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English speaking lesson 26: Changing sentences: reported speech · Set 859 · 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: this / song? / you / like / Do
  2. 2.Riya asked me where I ___ going. (a) was (b) be (c) were
  3. 3.Make a sentence: I / do / not / this / song. / like
  4. 4.What does “I like this song.” mean? (a) अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था। (b) डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए। (c) मुझे यह गाना पसंद है।
  5. 5.What does “Neha said that she would call me.” mean? (a) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं। (b) नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी। (c) टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा।
  6. 6.Choose the English for: “डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए।” (a) Neha said that she would call me. (b) The doctor said that I should rest. (c) Can she swim?
  7. 7.Make a sentence: Ravi / the / me / shop / closed. / was / told / that
  8. 8.Choose the English for: “उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं।” (a) He asked whether the bus had left. (b) She said that she liked mangoes. (c) She can swim.
  9. 9.What does “I do not like this song.” mean? (a) मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है। (b) क्या वह तैर सकती है? (c) उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा।
  10. 10."I am busy." → She said that she ___ busy. (a) were (b) am (c) was
  11. 11.What does “She can swim.” mean? (a) मुझे यह गाना पसंद है। (b) डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए। (c) वह तैर सकती है।
  12. 12.Make a sentence: He / left. / had / whether / asked / the / bus
  13. 13.Make a sentence: said / finished / work. / had / Aman / his / that / he
  14. 14.Make a sentence: he / was / tired. / that / He / said
  15. 15.What does “She said that she liked mangoes.” mean? (a) क्या वह तैर सकती है? (b) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं। (c) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ।
  16. 16.Make a sentence: she / liked / that / mangoes. / She / said
  17. 17.Make a sentence: playing / They / are / cricket.
  18. 18.Choose the English for: “वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं।” (a) They are playing cricket. (b) Aman said that he had finished his work. (c) The teacher told us to sit down.
  19. 19.She ___ me that the class was cancelled. (a) spoke (b) told (c) said
  20. 20.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 cannot swim. (c) The teacher told us to sit down.
  21. 21.Choose the English for: “उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी।” (a) The doctor said that I should rest. (b) He asked whether the bus had left. (c) The teacher told us to sit down.
  22. 22.Make a sentence: liked / mangoes. / said / She / that / she
  23. 23.She drives. → She ___ drive. (a) doesn't (b) isn't (c) don't
  24. 24.Make a sentence: asked / where / mother / was / going. / me / I / My
  25. 25.What does “The doctor said that I should rest.” mean? (a) डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए। (b) टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा। (c) वह तैर सकती है।
  26. 26.Choose the English for: “उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा।” (a) Aman said that he had finished his work. (b) She cannot swim. (c) He asked me not to be late.
  27. 27.Make a sentence: not / me / late. / to / He / asked / be
  28. 28."I like tea." → He said that he ___ tea. (a) like (b) liked (c) liking
  29. 29.Choose the English for: “रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी।” (a) They are playing cricket. (b) Ravi told me that the shop was closed. (c) My mother asked me where I was going.
  30. 30.Make a sentence: can / She / swim.
  31. 31.You are ready. → ___ you ready? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Do
  32. 32.He ___ that he was hungry. (a) said (b) asked (c) told
  33. 33.Make a sentence: was / that / told / the / Ravi / shop / closed. / me
  34. 34.Make a sentence: song. / I / this / like
  35. 35.Make a sentence: swim. / She / cannot
  36. 36.Make a sentence: you / this / Do / song? / like
  37. 37.Make a sentence: to / us / sit / told / teacher / down. / The
  38. 38.Make a sentence: playing / cricket. / are / They
  39. 39.Make a sentence: call / would / that / Neha / me. / said / she
  40. 40.What does “Are they playing cricket?” mean? (a) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था। (b) क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं? (c) क्या वह तैर सकती है?

Answer key

  1. Do you like this song?
  2. was
  3. I do not like this song.
  4. मुझे यह गाना पसंद है।
  5. नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी।
  6. The doctor said that I should rest.
  7. Ravi told me that the shop was closed.
  8. She said that she liked mangoes.
  9. मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है।
  10. was
  11. वह तैर सकती है।
  12. He asked whether the bus had left.
  13. Aman said that he had finished his work.
  14. He said that he was tired.
  15. उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं।
  16. She said that she liked mangoes.
  17. They are playing cricket.
  18. They are playing cricket.
  19. told
  20. My mother asked me where I was going.
  21. He asked whether the bus had left.
  22. She said that she liked mangoes.
  23. doesn't
  24. My mother asked me where I was going.
  25. डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए।
  26. He asked me not to be late.
  27. He asked me not to be late.
  28. liked
  29. Ravi told me that the shop was closed.
  30. She can swim.
  31. Are
  32. said
  33. Ravi told me that the shop was closed.
  34. I like this song.
  35. She cannot swim.
  36. Do you like this song?
  37. The teacher told us to sit down.
  38. They are playing cricket.
  39. Neha said that she would call me.
  40. क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं?

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