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English speaking lesson 26: Changing sentences: reported speech · Set 839 · 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: swim. / can / She
  2. 2.Make a sentence: I / said / that / should / The / rest. / doctor
  3. 3.Make a sentence: call / would / that / she / said / me. / Neha
  4. 4."I am busy." → She said that she ___ busy. (a) was (b) am (c) were
  5. 5.What does “She cannot swim.” mean? (a) वह तैर सकती है। (b) वह तैर नहीं सकती। (c) अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था।
  6. 6.Make a sentence: had / the / whether / asked / left. / bus / He
  7. 7.What does “My mother asked me where I was going.” mean? (a) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी। (b) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ। (c) क्या वह तैर सकती है?
  8. 8.Make a sentence: asked / was / My / mother / going. / where / I / me
  9. 9.He ___ that he was hungry. (a) asked (b) told (c) said
  10. 10.Make a sentence: this / like / Do / song? / you
  11. 11.What does “Neha said that she would call me.” mean? (a) क्या वह तैर सकती है? (b) उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा। (c) नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी।
  12. 12.You are ready. → ___ you ready? (a) Do (b) Is (c) Are
  13. 13."I like tea." → He said that he ___ tea. (a) liked (b) liking (c) like
  14. 14.What does “Ravi told me that the shop was closed.” mean? (a) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी। (b) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं। (c) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था।
  15. 15.What does “He asked whether the bus had left.” mean? (a) उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी। (b) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं। (c) मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है।
  16. 16.Make a sentence: going. / I / where / me / My / asked / mother / was
  17. 17.Choose the English for: “उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी।” (a) They are playing cricket. (b) He asked whether the bus had left. (c) Aman said that he had finished his work.
  18. 18.What does “Aman said that he had finished his work.” mean? (a) अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था। (b) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था। (c) नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी।
  19. 19.Choose the English for: “उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ।” (a) Aman said that he had finished his work. (b) She asked if I was free. (c) He asked me not to be late.
  20. 20.Make a sentence: are / playing / They / cricket.
  21. 21.She ___ me that the class was cancelled. (a) spoke (b) said (c) told
  22. 22.What does “She asked if I was free.” mean? (a) उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ। (b) टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा। (c) क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है?
  23. 23.Choose the English for: “माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ।” (a) He asked whether the bus had left. (b) I do not like this song. (c) My mother asked me where I was going.
  24. 24.Make a sentence: this / I / like / song.
  25. 25.Choose the English for: “क्या वह तैर सकती है?” (a) The doctor said that I should rest. (b) Do you like this song? (c) Can she swim?
  26. 26.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।
  27. 27.Make a sentence: I / rest. / said / that / The / should / doctor
  28. 28.What does “He asked me not to be late.” mean? (a) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी। (b) वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं। (c) उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा।
  29. 29.Choose the English for: “रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी।” (a) He asked me not to be late. (b) He asked whether the bus had left. (c) Ravi told me that the shop was closed.
  30. 30.My friend asked ___ I was coming. (a) if (b) what (c) that
  31. 31.She drives. → She ___ drive. (a) don't (b) isn't (c) doesn't
  32. 32.Make a sentence: cannot / swim. / She
  33. 33.Make a sentence: mangoes. / that / liked / she / She / said
  34. 34.Make a sentence: the / was / Ravi / shop / that / closed. / me / told
  35. 35.Make a sentence: she / Can / swim?
  36. 36.What does “She can swim.” mean? (a) वह तैर सकती है। (b) वह तैर नहीं सकती। (c) उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी।
  37. 37.Choose the English for: “नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी।” (a) I like this song. (b) He said that he was tired. (c) Neha said that she would call me.
  38. 38.Make a sentence: Do / this / song? / like / you
  39. 39.Make a sentence: they / Are / cricket? / playing
  40. 40.Make a sentence: song. / like / this / I

Answer key

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

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