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English speaking lesson 26: Changing sentences: reported speech · Set 831 · 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.He ___ that he was hungry. (a) told (b) said (c) asked
  2. 2.What does “Ravi told me that the shop was closed.” mean? (a) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी। (b) वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं। (c) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था।
  3. 3.Make a sentence: down. / sit / told / The / teacher / us / to
  4. 4.The teacher told us ___ quiet. (a) to be (b) be (c) being
  5. 5.You are ready. → ___ you ready? (a) Are (b) Do (c) Is
  6. 6.What does “She asked if I was free.” mean? (a) वह तैर नहीं सकती। (b) उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ। (c) डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए।
  7. 7.Make a sentence: swim? / she / Can
  8. 8.What does “I do not like this song.” mean? (a) उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी। (b) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था। (c) मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है।
  9. 9.What does “My mother asked me where I was going.” mean? (a) उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ। (b) क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं? (c) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ।
  10. 10."I am busy." → She said that she ___ busy. (a) were (b) was (c) am
  11. 11.Make a sentence: She / swim. / cannot
  12. 12.Choose the English for: “उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ।” (a) She asked if I was free. (b) Ravi told me that the shop was closed. (c) She cannot swim.
  13. 13."I like tea." → He said that he ___ tea. (a) liked (b) like (c) liking
  14. 14.What does “She said that she liked mangoes.” mean? (a) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं। (b) वह तैर नहीं सकती। (c) वह तैर सकती है।
  15. 15.Make a sentence: you / song? / like / this / Do
  16. 16.She ___ me that the class was cancelled. (a) said (b) told (c) spoke
  17. 17.Make a sentence: like / do / song. / this / I / not
  18. 18.She drives. → She ___ drive. (a) don't (b) isn't (c) doesn't
  19. 19.What does “They are playing cricket.” mean? (a) वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं। (b) क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है? (c) क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं?
  20. 20.What does “Neha said that she would call me.” mean? (a) वह तैर नहीं सकती। (b) नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी। (c) टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा।
  21. 21.Make a sentence: said / She / she / mangoes. / that / liked
  22. 22.Riya asked me where I ___ going. (a) be (b) was (c) were
  23. 23.What does “He asked whether the bus had left.” mean? (a) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं। (b) उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी। (c) वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं।
  24. 24.Choose the English for: “रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी।” (a) Ravi told me that the shop was closed. (b) The doctor said that I should rest. (c) Can she swim?
  25. 25.Choose the English for: “माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ।” (a) The teacher told us to sit down. (b) My mother asked me where I was going. (c) Ravi told me that the shop was closed.
  26. 26.Make a sentence: She / swim. / can
  27. 27.Make a sentence: I / if / was / free. / She / asked
  28. 28.Make a sentence: I / was / free. / She / asked / if
  29. 29.Choose the English for: “उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था।” (a) The teacher told us to sit down. (b) He said that he was tired. (c) She said that she liked mangoes.
  30. 30.Choose the English for: “नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी।” (a) The teacher told us to sit down. (b) Neha said that she would call me. (c) They are playing cricket.
  31. 31.Make a sentence: I / not / do / like / this / song.
  32. 32.Make a sentence: this / I / like / do / not / song.
  33. 33.What does “Do you like this song?” mean? (a) क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है? (b) अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था। (c) वह तैर नहीं सकती।
  34. 34.Make a sentence: I / My / asked / where / me / mother / was / going.
  35. 35.Make a sentence: she / said / Neha / me. / that / call / would
  36. 36.My friend asked ___ I was coming. (a) what (b) that (c) if
  37. 37.Make a sentence: that / She / she / said / mangoes. / liked
  38. 38.Choose the English for: “टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा।” (a) The doctor said that I should rest. (b) The teacher told us to sit down. (c) He asked whether the bus had left.
  39. 39.Make a sentence: not / me / late. / to / He / asked / be
  40. 40.Choose the English for: “उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं।” (a) Aman said that he had finished his work. (b) She said that she liked mangoes. (c) Can she swim?

Answer key

  1. said
  2. रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी।
  3. The teacher told us to sit down.
  4. to be
  5. Are
  6. उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ।
  7. Can she swim?
  8. मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है।
  9. माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ।
  10. was
  11. She cannot swim.
  12. She asked if I was free.
  13. liked
  14. उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं।
  15. Do you like this song?
  16. told
  17. I do not like this song.
  18. doesn't
  19. वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं।
  20. नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी।
  21. She said that she liked mangoes.
  22. was
  23. उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी।
  24. Ravi told me that the shop was closed.
  25. My mother asked me where I was going.
  26. She can swim.
  27. She asked if I was free.
  28. She asked if I was free.
  29. He said that he was tired.
  30. Neha said that she would call me.
  31. I do not like this song.
  32. I do not like this song.
  33. क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है?
  34. My mother asked me where I was going.
  35. Neha said that she would call me.
  36. if
  37. She said that she liked mangoes.
  38. The teacher told us to sit down.
  39. He asked me not to be late.
  40. She said that she liked mangoes.

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