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English speaking lesson 26: Changing sentences: reported speech · Set 814 · 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 “He said that he was tired.” mean? (a) वह तैर सकती है। (b) डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए। (c) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था।
  2. 2.What does “She can swim.” mean? (a) अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था। (b) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ। (c) वह तैर सकती है।
  3. 3.Choose the English for: “क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं?” (a) She can swim. (b) Are they playing cricket? (c) Do you like this song?
  4. 4.Choose the English for: “मुझे यह गाना पसंद है।” (a) Are they playing cricket? (b) Neha said that she would call me. (c) I like this song.
  5. 5."I am busy." → She said that she ___ busy. (a) were (b) am (c) was
  6. 6.Choose the English for: “नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी।” (a) Do you like this song? (b) He asked me not to be late. (c) Neha said that she would call me.
  7. 7."I like tea." → He said that he ___ tea. (a) like (b) liked (c) liking
  8. 8.Make a sentence: cannot / swim. / She
  9. 9.What does “I do not like this song.” mean? (a) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ। (b) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी। (c) मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है।
  10. 10.What does “She said that she liked mangoes.” mean? (a) उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा। (b) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं। (c) अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था।
  11. 11.What does “They are playing cricket.” mean? (a) वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं। (b) उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ। (c) अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था।
  12. 12.Riya asked me where I ___ going. (a) was (b) be (c) were
  13. 13.Make a sentence: this / do / I / song. / not / like
  14. 14.Make a sentence: the / had / He / left. / whether / asked / bus
  15. 15.Make a sentence: swim? / she / Can
  16. 16.She ___ me that the class was cancelled. (a) told (b) spoke (c) said
  17. 17.The teacher told us ___ quiet. (a) be (b) being (c) to be
  18. 18.Choose the English for: “उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं।” (a) He said that he was tired. (b) I do not like this song. (c) She said that she liked mangoes.
  19. 19.My friend asked ___ I was coming. (a) if (b) what (c) that
  20. 20.Choose the English for: “टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा।” (a) She cannot swim. (b) They are playing cricket. (c) The teacher told us to sit down.
  21. 21.Make a sentence: that / had / said / his / work. / Aman / finished / he
  22. 22.What does “Ravi told me that the shop was closed.” mean? (a) क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं? (b) डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए। (c) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी।
  23. 23.Make a sentence: he / He / was / said / tired. / that
  24. 24.Make a sentence: swim. / can / She
  25. 25.Choose the English for: “वह तैर सकती है।” (a) He said that he was tired. (b) She cannot swim. (c) She can swim.
  26. 26.What does “Do you like this song?” mean? (a) क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है? (b) टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा। (c) उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ।
  27. 27.Make a sentence: Do / this / song? / you / like
  28. 28.Make a sentence: going. / was / My / mother / where / asked / me / I
  29. 29.Make a sentence: told / shop / that / me / the / Ravi / was / closed.
  30. 30.What does “Are they playing cricket?” mean? (a) क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है? (b) क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं? (c) मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है।
  31. 31.You are ready. → ___ you ready? (a) Do (b) Is (c) Are
  32. 32.She drives. → She ___ drive. (a) don't (b) doesn't (c) isn't
  33. 33.Make a sentence: Ravi / closed. / shop / that / told / me / was / the
  34. 34.Make a sentence: free. / asked / She / if / I / was
  35. 35.Make a sentence: are / playing / They / cricket.
  36. 36.He ___ that he was hungry. (a) told (b) asked (c) said
  37. 37.Make a sentence: told / was / the / Ravi / closed. / me / shop / that
  38. 38.What does “He asked me not to be late.” mean? (a) क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं? (b) उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा। (c) वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं।
  39. 39.Choose the English for: “क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है?” (a) Do you like this song? (b) Ravi told me that the shop was closed. (c) Neha said that she would call me.
  40. 40.What does “The doctor said that I should rest.” mean? (a) अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था। (b) वह तैर नहीं सकती। (c) डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए।

Answer key

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

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