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English speaking lesson 26: Changing sentences: reported speech · Set 811 · 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.You are ready. → ___ you ready? (a) Is (b) Do (c) Are
  2. 2.My friend asked ___ I was coming. (a) what (b) that (c) if
  3. 3.Make a sentence: She / swim. / can
  4. 4.She ___ me that the class was cancelled. (a) said (b) spoke (c) told
  5. 5.Make a sentence: call / that / me. / Neha / said / would / she
  6. 6.Make a sentence: us / teacher / to / down. / The / told / sit
  7. 7.What does “The doctor said that I should rest.” mean? (a) वह तैर सकती है। (b) टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा। (c) डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए।
  8. 8.Make a sentence: said / had / Aman / his / that / he / work. / finished
  9. 9.Riya asked me where I ___ going. (a) were (b) was (c) be
  10. 10.Choose the English for: “उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं।” (a) He asked whether the bus had left. (b) They are playing cricket. (c) She said that she liked mangoes.
  11. 11.Make a sentence: cricket. / They / playing / are
  12. 12."I am busy." → She said that she ___ busy. (a) were (b) was (c) am
  13. 13.Make a sentence: swim. / She / cannot
  14. 14.What does “I like this song.” mean? (a) मुझे यह गाना पसंद है। (b) टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा। (c) उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ।
  15. 15.Choose the English for: “नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी।” (a) She can swim. (b) Neha said that she would call me. (c) I do not like this song.
  16. 16.What does “She asked if I was free.” mean? (a) उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ। (b) डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए। (c) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं।
  17. 17.What does “Ravi told me that the shop was closed.” mean? (a) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी। (b) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं। (c) मुझे यह गाना पसंद है।
  18. 18.What does “He asked whether the bus had left.” mean? (a) क्या वह तैर सकती है? (b) वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं। (c) उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी।
  19. 19.The teacher told us ___ quiet. (a) be (b) to be (c) being
  20. 20.She drives. → She ___ drive. (a) isn't (b) don't (c) doesn't
  21. 21.What does “I do not like this song.” mean? (a) मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है। (b) क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं? (c) उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी।
  22. 22.Choose the English for: “क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं?” (a) She said that she liked mangoes. (b) Do you like this song? (c) Are they playing cricket?
  23. 23.He ___ that he was hungry. (a) told (b) said (c) asked
  24. 24.Make a sentence: was / that / said / he / tired. / He
  25. 25.Make a sentence: are / playing / cricket. / They
  26. 26.Make a sentence: I / song. / like / this
  27. 27.What does “She cannot swim.” mean? (a) क्या वह तैर सकती है? (b) वह तैर नहीं सकती। (c) डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए।
  28. 28.Choose the English for: “वह तैर सकती है।” (a) I like this song. (b) Do you like this song? (c) She can swim.
  29. 29.What does “Aman said that he had finished his work.” mean? (a) अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था। (b) वह तैर सकती है। (c) क्या वह तैर सकती है?
  30. 30.What does “He asked me not to be late.” mean? (a) नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी। (b) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था। (c) उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा।
  31. 31.Make a sentence: Are / playing / cricket? / they
  32. 32.What does “My mother asked me where I was going.” mean? (a) वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं। (b) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ। (c) मुझे यह गाना पसंद है।
  33. 33.Make a sentence: cricket. / are / They / playing
  34. 34.Make a sentence: said / liked / that / mangoes. / She / she
  35. 35.What does “Are they playing cricket?” mean? (a) वह तैर नहीं सकती। (b) उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा। (c) क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं?
  36. 36."I like tea." → He said that he ___ tea. (a) liked (b) like (c) liking
  37. 37.Choose the English for: “डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए।” (a) The doctor said that I should rest. (b) My mother asked me where I was going. (c) Ravi told me that the shop was closed.
  38. 38.What does “She can swim.” mean? (a) मुझे यह गाना पसंद है। (b) क्या वह तैर सकती है? (c) वह तैर सकती है।
  39. 39.Make a sentence: said / he / that / was / He / tired.
  40. 40.Make a sentence: I / free. / if / She / was / asked

Answer key

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

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