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English speaking lesson 26: Changing sentences: reported speech · Set 852 · 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: if / I / asked / free. / was / She
  2. 2.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) क्या वह तैर सकती है?
  3. 3.He ___ that he was hungry. (a) told (b) said (c) asked
  4. 4.What does “Do you like this song?” mean? (a) वह तैर सकती है। (b) क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है? (c) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी।
  5. 5.Make a sentence: She / that / liked / she / mangoes. / said
  6. 6.What does “The teacher told us to sit down.” mean? (a) टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा। (b) उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी। (c) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी।
  7. 7.She ___ me that the class was cancelled. (a) said (b) spoke (c) told
  8. 8.What does “I do not like this song.” mean? (a) क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं? (b) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी। (c) मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है।
  9. 9.Make a sentence: he / was / tired. / He / said / that
  10. 10.What does “The doctor said that I should rest.” mean? (a) डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए। (b) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ। (c) वह तैर सकती है।
  11. 11.Choose the English for: “उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं।” (a) She can swim. (b) Ravi told me that the shop was closed. (c) She said that she liked mangoes.
  12. 12.The teacher told us ___ quiet. (a) being (b) be (c) to be
  13. 13."I like tea." → He said that he ___ tea. (a) like (b) liked (c) liking
  14. 14.Make a sentence: that / he / was / tired. / said / He
  15. 15.Make a sentence: me / He / asked / not / be / to / late.
  16. 16.What does “I like this song.” mean? (a) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं। (b) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ। (c) मुझे यह गाना पसंद है।
  17. 17.Make a sentence: cannot / swim. / She
  18. 18.Choose the English for: “उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था।” (a) He said that he was tired. (b) The teacher told us to sit down. (c) She said that she liked mangoes.
  19. 19.What does “They are playing cricket.” mean? (a) अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था। (b) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं। (c) वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं।
  20. 20.Make a sentence: swim. / She / can
  21. 21.What does “Can she swim?” mean? (a) नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी। (b) क्या वह तैर सकती है? (c) वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं।
  22. 22.Make a sentence: the / shop / closed. / told / Ravi / that / me / was
  23. 23.Make a sentence: said / she / that / liked / mangoes. / She
  24. 24.What does “He said that he was tired.” mean? (a) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ। (b) नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी। (c) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था।
  25. 25.What does “She can swim.” mean? (a) मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है। (b) वह तैर सकती है। (c) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ।
  26. 26.Make a sentence: can / swim. / She
  27. 27.Make a sentence: swim. / cannot / She
  28. 28."I am busy." → She said that she ___ busy. (a) was (b) were (c) am
  29. 29.Make a sentence: not / I / like / this / song. / do
  30. 30.What does “My mother asked me where I was going.” mean? (a) क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है? (b) वह तैर सकती है। (c) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ।
  31. 31.Make a sentence: whether / had / bus / left. / asked / He / the
  32. 32.What does “She asked if I was free.” mean? (a) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं। (b) उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ। (c) वह तैर सकती है।
  33. 33.What does “Ravi told me that the shop was closed.” mean? (a) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं। (b) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी। (c) मुझे यह गाना पसंद है।
  34. 34.She drives. → She ___ drive. (a) don't (b) isn't (c) doesn't
  35. 35.Make a sentence: asked / the / He / bus / had / whether / left.
  36. 36.Choose the English for: “मुझे यह गाना पसंद है।” (a) Do you like this song? (b) He asked me not to be late. (c) I like this song.
  37. 37.Make a sentence: where / me / My / asked / was / mother / going. / I
  38. 38.Make a sentence: he / work. / had / that / his / finished / said / Aman
  39. 39.Make a sentence: you / song? / this / Do / like
  40. 40.Choose the English for: “माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ।” (a) The teacher told us to sit down. (b) She asked if I was free. (c) My mother asked me where I was going.

Answer key

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

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