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English speaking lesson 26: Changing sentences: reported speech · Set 844 · 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: are / cricket. / They / playing
  2. 2.Make a sentence: mother / me / where / asked / going. / I / was / My
  3. 3.Choose the English for: “क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं?” (a) Can she swim? (b) Are they playing cricket? (c) She can swim.
  4. 4.He ___ that he was hungry. (a) said (b) asked (c) told
  5. 5.What does “The teacher told us to sit down.” mean? (a) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ। (b) उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा। (c) टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा।
  6. 6.What does “My mother asked me where I was going.” mean? (a) उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी। (b) मुझे यह गाना पसंद है। (c) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ।
  7. 7.Riya asked me where I ___ going. (a) was (b) be (c) were
  8. 8.Choose the English for: “वह तैर नहीं सकती।” (a) Aman said that he had finished his work. (b) She can swim. (c) She cannot swim.
  9. 9.Make a sentence: asked / bus / had / the / whether / He / left.
  10. 10.What does “Ravi told me that the shop was closed.” mean? (a) उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा। (b) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी। (c) मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है।
  11. 11.The teacher told us ___ quiet. (a) being (b) to be (c) be
  12. 12.Make a sentence: mother / My / me / going. / where / asked / I / was
  13. 13.What does “Aman said that he had finished his work.” mean? (a) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं। (b) डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए। (c) अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था।
  14. 14.She drives. → She ___ drive. (a) don't (b) isn't (c) doesn't
  15. 15."I like tea." → He said that he ___ tea. (a) liked (b) like (c) liking
  16. 16.What does “She asked if I was free.” mean? (a) क्या वह तैर सकती है? (b) क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं? (c) उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ।
  17. 17.Choose the English for: “क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है?” (a) He asked me not to be late. (b) Do you like this song? (c) Ravi told me that the shop was closed.
  18. 18.What does “Neha said that she would call me.” mean? (a) नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी। (b) टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा। (c) क्या वह तैर सकती है?
  19. 19.Make a sentence: his / said / he / work. / finished / had / that / Aman
  20. 20.Choose the English for: “टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा।” (a) Are they playing cricket? (b) The teacher told us to sit down. (c) I do not like this song.
  21. 21.Choose the English for: “उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा।” (a) Neha said that she would call me. (b) He asked me not to be late. (c) Aman said that he had finished his work.
  22. 22."I am busy." → She said that she ___ busy. (a) was (b) were (c) am
  23. 23.Make a sentence: us / The / to / teacher / sit / told / down.
  24. 24.My friend asked ___ I was coming. (a) what (b) that (c) if
  25. 25.She ___ me that the class was cancelled. (a) said (b) told (c) spoke
  26. 26.Choose the English for: “मुझे यह गाना पसंद है।” (a) I like this song. (b) The teacher told us to sit down. (c) Can she swim?
  27. 27.You are ready. → ___ you ready? (a) Do (b) Is (c) Are
  28. 28.Choose the English for: “क्या वह तैर सकती है?” (a) Can she swim? (b) Aman said that he had finished his work. (c) The teacher told us to sit down.
  29. 29.Make a sentence: be / to / not / me / late. / asked / He
  30. 30.What does “Can she swim?” mean? (a) क्या वह तैर सकती है? (b) क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है? (c) उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ।
  31. 31.Make a sentence: us / teacher / sit / down. / to / The / told
  32. 32.Make a sentence: was / Ravi / told / shop / closed. / me / the / that
  33. 33.Choose the English for: “रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी।” (a) She said that she liked mangoes. (b) They are playing cricket. (c) Ravi told me that the shop was closed.
  34. 34.What does “She cannot swim.” mean? (a) अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था। (b) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ। (c) वह तैर नहीं सकती।
  35. 35.Make a sentence: are / They / playing / cricket.
  36. 36.Make a sentence: song? / Do / like / this / you
  37. 37.Make a sentence: us / told / down. / to / teacher / The / sit
  38. 38.Make a sentence: you / song? / like / this / Do
  39. 39.Make a sentence: like / Do / this / you / song?
  40. 40.Make a sentence: can / She / swim.

Answer key

  1. They are playing cricket.
  2. My mother asked me where I was going.
  3. Are they playing cricket?
  4. said
  5. टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा।
  6. माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ।
  7. was
  8. She cannot swim.
  9. He asked whether the bus had left.
  10. रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी।
  11. to be
  12. My mother asked me where I was going.
  13. अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था।
  14. doesn't
  15. liked
  16. उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ।
  17. Do you like this song?
  18. नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी।
  19. Aman said that he had finished his work.
  20. The teacher told us to sit down.
  21. He asked me not to be late.
  22. was
  23. The teacher told us to sit down.
  24. if
  25. told
  26. I like this song.
  27. Are
  28. Can she swim?
  29. He asked me not to be late.
  30. क्या वह तैर सकती है?
  31. The teacher told us to sit down.
  32. Ravi told me that the shop was closed.
  33. Ravi told me that the shop was closed.
  34. वह तैर नहीं सकती।
  35. They are playing cricket.
  36. Do you like this song?
  37. The teacher told us to sit down.
  38. Do you like this song?
  39. Do you like this song?
  40. She can swim.

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