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English speaking lesson 26: Changing sentences: reported speech · Set 861 · 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.What does “The teacher told us to sit down.” mean? (a) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ। (b) टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा। (c) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था।
  2. 2.What does “They are playing cricket.” mean? (a) क्या वह तैर सकती है? (b) वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं। (c) उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी।
  3. 3.Make a sentence: that / doctor / rest. / The / I / said / should
  4. 4.Make a sentence: they / Are / playing / cricket?
  5. 5.Riya asked me where I ___ going. (a) was (b) be (c) were
  6. 6.Make a sentence: was / I / if / free. / asked / She
  7. 7.Choose the English for: “डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए।” (a) The teacher told us to sit down. (b) The doctor said that I should rest. (c) Aman said that he had finished his work.
  8. 8.Choose the English for: “उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा।” (a) He asked me not to be late. (b) She cannot swim. (c) Do you like this song?
  9. 9.She ___ me that the class was cancelled. (a) said (b) told (c) spoke
  10. 10.What does “Ravi told me that the shop was closed.” mean? (a) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी। (b) टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा। (c) मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है।
  11. 11.Make a sentence: like / this / Do / song? / you
  12. 12.You are ready. → ___ you ready? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Do
  13. 13.My friend asked ___ I was coming. (a) if (b) that (c) what
  14. 14.Make a sentence: down. / to / us / told / The / sit / teacher
  15. 15.What does “Do you like this song?” mean? (a) क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है? (b) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी। (c) मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है।
  16. 16.The teacher told us ___ quiet. (a) be (b) to be (c) being
  17. 17.What does “He said that he was tired.” mean? (a) उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ। (b) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था। (c) उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी।
  18. 18.Make a sentence: She / liked / that / said / mangoes. / she
  19. 19.Make a sentence: song. / I / like / this
  20. 20.Choose the English for: “उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ।” (a) He asked whether the bus had left. (b) Can she swim? (c) She asked if I was free.
  21. 21."I like tea." → He said that he ___ tea. (a) liking (b) liked (c) like
  22. 22.What does “My mother asked me where I was going.” mean? (a) मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है। (b) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं। (c) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ।
  23. 23.Choose the English for: “उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं।” (a) I do not like this song. (b) My mother asked me where I was going. (c) She said that she liked mangoes.
  24. 24.Choose the English for: “माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ।” (a) My mother asked me where I was going. (b) Ravi told me that the shop was closed. (c) The teacher told us to sit down.
  25. 25.Make a sentence: me / not / to / late. / be / asked / He
  26. 26.Make a sentence: cricket. / playing / They / are
  27. 27.Make a sentence: swim. / She / cannot
  28. 28.What does “She cannot swim.” mean? (a) क्या वह तैर सकती है? (b) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी। (c) वह तैर नहीं सकती।
  29. 29.Make a sentence: cricket? / playing / Are / they
  30. 30.Make a sentence: asked / He / not / late. / be / me / to
  31. 31.Make a sentence: She / said / liked / that / mangoes. / she
  32. 32.She drives. → She ___ drive. (a) isn't (b) don't (c) doesn't
  33. 33.Make a sentence: swim? / Can / she
  34. 34.What does “Aman said that he had finished his work.” mean? (a) उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा। (b) अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था। (c) वह तैर सकती है।
  35. 35.Make a sentence: if / was / free. / She / I / asked
  36. 36.Make a sentence: me / closed. / that / told / the / shop / Ravi / was
  37. 37.Make a sentence: she / Can / swim?
  38. 38.Make a sentence: this / Do / you / like / song?
  39. 39.What does “I do not like this song.” mean? (a) मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है। (b) क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं? (c) उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा।
  40. 40.What does “She said that she liked mangoes.” mean? (a) वह तैर नहीं सकती। (b) मुझे यह गाना पसंद है। (c) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं।

Answer key

  1. टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा।
  2. वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं।
  3. The doctor said that I should rest.
  4. Are they playing cricket?
  5. was
  6. She asked if I was free.
  7. The doctor said that I should rest.
  8. He asked me not to be late.
  9. told
  10. रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी।
  11. Do you like this song?
  12. Are
  13. if
  14. The teacher told us to sit down.
  15. क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है?
  16. to be
  17. उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था।
  18. She said that she liked mangoes.
  19. I like this song.
  20. She asked if I was free.
  21. liked
  22. माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ।
  23. She said that she liked mangoes.
  24. My mother asked me where I was going.
  25. He asked me not to be late.
  26. They are playing cricket.
  27. She cannot swim.
  28. वह तैर नहीं सकती।
  29. Are they playing cricket?
  30. He asked me not to be late.
  31. She said that she liked mangoes.
  32. doesn't
  33. Can she swim?
  34. अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था।
  35. She asked if I was free.
  36. Ravi told me that the shop was closed.
  37. Can she swim?
  38. Do you like this song?
  39. मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है।
  40. उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं।

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