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English speaking lesson 26: Changing sentences: reported speech · Set 849 · 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: They / playing / are / cricket.
  2. 2.Choose the English for: “रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी।” (a) He said that he was tired. (b) She cannot swim. (c) Ravi told me that the shop was closed.
  3. 3.Make a sentence: that / said / his / Aman / finished / he / work. / had
  4. 4.Choose the English for: “क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है?” (a) The teacher told us to sit down. (b) She cannot swim. (c) Do you like this song?
  5. 5.Choose the English for: “उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं।” (a) I like this song. (b) She said that she liked mangoes. (c) The teacher told us to sit down.
  6. 6.Make a sentence: free. / was / I / if / asked / She
  7. 7.She drives. → She ___ drive. (a) doesn't (b) don't (c) isn't
  8. 8.Make a sentence: asked / whether / bus / He / left. / had / the
  9. 9.What does “He asked me not to be late.” mean? (a) उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी। (b) उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा। (c) अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था।
  10. 10.What does “She can swim.” mean? (a) वह तैर नहीं सकती। (b) क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं? (c) वह तैर सकती है।
  11. 11.What does “Ravi told me that the shop was closed.” mean? (a) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी। (b) डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए। (c) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं।
  12. 12.Make a sentence: I / if / was / She / asked / free.
  13. 13.She ___ me that the class was cancelled. (a) said (b) spoke (c) told
  14. 14.He ___ that he was hungry. (a) asked (b) told (c) said
  15. 15.Make a sentence: Can / swim? / she
  16. 16.Choose the English for: “डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए।” (a) She asked if I was free. (b) He said that he was tired. (c) The doctor said that I should rest.
  17. 17.What does “She said that she liked mangoes.” mean? (a) वह तैर सकती है। (b) नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी। (c) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं।
  18. 18.The teacher told us ___ quiet. (a) to be (b) being (c) be
  19. 19.What does “Can she swim?” mean? (a) उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ। (b) क्या वह तैर सकती है? (c) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था।
  20. 20."I like tea." → He said that he ___ tea. (a) liked (b) like (c) liking
  21. 21.Make a sentence: that / said / I / should / The / rest. / doctor
  22. 22.What does “I like this song.” mean? (a) मुझे यह गाना पसंद है। (b) उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी। (c) क्या वह तैर सकती है?
  23. 23.What does “My mother asked me where I was going.” mean? (a) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ। (b) टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा। (c) मुझे यह गाना पसंद है।
  24. 24.Choose the English for: “उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी।” (a) He said that he was tired. (b) She asked if I was free. (c) He asked whether the bus had left.
  25. 25.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 मुझसे देर न करने को कहा।
  26. 26.What does “The doctor said that I should rest.” mean? (a) उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा। (b) डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए। (c) मुझे यह गाना पसंद है।
  27. 27.My friend asked ___ I was coming. (a) if (b) that (c) what
  28. 28.What does “She cannot swim.” mean? (a) वह तैर नहीं सकती। (b) उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी। (c) टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा।
  29. 29.Choose the English for: “उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था।” (a) Neha said that she would call me. (b) I like this song. (c) He said that he was tired.
  30. 30.Make a sentence: cricket? / playing / they / Are
  31. 31.Make a sentence: swim? / Can / she
  32. 32.Make a sentence: song. / not / like / do / this / I
  33. 33.Make a sentence: was / if / free. / asked / I / She
  34. 34.Make a sentence: like / Do / you / song? / this
  35. 35.Make a sentence: He / tired. / said / that / was / he
  36. 36.Make a sentence: are / cricket. / playing / They
  37. 37.Make a sentence: like / song. / I / this
  38. 38.What does “He asked whether the bus had left.” mean? (a) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं। (b) उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी। (c) उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा।
  39. 39.Make a sentence: She / swim. / can
  40. 40.Choose the English for: “उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा।” (a) Ravi told me that the shop was closed. (b) I do not like this song. (c) He asked me not to be late.

Answer key

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

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