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English speaking lesson 26: Changing sentences: reported speech · Set 853 · 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: liked / mangoes. / said / she / that / She
  2. 2."I like tea." → He said that he ___ tea. (a) liking (b) liked (c) like
  3. 3.What does “Ravi told me that the shop was closed.” mean? (a) वह तैर सकती है। (b) नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी। (c) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी।
  4. 4.You are ready. → ___ you ready? (a) Is (b) Do (c) Are
  5. 5.What does “I do not like this song.” mean? (a) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी। (b) क्या वह तैर सकती है? (c) मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है।
  6. 6.Make a sentence: said / that / he / work. / finished / his / had / Aman
  7. 7."I am busy." → She said that she ___ busy. (a) am (b) were (c) was
  8. 8.What does “Are they playing cricket?” mean? (a) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ। (b) उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा। (c) क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं?
  9. 9.Make a sentence: swim? / Can / she
  10. 10.Make a sentence: cannot / She / swim.
  11. 11.Make a sentence: like / song. / I / this
  12. 12.Choose the English for: “नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी।” (a) Are they playing cricket? (b) He said that he was tired. (c) Neha said that she would call me.
  13. 13.What does “Neha said that she would call me.” mean? (a) नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी। (b) वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं। (c) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था।
  14. 14.Choose the English for: “उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था।” (a) He said that he was tired. (b) I do not like this song. (c) He asked whether the bus had left.
  15. 15.What does “They are playing cricket.” mean? (a) वह तैर नहीं सकती। (b) क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं? (c) वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं।
  16. 16.What does “He asked me not to be late.” mean? (a) मुझे यह गाना पसंद है। (b) वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं। (c) उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा।
  17. 17.Choose the English for: “मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है।” (a) Can she swim? (b) I do not like this song. (c) He asked whether the bus had left.
  18. 18.Riya asked me where I ___ going. (a) was (b) were (c) be
  19. 19.Make a sentence: teacher / us / told / to / The / sit / down.
  20. 20.She ___ me that the class was cancelled. (a) said (b) told (c) spoke
  21. 21.Choose the English for: “वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं।” (a) They are playing cricket. (b) Aman said that he had finished his work. (c) Are they playing cricket?
  22. 22.Make a sentence: closed. / was / the / Ravi / shop / that / me / told
  23. 23.What does “She asked if I was free.” mean? (a) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ। (b) नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी। (c) उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ।
  24. 24.Choose the English for: “उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा।” (a) They are playing cricket. (b) He asked me not to be late. (c) She asked if I was free.
  25. 25.Choose the English for: “क्या वह तैर सकती है?” (a) Do you like this song? (b) Are they playing cricket? (c) Can she swim?
  26. 26.Choose the English for: “वह तैर नहीं सकती।” (a) I like this song. (b) She can swim. (c) She cannot swim.
  27. 27.Make a sentence: The / to / sit / down. / teacher / told / us
  28. 28.Make a sentence: Ravi / closed. / that / the / was / told / me / shop
  29. 29.Choose the English for: “क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है?” (a) She cannot swim. (b) Do you like this song? (c) Are they playing cricket?
  30. 30.What does “He said that he was tired.” mean? (a) उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ। (b) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी। (c) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था।
  31. 31.Make a sentence: was / me / My / asked / mother / I / going. / where
  32. 32.What does “He asked whether the bus had left.” mean? (a) उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी। (b) क्या वह तैर सकती है? (c) वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं।
  33. 33.Make a sentence: he / Aman / said / had / that / finished / work. / his
  34. 34.Make a sentence: can / She / swim.
  35. 35.Make a sentence: mother / was / I / My / me / going. / asked / where
  36. 36.Make a sentence: swim. / cannot / She
  37. 37.Choose the English for: “उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी।” (a) He asked whether the bus had left. (b) She asked if I was free. (c) Ravi told me that the shop was closed.
  38. 38.Make a sentence: cricket. / playing / They / are
  39. 39.Choose the English for: “माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ।” (a) Neha said that she would call me. (b) My mother asked me where I was going. (c) He said that he was tired.
  40. 40.Make a sentence: can / swim. / She

Answer key

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

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