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English speaking lesson 26: Changing sentences: reported speech · Set 813 · 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 am busy." → She said that she ___ busy. (a) am (b) was (c) were
  2. 2.The teacher told us ___ quiet. (a) be (b) to be (c) being
  3. 3.Make a sentence: asked / left. / whether / He / the / had / bus
  4. 4.What does “She cannot swim.” mean? (a) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था। (b) वह तैर नहीं सकती। (c) वह तैर सकती है।
  5. 5.She drives. → She ___ drive. (a) isn't (b) don't (c) doesn't
  6. 6.She ___ me that the class was cancelled. (a) spoke (b) said (c) told
  7. 7.Make a sentence: said / rest. / doctor / that / should / I / The
  8. 8.My friend asked ___ I was coming. (a) that (b) if (c) what
  9. 9.What does “Can she swim?” mean? (a) उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी। (b) वह तैर नहीं सकती। (c) क्या वह तैर सकती है?
  10. 10.Make a sentence: Are / playing / they / cricket?
  11. 11.Make a sentence: swim. / cannot / She
  12. 12."I like tea." → He said that he ___ tea. (a) liked (b) like (c) liking
  13. 13.Make a sentence: I / free. / asked / She / if / was
  14. 14.Make a sentence: this / song. / like / I
  15. 15.What does “I do not like this song.” mean? (a) मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है। (b) उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा। (c) अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था।
  16. 16.Choose the English for: “मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है।” (a) The teacher told us to sit down. (b) Can she swim? (c) I do not like this song.
  17. 17.Riya asked me where I ___ going. (a) be (b) was (c) were
  18. 18.What does “Are they playing cricket?” mean? (a) क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं? (b) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ। (c) डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए।
  19. 19.Make a sentence: do / this / like / song. / not / I
  20. 20.He ___ that he was hungry. (a) asked (b) told (c) said
  21. 21.What does “Ravi told me that the shop was closed.” mean? (a) वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं। (b) डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए। (c) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी।
  22. 22.What does “Neha said that she would call me.” mean? (a) क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है? (b) नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी। (c) वह तैर सकती है।
  23. 23.Make a sentence: she / Can / swim?
  24. 24.Make a sentence: you / song? / this / Do / like
  25. 25.You are ready. → ___ you ready? (a) Is (b) Do (c) Are
  26. 26.Make a sentence: do / I / not / like / this / song.
  27. 27.Make a sentence: swim? / she / Can
  28. 28.Choose the English for: “डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए।” (a) The doctor said that I should rest. (b) She said that she liked mangoes. (c) Can she swim?
  29. 29.Make a sentence: like / this / I / song.
  30. 30.Make a sentence: us / down. / to / The / told / sit / teacher
  31. 31.Make a sentence: was / where / me / asked / My / I / going. / mother
  32. 32.Make a sentence: swim. / She / can
  33. 33.Choose the English for: “उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था।” (a) She can swim. (b) He said that he was tired. (c) He asked me not to be late.
  34. 34.Choose the English for: “उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा।” (a) My mother asked me where I was going. (b) I like this song. (c) He asked me not to be late.
  35. 35.Make a sentence: not / I / like / this / song. / do
  36. 36.What does “The teacher told us to sit down.” mean? (a) टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा। (b) अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था। (c) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी।
  37. 37.Make a sentence: said / Neha / she / me. / would / that / call
  38. 38.Make a sentence: asked / I / if / free. / was / She
  39. 39.Choose the English for: “टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा।” (a) She said that she liked mangoes. (b) The teacher told us to sit down. (c) Are they playing cricket?
  40. 40.Make a sentence: free. / asked / if / was / I / She

Answer key

  1. was
  2. to be
  3. He asked whether the bus had left.
  4. वह तैर नहीं सकती।
  5. doesn't
  6. told
  7. The doctor said that I should rest.
  8. if
  9. क्या वह तैर सकती है?
  10. Are they playing cricket?
  11. She cannot swim.
  12. liked
  13. She asked if I was free.
  14. I like this song.
  15. मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है।
  16. I do not like this song.
  17. was
  18. क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं?
  19. I do not like this song.
  20. said
  21. रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी।
  22. नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी।
  23. Can she swim?
  24. Do you like this song?
  25. Are
  26. I do not like this song.
  27. Can she swim?
  28. The doctor said that I should rest.
  29. I like this song.
  30. The teacher told us to sit down.
  31. My mother asked me where I was going.
  32. She can swim.
  33. He said that he was tired.
  34. He asked me not to be late.
  35. I do not like this song.
  36. टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा।
  37. Neha said that she would call me.
  38. She asked if I was free.
  39. The teacher told us to sit down.
  40. She asked if I was free.

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