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English speaking lesson 26: Changing sentences: reported speech · Set 837 · 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: My / I / going. / where / me / was / asked / mother
  2. 2.What does “My mother asked me where I was going.” mean? (a) क्या वह तैर सकती है? (b) अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था। (c) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ।
  3. 3.She drives. → She ___ drive. (a) don't (b) isn't (c) doesn't
  4. 4.Make a sentence: said / mangoes. / that / she / liked / She
  5. 5.You are ready. → ___ you ready? (a) Do (b) Is (c) Are
  6. 6.What does “The teacher told us to sit down.” mean? (a) टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा। (b) उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी। (c) मुझे यह गाना पसंद है।
  7. 7."I am busy." → She said that she ___ busy. (a) were (b) am (c) was
  8. 8.What does “He asked me not to be late.” mean? (a) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं। (b) उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा। (c) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था।
  9. 9.What does “Do you like this song?” mean? (a) मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है। (b) क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है? (c) क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं?
  10. 10.She ___ me that the class was cancelled. (a) said (b) told (c) spoke
  11. 11.What does “Aman said that he had finished his work.” mean? (a) अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था। (b) मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है। (c) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं।
  12. 12.Choose the English for: “मुझे यह गाना पसंद है।” (a) I like this song. (b) The teacher told us to sit down. (c) My mother asked me where I was going.
  13. 13.What does “He asked whether the bus had left.” mean? (a) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी। (b) उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी। (c) उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ।
  14. 14.Choose the English for: “डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए।” (a) He said that he was tired. (b) The doctor said that I should rest. (c) I do not like this song.
  15. 15.My friend asked ___ I was coming. (a) that (b) if (c) what
  16. 16."I like tea." → He said that he ___ tea. (a) like (b) liked (c) liking
  17. 17.What does “Neha said that she would call me.” mean? (a) नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी। (b) मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है। (c) डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए।
  18. 18.What does “I do not like this song.” mean? (a) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी। (b) मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है। (c) वह तैर नहीं सकती।
  19. 19.Make a sentence: bus / the / had / whether / asked / left. / He
  20. 20.Make a sentence: said / She / mangoes. / she / liked / that
  21. 21.The teacher told us ___ quiet. (a) being (b) be (c) to be
  22. 22.Choose the English for: “वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं।” (a) I do not like this song. (b) Ravi told me that the shop was closed. (c) They are playing cricket.
  23. 23.Riya asked me where I ___ going. (a) was (b) be (c) were
  24. 24.Make a sentence: whether / the / bus / left. / had / He / asked
  25. 25.Choose the English for: “रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी।” (a) Ravi told me that the shop was closed. (b) He asked whether the bus had left. (c) He asked me not to be late.
  26. 26.Make a sentence: Neha / call / me. / she / said / would / that
  27. 27.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.
  28. 28.Make a sentence: I / asked / if / She / free. / was
  29. 29.Make a sentence: asked / was / She / if / I / free.
  30. 30.Make a sentence: can / She / swim.
  31. 31.Make a sentence: to / us / teacher / sit / told / down. / The
  32. 32.What does “She cannot swim.” mean? (a) डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए। (b) वह तैर नहीं सकती। (c) उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी।
  33. 33.Make a sentence: playing / cricket? / Are / they
  34. 34.What does “He said that he was tired.” mean? (a) वह तैर नहीं सकती। (b) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था। (c) उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी।
  35. 35.Choose the English for: “उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ।” (a) She asked if I was free. (b) Aman said that he had finished his work. (c) Can she swim?
  36. 36.Make a sentence: song. / this / like / I
  37. 37.What does “She said that she liked mangoes.” mean? (a) टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा। (b) उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा। (c) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं।
  38. 38.Choose the English for: “अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था।” (a) Aman said that he had finished his work. (b) He asked whether the bus had left. (c) Neha said that she would call me.
  39. 39.Choose the English for: “उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था।” (a) Can she swim? (b) He said that he was tired. (c) My mother asked me where I was going.
  40. 40.Choose the English for: “उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा।” (a) He asked me not to be late. (b) She asked if I was free. (c) The teacher told us to sit down.

Answer key

  1. My mother asked me where I was going.
  2. माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ।
  3. doesn't
  4. She said that she liked mangoes.
  5. Are
  6. टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा।
  7. was
  8. उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा।
  9. क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है?
  10. told
  11. अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था।
  12. I like this song.
  13. उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी।
  14. The doctor said that I should rest.
  15. if
  16. liked
  17. नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी।
  18. मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है।
  19. He asked whether the bus had left.
  20. She said that she liked mangoes.
  21. to be
  22. They are playing cricket.
  23. was
  24. He asked whether the bus had left.
  25. Ravi told me that the shop was closed.
  26. Neha said that she would call me.
  27. She said that she liked mangoes.
  28. She asked if I was free.
  29. She asked if I was free.
  30. She can swim.
  31. The teacher told us to sit down.
  32. वह तैर नहीं सकती।
  33. Are they playing cricket?
  34. उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था।
  35. She asked if I was free.
  36. I like this song.
  37. उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं।
  38. Aman said that he had finished his work.
  39. He said that he was tired.
  40. He asked me not to be late.

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