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English speaking lesson 26: Changing sentences: reported speech · Set 835 · 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.Make a sentence: I / My / me / where / asked / mother / going. / was
  2. 2.Make a sentence: free. / She / asked / I / was / if
  3. 3."I am busy." → She said that she ___ busy. (a) am (b) were (c) was
  4. 4.Make a sentence: playing / cricket. / They / are
  5. 5.Choose the English for: “क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है?” (a) He asked whether the bus had left. (b) Ravi told me that the shop was closed. (c) Do you like this song?
  6. 6.Choose the English for: “अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था।” (a) They are playing cricket. (b) Ravi told me that the shop was closed. (c) Aman said that he had finished his work.
  7. 7.Choose the English for: “उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं।” (a) She asked if I was free. (b) I like this song. (c) She said that she liked mangoes.
  8. 8.My friend asked ___ I was coming. (a) that (b) if (c) what
  9. 9.What does “They are playing cricket.” mean? (a) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था। (b) वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं। (c) क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं?
  10. 10.What does “He asked me not to be late.” mean? (a) उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा। (b) डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए। (c) वह तैर नहीं सकती।
  11. 11.What does “I like this song.” mean? (a) मुझे यह गाना पसंद है। (b) टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा। (c) क्या वह तैर सकती है?
  12. 12.She drives. → She ___ drive. (a) isn't (b) doesn't (c) don't
  13. 13."I like tea." → He said that he ___ tea. (a) liking (b) like (c) liked
  14. 14.What does “My mother asked me where I was going.” mean? (a) उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ। (b) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ। (c) क्या वह तैर सकती है?
  15. 15.What does “Can she swim?” mean? (a) क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है? (b) क्या वह तैर सकती है? (c) उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा।
  16. 16.You are ready. → ___ you ready? (a) Do (b) Are (c) Is
  17. 17.What does “She said that she liked mangoes.” mean? (a) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ। (b) क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है? (c) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं।
  18. 18.Make a sentence: doctor / rest. / said / I / should / that / The
  19. 19.He ___ that he was hungry. (a) told (b) asked (c) said
  20. 20.Make a sentence: swim? / Can / she
  21. 21.What does “I do not like this song.” mean? (a) उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी। (b) नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी। (c) मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है।
  22. 22.Make a sentence: he / Aman / his / work. / said / had / that / finished
  23. 23.What does “The teacher told us to sit down.” mean? (a) मुझे यह गाना पसंद है। (b) टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा। (c) उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ।
  24. 24.Make a sentence: like / song. / this / I
  25. 25.Riya asked me where I ___ going. (a) were (b) be (c) was
  26. 26.Choose the English for: “टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा।” (a) He asked me not to be late. (b) The teacher told us to sit down. (c) She cannot swim.
  27. 27.Make a sentence: he / said / He / tired. / that / was
  28. 28.Make a sentence: swim. / cannot / She
  29. 29.Make a sentence: swim? / she / Can
  30. 30.Make a sentence: finished / had / Aman / that / said / work. / he / his
  31. 31.What does “Are they playing cricket?” mean? (a) टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा। (b) वह तैर नहीं सकती। (c) क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं?
  32. 32.Choose the English for: “उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था।” (a) Ravi told me that the shop was closed. (b) He said that he was tired. (c) Aman said that he had finished his work.
  33. 33.Make a sentence: was / asked / free. / if / I / She
  34. 34.Make a sentence: work. / his / that / had / Aman / finished / said / he
  35. 35.Make a sentence: can / swim. / She
  36. 36.Make a sentence: do / this / I / like / song. / not
  37. 37.Make a sentence: she / said / that / She / liked / mangoes.
  38. 38.What does “He said that he was tired.” mean? (a) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी। (b) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ। (c) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था।
  39. 39.Make a sentence: should / The / rest. / I / doctor / said / that
  40. 40.Make a sentence: Neha / call / that / me. / would / said / she

Answer key

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

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