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English speaking lesson 26: Changing sentences: reported speech · Set 841 · 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: finished / Aman / he / said / work. / his / that / had
  2. 2."I am busy." → She said that she ___ busy. (a) am (b) were (c) was
  3. 3.Make a sentence: I / said / doctor / should / The / that / rest.
  4. 4.What does “She asked if I was free.” mean? (a) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था। (b) क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं? (c) उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ।
  5. 5.Make a sentence: if / was / free. / She / I / asked
  6. 6.Make a sentence: late. / to / He / not / asked / be / me
  7. 7.What does “Are they playing cricket?” mean? (a) क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं? (b) उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ। (c) वह तैर नहीं सकती।
  8. 8.What does “Aman said that he had finished his work.” mean? (a) अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था। (b) क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है? (c) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ।
  9. 9.You are ready. → ___ you ready? (a) Are (b) Do (c) Is
  10. 10.Riya asked me where I ___ going. (a) be (b) was (c) were
  11. 11.The teacher told us ___ quiet. (a) be (b) being (c) to be
  12. 12.Make a sentence: was / if / asked / free. / I / She
  13. 13.What does “He asked whether the bus had left.” mean? (a) उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी। (b) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था। (c) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी।
  14. 14.She drives. → She ___ drive. (a) doesn't (b) isn't (c) don't
  15. 15."I like tea." → He said that he ___ tea. (a) liked (b) liking (c) like
  16. 16.Make a sentence: left. / whether / He / the / had / asked / bus
  17. 17.What does “She cannot swim.” mean? (a) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ। (b) क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है? (c) वह तैर नहीं सकती।
  18. 18.What does “He asked me not to be late.” mean? (a) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी। (b) उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी। (c) उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा।
  19. 19.Make a sentence: me / not / He / be / late. / to / asked
  20. 20.Make a sentence: she / Can / swim?
  21. 21.What does “Ravi told me that the shop was closed.” mean? (a) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी। (b) वह तैर सकती है। (c) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं।
  22. 22.Choose the English for: “वह तैर नहीं सकती।” (a) Do you like this song? (b) She cannot swim. (c) They are playing cricket.
  23. 23.What does “They are playing cricket.” mean? (a) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं। (b) वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं। (c) मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है।
  24. 24.Choose the English for: “क्या वह तैर सकती है?” (a) Can she swim? (b) Ravi told me that the shop was closed. (c) She cannot swim.
  25. 25.Make a sentence: I / said / that / rest. / should / The / doctor
  26. 26.What does “The teacher told us to sit down.” mean? (a) मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है। (b) अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था। (c) टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा।
  27. 27.Make a sentence: He / that / was / said / tired. / he
  28. 28.Choose the English for: “टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा।” (a) She cannot swim. (b) The teacher told us to sit down. (c) He said that he was tired.
  29. 29.Choose the English for: “वह तैर सकती है।” (a) Aman said that he had finished his work. (b) Ravi told me that the shop was closed. (c) She can swim.
  30. 30.Make a sentence: they / playing / cricket? / Are
  31. 31.Make a sentence: cannot / She / swim.
  32. 32.Make a sentence: he / finished / work. / Aman / that / his / said / had
  33. 33.Make a sentence: swim. / cannot / She
  34. 34.What does “She can swim.” mean? (a) अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था। (b) वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं। (c) वह तैर सकती है।
  35. 35.He ___ that he was hungry. (a) said (b) asked (c) told
  36. 36.My friend asked ___ I was coming. (a) that (b) if (c) what
  37. 37.What does “My mother asked me where I was going.” mean? (a) अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था। (b) मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है। (c) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ।
  38. 38.What does “Do you like this song?” mean? (a) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था। (b) क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है? (c) वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं।
  39. 39.Make a sentence: playing / They / cricket. / are
  40. 40.What does “The doctor said that I should rest.” mean? (a) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं। (b) मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है। (c) डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए।

Answer key

  1. Aman said that he had finished his work.
  2. was
  3. The doctor said that I should rest.
  4. उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ।
  5. She asked if I was free.
  6. He asked me not to be late.
  7. क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं?
  8. अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था।
  9. Are
  10. was
  11. to be
  12. She asked if I was free.
  13. उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी।
  14. doesn't
  15. liked
  16. He asked whether the bus had left.
  17. वह तैर नहीं सकती।
  18. उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा।
  19. He asked me not to be late.
  20. Can she swim?
  21. रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी।
  22. She cannot swim.
  23. वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं।
  24. Can she swim?
  25. The doctor said that I should rest.
  26. टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा।
  27. He said that he was tired.
  28. The teacher told us to sit down.
  29. She can swim.
  30. Are they playing cricket?
  31. She cannot swim.
  32. Aman said that he had finished his work.
  33. She cannot swim.
  34. वह तैर सकती है।
  35. said
  36. if
  37. माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ।
  38. क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है?
  39. They are playing cricket.
  40. डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए।

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