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English speaking lesson 26: Changing sentences: reported speech · Set 862 · 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: free. / asked / if / She / I / was
  2. 2.He ___ that he was hungry. (a) told (b) said (c) asked
  3. 3."I like tea." → He said that he ___ tea. (a) like (b) liked (c) liking
  4. 4.Make a sentence: playing / they / Are / cricket?
  5. 5.Make a sentence: teacher / down. / told / us / sit / The / to
  6. 6.Choose the English for: “वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं।” (a) Do you like this song? (b) He asked whether the bus had left. (c) They are playing cricket.
  7. 7.What does “Neha said that she would call me.” mean? (a) अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था। (b) नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी। (c) क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है?
  8. 8.Make a sentence: where / My / asked / I / mother / was / going. / me
  9. 9.Choose the English for: “उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं।” (a) The teacher told us to sit down. (b) She said that she liked mangoes. (c) He said that he was tired.
  10. 10.She drives. → She ___ drive. (a) isn't (b) don't (c) doesn't
  11. 11.Make a sentence: do / not / like / song. / this / I
  12. 12.What does “I do not like this song.” mean? (a) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं। (b) उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी। (c) मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है।
  13. 13.What does “She asked if I was free.” mean? (a) वह तैर सकती है। (b) उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा। (c) उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ।
  14. 14.Choose the English for: “क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं?” (a) Are they playing cricket? (b) She cannot swim. (c) She asked if I was free.
  15. 15.Make a sentence: playing / cricket? / Are / they
  16. 16.She ___ me that the class was cancelled. (a) spoke (b) said (c) told
  17. 17.The teacher told us ___ quiet. (a) to be (b) being (c) be
  18. 18."I am busy." → She said that she ___ busy. (a) were (b) am (c) was
  19. 19.Make a sentence: swim? / she / Can
  20. 20.Make a sentence: said / that / She / she / mangoes. / liked
  21. 21.Make a sentence: cannot / She / swim.
  22. 22.Make a sentence: he / He / tired. / was / said / that
  23. 23.Make a sentence: doctor / I / The / said / that / should / rest.
  24. 24.Make a sentence: I / song. / like / this
  25. 25.You are ready. → ___ you ready? (a) Is (b) Do (c) Are
  26. 26.Choose the English for: “डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए।” (a) The doctor said that I should rest. (b) She said that she liked mangoes. (c) Ravi told me that the shop was closed.
  27. 27.Make a sentence: like / this / song. / I
  28. 28.Make a sentence: like / I / this / song.
  29. 29.Choose the English for: “उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ।” (a) She can swim. (b) Neha said that she would call me. (c) She asked if I was free.
  30. 30.What does “I like this song.” mean? (a) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था। (b) उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी। (c) मुझे यह गाना पसंद है।
  31. 31.Make a sentence: the / had / asked / bus / whether / left. / He
  32. 32.Make a sentence: teacher / to / The / us / told / down. / sit
  33. 33.Make a sentence: rest. / I / should / said / that / doctor / The
  34. 34.What does “The teacher told us to sit down.” mean? (a) टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा। (b) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी। (c) क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है?
  35. 35.Make a sentence: that / said / was / He / he / tired.
  36. 36.What does “She cannot swim.” mean? (a) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी। (b) वह तैर नहीं सकती। (c) उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ।
  37. 37.What does “Can she swim?” mean? (a) उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी। (b) डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए। (c) क्या वह तैर सकती है?
  38. 38.Choose the English for: “उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था।” (a) He said that he was tired. (b) Are they playing cricket? (c) The teacher told us to sit down.
  39. 39.Choose the English for: “टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा।” (a) The doctor said that I should rest. (b) The teacher told us to sit down. (c) Ravi told me that the shop was closed.
  40. 40.Make a sentence: I / me / My / was / asked / going. / where / mother

Answer key

  1. She asked if I was free.
  2. said
  3. liked
  4. Are they playing cricket?
  5. The teacher told us to sit down.
  6. They are playing cricket.
  7. नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी।
  8. My mother asked me where I was going.
  9. She said that she liked mangoes.
  10. doesn't
  11. I do not like this song.
  12. मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है।
  13. उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ।
  14. Are they playing cricket?
  15. Are they playing cricket?
  16. told
  17. to be
  18. was
  19. Can she swim?
  20. She said that she liked mangoes.
  21. She cannot swim.
  22. He said that he was tired.
  23. The doctor said that I should rest.
  24. I like this song.
  25. Are
  26. The doctor said that I should rest.
  27. I like this song.
  28. I like this song.
  29. She asked if I was free.
  30. मुझे यह गाना पसंद है।
  31. He asked whether the bus had left.
  32. The teacher told us to sit down.
  33. The doctor said that I should rest.
  34. टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा।
  35. He said that he was tired.
  36. वह तैर नहीं सकती।
  37. क्या वह तैर सकती है?
  38. He said that he was tired.
  39. The teacher told us to sit down.
  40. My mother asked me where I was going.

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