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English speaking lesson 26: Changing sentences: reported speech · Set 876 · 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: me / be / to / late. / not / He / asked
  2. 2."I like tea." → He said that he ___ tea. (a) liking (b) liked (c) like
  3. 3.The teacher told us ___ quiet. (a) being (b) to be (c) be
  4. 4.Riya asked me where I ___ going. (a) were (b) be (c) was
  5. 5.Make a sentence: said / that / work. / had / Aman / he / his / finished
  6. 6.Make a sentence: can / swim. / She
  7. 7.Choose the English for: “उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी।” (a) I like this song. (b) He asked whether the bus had left. (c) The teacher told us to sit down.
  8. 8.What does “He asked me not to be late.” mean? (a) डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए। (b) उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा। (c) मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है।
  9. 9.What does “Neha said that she would call me.” mean? (a) डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए। (b) वह तैर नहीं सकती। (c) नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी।
  10. 10."I am busy." → She said that she ___ busy. (a) was (b) am (c) were
  11. 11.What does “I like this song.” mean? (a) मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है। (b) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी। (c) मुझे यह गाना पसंद है।
  12. 12.What does “She cannot swim.” mean? (a) वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं। (b) वह तैर नहीं सकती। (c) क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है?
  13. 13.Make a sentence: Ravi / shop / told / closed. / that / me / the / was
  14. 14.Make a sentence: his / said / Aman / had / he / finished / that / work.
  15. 15.She ___ me that the class was cancelled. (a) spoke (b) said (c) told
  16. 16.What does “Aman said that he had finished his work.” mean? (a) अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था। (b) डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए। (c) क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं?
  17. 17.Make a sentence: sit / to / us / told / down. / teacher / The
  18. 18.What does “Can she swim?” mean? (a) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी। (b) वह तैर सकती है। (c) क्या वह तैर सकती है?
  19. 19.Choose the English for: “डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए।” (a) I do not like this song. (b) The doctor said that I should rest. (c) She cannot swim.
  20. 20.You are ready. → ___ you ready? (a) Are (b) Do (c) Is
  21. 21.She drives. → She ___ drive. (a) don't (b) isn't (c) doesn't
  22. 22.What does “She said that she liked mangoes.” mean? (a) मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है। (b) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी। (c) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं।
  23. 23.What does “My mother asked me where I was going.” mean? (a) टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा। (b) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ। (c) मुझे यह गाना पसंद है।
  24. 24.He ___ that he was hungry. (a) said (b) asked (c) told
  25. 25.Choose the English for: “अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था।” (a) She asked if I was free. (b) Aman said that he had finished his work. (c) My mother asked me where I was going.
  26. 26.Make a sentence: that / Neha / she / would / me. / call / said
  27. 27.My friend asked ___ I was coming. (a) that (b) what (c) if
  28. 28.What does “The teacher told us to sit down.” mean? (a) टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा। (b) क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है? (c) क्या वह तैर सकती है?
  29. 29.What does “She can swim.” mean? (a) उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ। (b) वह तैर सकती है। (c) क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं?
  30. 30.Make a sentence: was / I / asked / if / She / free.
  31. 31.What does “I do not like this song.” mean? (a) उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी। (b) क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं? (c) मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है।
  32. 32.Make a sentence: She / said / liked / mangoes. / that / she
  33. 33.Make a sentence: She / if / free. / I / was / asked
  34. 34.What does “Are they playing cricket?” mean? (a) क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं? (b) मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है। (c) वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं।
  35. 35.Choose the English for: “टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा।” (a) Can she swim? (b) The doctor said that I should rest. (c) The teacher told us to sit down.
  36. 36.Choose the English for: “उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा।” (a) Are they playing cricket? (b) He asked me not to be late. (c) He asked whether the bus had left.
  37. 37.Make a sentence: cricket. / playing / are / They
  38. 38.Choose the English for: “वह तैर सकती है।” (a) He asked me not to be late. (b) He asked whether the bus had left. (c) She can swim.
  39. 39.Make a sentence: to / teacher / told / down. / us / The / sit
  40. 40.What does “He said that he was tired.” mean? (a) वह तैर नहीं सकती। (b) डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए। (c) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था।

Answer key

  1. He asked me not to be late.
  2. liked
  3. to be
  4. was
  5. Aman said that he had finished his work.
  6. She can swim.
  7. He asked whether the bus had left.
  8. उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा।
  9. नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी।
  10. was
  11. मुझे यह गाना पसंद है।
  12. वह तैर नहीं सकती।
  13. Ravi told me that the shop was closed.
  14. Aman said that he had finished his work.
  15. told
  16. अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था।
  17. The teacher told us to sit down.
  18. क्या वह तैर सकती है?
  19. The doctor said that I should rest.
  20. Are
  21. doesn't
  22. उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं।
  23. माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ।
  24. said
  25. Aman said that he had finished his work.
  26. Neha said that she would call me.
  27. if
  28. टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा।
  29. वह तैर सकती है।
  30. She asked if I was free.
  31. मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है।
  32. She said that she liked mangoes.
  33. She asked if I was free.
  34. क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं?
  35. The teacher told us to sit down.
  36. He asked me not to be late.
  37. They are playing cricket.
  38. She can swim.
  39. The teacher told us to sit down.
  40. उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था।

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