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English speaking lesson 26: Changing sentences: reported speech · Set 848 · 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: The / doctor / I / should / said / that / rest.
  2. 2.What does “She cannot swim.” mean? (a) वह तैर नहीं सकती। (b) उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी। (c) वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं।
  3. 3.Choose the English for: “टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा।” (a) The teacher told us to sit down. (b) Do you like this song? (c) Can she swim?
  4. 4.What does “She said that she liked mangoes.” mean? (a) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं। (b) क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं? (c) अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था।
  5. 5.Make a sentence: me / Ravi / was / shop / closed. / the / that / told
  6. 6."I am busy." → She said that she ___ busy. (a) am (b) were (c) was
  7. 7.My friend asked ___ I was coming. (a) that (b) if (c) what
  8. 8.She drives. → She ___ drive. (a) don't (b) doesn't (c) isn't
  9. 9.The teacher told us ___ quiet. (a) being (b) to be (c) be
  10. 10.Make a sentence: She / liked / mangoes. / that / said / she
  11. 11.She ___ me that the class was cancelled. (a) said (b) spoke (c) told
  12. 12.Choose the English for: “वह तैर सकती है।” (a) She can swim. (b) Do you like this song? (c) She cannot swim.
  13. 13.Make a sentence: They / cricket. / playing / are
  14. 14.What does “I do not like this song.” mean? (a) उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी। (b) मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है। (c) मुझे यह गाना पसंद है।
  15. 15.What does “Can she swim?” mean? (a) क्या वह तैर सकती है? (b) उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ। (c) क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं?
  16. 16.He ___ that he was hungry. (a) told (b) asked (c) said
  17. 17.What does “He asked whether the bus had left.” mean? (a) वह तैर नहीं सकती। (b) उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी। (c) टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा।
  18. 18.You are ready. → ___ you ready? (a) Do (b) Is (c) Are
  19. 19.Choose the English for: “क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं?” (a) I like this song. (b) He said that he was tired. (c) Are they playing cricket?
  20. 20.What does “The teacher told us to sit down.” mean? (a) डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए। (b) टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा। (c) क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है?
  21. 21."I like tea." → He said that he ___ tea. (a) like (b) liking (c) liked
  22. 22.Make a sentence: she / swim? / Can
  23. 23.Make a sentence: going. / asked / where / I / My / mother / me / was
  24. 24.Riya asked me where I ___ going. (a) were (b) be (c) was
  25. 25.Make a sentence: cannot / swim. / She
  26. 26.Make a sentence: song. / like / I / this
  27. 27.Make a sentence: said / that / had / Aman / finished / he / his / work.
  28. 28.Make a sentence: bus / whether / the / He / had / left. / asked
  29. 29.Make a sentence: told / me / closed. / was / the / that / shop / Ravi
  30. 30.Choose the English for: “माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ।” (a) My mother asked me where I was going. (b) She asked if I was free. (c) Ravi told me that the shop was closed.
  31. 31.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) वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं।
  32. 32.What does “He said that he was tired.” mean? (a) क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं? (b) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था। (c) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं।
  33. 33.Choose the English for: “मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है।” (a) She can swim. (b) I do not like this song. (c) The doctor said that I should rest.
  34. 34.Make a sentence: Are / playing / they / cricket?
  35. 35.Make a sentence: My / where / going. / was / I / me / mother / asked
  36. 36.What does “She can swim.” mean? (a) क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं? (b) उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ। (c) वह तैर सकती है।
  37. 37.What does “She asked if I was free.” mean? (a) नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी। (b) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था। (c) उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ।
  38. 38.Make a sentence: you / this / like / Do / song?
  39. 39.Make a sentence: call / me. / that / would / Neha / said / she
  40. 40.Choose the English for: “उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा।” (a) He asked me not to be late. (b) He said that he was tired. (c) She asked if I was free.

Answer key

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

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