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English speaking lesson 26: Changing sentences: reported speech · Set 855 · 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."I am busy." → She said that she ___ busy. (a) were (b) am (c) was
  2. 2.Make a sentence: this / I / like / song.
  3. 3.Choose the English for: “वह तैर नहीं सकती।” (a) She cannot swim. (b) Can she swim? (c) Neha said that she would call me.
  4. 4.What does “Aman said that he had finished his work.” mean? (a) क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है? (b) अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था। (c) मुझे यह गाना पसंद है।
  5. 5.Make a sentence: was / I / where / mother / going. / My / me / asked
  6. 6.What does “She can swim.” mean? (a) डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए। (b) वह तैर सकती है। (c) उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा।
  7. 7.She ___ me that the class was cancelled. (a) told (b) said (c) spoke
  8. 8.Choose the English for: “माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ।” (a) She said that she liked mangoes. (b) Do you like this song? (c) My mother asked me where I was going.
  9. 9.Make a sentence: the / asked / left. / whether / He / had / bus
  10. 10.Make a sentence: asked / was / if / She / I / free.
  11. 11.The teacher told us ___ quiet. (a) being (b) be (c) to be
  12. 12.Make a sentence: this / I / song. / like
  13. 13.My friend asked ___ I was coming. (a) if (b) that (c) what
  14. 14.Make a sentence: said / mangoes. / She / she / liked / that
  15. 15.Make a sentence: this / you / song? / like / Do
  16. 16.What does “Do you like this song?” mean? (a) क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं? (b) क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है? (c) मुझे यह गाना पसंद है।
  17. 17.Make a sentence: was / asked / me / mother / going. / My / where / I
  18. 18.What does “The doctor said that I should rest.” mean? (a) उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ। (b) नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी। (c) डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए।
  19. 19.What does “Ravi told me that the shop was closed.” mean? (a) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी। (b) उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा। (c) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ।
  20. 20.What does “She asked if I was free.” mean? (a) उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ। (b) डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए। (c) वह तैर सकती है।
  21. 21.Riya asked me where I ___ going. (a) were (b) be (c) was
  22. 22.Choose the English for: “क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है?” (a) Do you like this song? (b) He asked whether the bus had left. (c) Are they playing cricket?
  23. 23.Make a sentence: can / swim. / She
  24. 24.Make a sentence: late. / not / asked / me / He / be / to
  25. 25.What does “The teacher told us to sit down.” mean? (a) टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा। (b) क्या वह तैर सकती है? (c) वह तैर सकती है।
  26. 26.You are ready. → ___ you ready? (a) Is (b) Do (c) Are
  27. 27.Make a sentence: do / not / this / song. / like / I
  28. 28.She drives. → She ___ drive. (a) doesn't (b) don't (c) isn't
  29. 29.He ___ that he was hungry. (a) said (b) asked (c) told
  30. 30.Make a sentence: told / closed. / me / the / that / Ravi / shop / was
  31. 31.Choose the English for: “क्या वह तैर सकती है?” (a) My mother asked me where I was going. (b) I do not like this song. (c) Can she swim?
  32. 32.Make a sentence: said / he / had / that / work. / Aman / finished / his
  33. 33.Make a sentence: that / He / he / said / tired. / was
  34. 34."I like tea." → He said that he ___ tea. (a) liking (b) like (c) liked
  35. 35.Make a sentence: She / mangoes. / said / that / she / liked
  36. 36.Make a sentence: sit / The / us / teacher / to / down. / told
  37. 37.Choose the English for: “वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं।” (a) I do not like this song. (b) My mother asked me where I was going. (c) They are playing cricket.
  38. 38.Make a sentence: swim? / Can / she
  39. 39.Choose the English for: “उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी।” (a) Neha said that she would call me. (b) She said that she liked mangoes. (c) He asked whether the bus had left.
  40. 40.What does “Can she swim?” mean? (a) क्या वह तैर सकती है? (b) मुझे यह गाना पसंद है। (c) नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी।

Answer key

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

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