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English speaking lesson 26: Changing sentences: reported speech · Set 871 · 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 “Neha said that she would call me.” mean? (a) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था। (b) अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था। (c) नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी।
  2. 2.What does “Can she swim?” mean? (a) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था। (b) क्या वह तैर सकती है? (c) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ।
  3. 3.She ___ me that the class was cancelled. (a) told (b) spoke (c) said
  4. 4.Make a sentence: the / told / shop / Ravi / was / closed. / me / that
  5. 5.Make a sentence: swim? / she / Can
  6. 6."I like tea." → He said that he ___ tea. (a) liking (b) like (c) liked
  7. 7.What does “I like this song.” mean? (a) मुझे यह गाना पसंद है। (b) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं। (c) नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी।
  8. 8.Choose the English for: “उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा।” (a) She said that she liked mangoes. (b) He asked me not to be late. (c) The teacher told us to sit down.
  9. 9.Choose the English for: “क्या वह तैर सकती है?” (a) Can she swim? (b) Do you like this song? (c) I do not like this song.
  10. 10.Choose the English for: “उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी।” (a) He asked whether the bus had left. (b) I do not like this song. (c) Are they playing cricket?
  11. 11.Make a sentence: asked / free. / if / She / was / I
  12. 12.What does “My mother asked me where I was going.” mean? (a) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था। (b) टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा। (c) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ।
  13. 13.Choose the English for: “क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है?” (a) Do you like this song? (b) I like this song. (c) He said that he was tired.
  14. 14.Choose the English for: “उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ।” (a) They are playing cricket. (b) She asked if I was free. (c) She said that she liked mangoes.
  15. 15.Make a sentence: she / swim? / Can
  16. 16.What does “He said that he was tired.” mean? (a) वह तैर सकती है। (b) डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए। (c) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था।
  17. 17.What does “Are they playing cricket?” mean? (a) क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं? (b) नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी। (c) डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए।
  18. 18.You are ready. → ___ you ready? (a) Are (b) Do (c) Is
  19. 19.Make a sentence: playing / cricket? / Are / they
  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) I do not like this song. (c) Aman said that he had finished his work.
  21. 21.What does “Aman said that he had finished his work.” mean? (a) वह तैर सकती है। (b) नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी। (c) अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था।
  22. 22.Make a sentence: tired. / He / he / that / was / said
  23. 23.Riya asked me where I ___ going. (a) was (b) be (c) were
  24. 24.Choose the English for: “क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं?” (a) Aman said that he had finished his work. (b) I like this song. (c) Are they playing cricket?
  25. 25.Make a sentence: I / free. / if / was / asked / She
  26. 26.My friend asked ___ I was coming. (a) what (b) that (c) if
  27. 27.What does “She said that she liked mangoes.” mean? (a) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था। (b) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ। (c) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं।
  28. 28.Make a sentence: Aman / he / finished / that / his / said / had / work.
  29. 29.The teacher told us ___ quiet. (a) being (b) to be (c) be
  30. 30.What does “She cannot swim.” mean? (a) वह तैर नहीं सकती। (b) मुझे यह गाना पसंद है। (c) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी।
  31. 31.Make a sentence: that / said / tired. / was / he / He
  32. 32.Make a sentence: I / was / My / me / going. / mother / asked / where
  33. 33.Choose the English for: “उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं।” (a) Are they playing cricket? (b) She said that she liked mangoes. (c) Aman said that he had finished his work.
  34. 34.What does “Ravi told me that the shop was closed.” mean? (a) अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था। (b) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी। (c) मुझे यह गाना पसंद है।
  35. 35.What does “He asked whether the bus had left.” mean? (a) उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी। (b) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं। (c) क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है?
  36. 36.Choose the English for: “वह तैर सकती है।” (a) My mother asked me where I was going. (b) The doctor said that I should rest. (c) She can swim.
  37. 37.Make a sentence: finished / had / that / Aman / work. / his / he / said
  38. 38.What does “I do not like this song.” mean? (a) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था। (b) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी। (c) मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है।
  39. 39.Make a sentence: sit / to / down. / The / teacher / told / us
  40. 40.He ___ that he was hungry. (a) told (b) asked (c) said

Answer key

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

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