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English speaking lesson 26: Changing sentences: reported speech · Set 877 · 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.Choose the English for: “टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा।” (a) They are playing cricket. (b) The doctor said that I should rest. (c) The teacher told us to sit down.
  2. 2.Choose the English for: “उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ।” (a) I like this song. (b) He asked whether the bus had left. (c) She asked if I was free.
  3. 3.She drives. → She ___ drive. (a) don't (b) doesn't (c) isn't
  4. 4.Make a sentence: liked / She / said / she / that / mangoes.
  5. 5.What does “She asked if I was free.” mean? (a) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं। (b) मुझे यह गाना पसंद है। (c) उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ।
  6. 6.What does “He said that he was tired.” mean? (a) क्या वह तैर सकती है? (b) वह तैर नहीं सकती। (c) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था।
  7. 7.She ___ me that the class was cancelled. (a) said (b) told (c) spoke
  8. 8.Make a sentence: sit / told / down. / to / teacher / us / The
  9. 9.Make a sentence: song. / this / I / like
  10. 10.Make a sentence: cricket? / they / Are / playing
  11. 11.Make a sentence: she / Can / swim?
  12. 12.Make a sentence: me / My / going. / asked / mother / where / was / I
  13. 13.Make a sentence: Aman / work. / finished / had / he / his / said / that
  14. 14.The teacher told us ___ quiet. (a) to be (b) being (c) be
  15. 15.Make a sentence: She / swim. / cannot
  16. 16.Make a sentence: teacher / sit / us / told / down. / The / to
  17. 17.Make a sentence: She / liked / she / that / said / mangoes.
  18. 18.What does “Neha said that she would call me.” mean? (a) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था। (b) नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी। (c) मुझे यह गाना पसंद है।
  19. 19."I am busy." → She said that she ___ busy. (a) were (b) was (c) am
  20. 20.Make a sentence: she / that / She / mangoes. / liked / said
  21. 21.What does “She can swim.” mean? (a) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी। (b) वह तैर सकती है। (c) क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है?
  22. 22.Choose the English for: “क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं?” (a) The doctor said that I should rest. (b) Are they playing cricket? (c) They are playing cricket.
  23. 23.He ___ that he was hungry. (a) told (b) said (c) asked
  24. 24.Choose the English for: “उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं।” (a) Do you like this song? (b) She said that she liked mangoes. (c) I do not like this song.
  25. 25.What does “My mother asked me where I was going.” mean? (a) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ। (b) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं। (c) मुझे यह गाना पसंद है।
  26. 26.Make a sentence: swim. / cannot / She
  27. 27.My friend asked ___ I was coming. (a) that (b) if (c) what
  28. 28.You are ready. → ___ you ready? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Do
  29. 29.Make a sentence: I / The / that / should / said / doctor / rest.
  30. 30.Choose the English for: “क्या वह तैर सकती है?” (a) The teacher told us to sit down. (b) He said that he was tired. (c) Can she swim?
  31. 31.Riya asked me where I ___ going. (a) be (b) were (c) was
  32. 32.What does “Aman said that he had finished his work.” mean? (a) टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा। (b) उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा। (c) अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था।
  33. 33.Make a sentence: this / like / I / song.
  34. 34.Make a sentence: us / to / The / teacher / told / sit / down.
  35. 35.Make a sentence: me. / she / that / said / call / would / Neha
  36. 36.What does “She cannot swim.” mean? (a) अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था। (b) वह तैर नहीं सकती। (c) मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है।
  37. 37.Make a sentence: she / Neha / call / would / said / me. / that
  38. 38.Make a sentence: told / to / teacher / sit / The / down. / us
  39. 39.Choose the English for: “वह तैर नहीं सकती।” (a) She cannot swim. (b) Can she swim? (c) He asked whether the bus had left.
  40. 40.Make a sentence: if / was / I / asked / She / free.

Answer key

  1. The teacher told us to sit down.
  2. She asked if I was free.
  3. doesn't
  4. She said that she liked mangoes.
  5. उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ।
  6. उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था।
  7. told
  8. The teacher told us to sit down.
  9. I like this song.
  10. Are they playing cricket?
  11. Can she swim?
  12. My mother asked me where I was going.
  13. Aman said that he had finished his work.
  14. to be
  15. She cannot swim.
  16. The teacher told us to sit down.
  17. She said that she liked mangoes.
  18. नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी।
  19. was
  20. She said that she liked mangoes.
  21. वह तैर सकती है।
  22. Are they playing cricket?
  23. said
  24. She said that she liked mangoes.
  25. माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ।
  26. She cannot swim.
  27. if
  28. Are
  29. The doctor said that I should rest.
  30. Can she swim?
  31. was
  32. अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था।
  33. I like this song.
  34. The teacher told us to sit down.
  35. Neha said that she would call me.
  36. वह तैर नहीं सकती।
  37. Neha said that she would call me.
  38. The teacher told us to sit down.
  39. She cannot swim.
  40. She asked if I was free.

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