Make a sentence: She / if / asked / I / free. / was
  32. 32.Make a sentence: cannot / swim. / She
  33. 33.What does “The doctor said that I should rest.” mean? (a) टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा। (b) डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए। (c) मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है।
  34. 34.Make a sentence: us / sit / The / teacher / to / told / down.
  35. 35.Choose the English for: “वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं।” (a) The teacher told us to sit down. (b) She asked if I was free. (c) They are playing cricket.
  36. 36.Make a sentence: not / do / this / I / song. / like
  37. 37.What does “He asked whether the bus had left.” mean? (a) उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा। (b) उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी। (c) मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है।
  38. 38.Riya asked me where I ___ going. (a) was (b) be (c) were
  39. 39.What does “I like this song.” mean? (a) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ। (b) उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ। (c) मुझे यह गाना पसंद है।
  40. 40.Make a sentence: finished / Aman / his / that / had / work. / he / said

Answer key

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

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