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English speaking lesson 26: Changing sentences: reported speech · Set 878 · 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 “She asked if I was free.” mean? (a) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था। (b) उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ। (c) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं।
  2. 2.He ___ that he was hungry. (a) told (b) said (c) asked
  3. 3.Make a sentence: this / like / I / song.
  4. 4.Make a sentence: call / would / me. / that / she / Neha / said
  5. 5.Make a sentence: us / sit / teacher / told / down. / to / The
  6. 6."I am busy." → She said that she ___ busy. (a) were (b) am (c) was
  7. 7.What does “She said that she liked mangoes.” mean? (a) डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए। (b) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था। (c) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं।
  8. 8.Make a sentence: do / I / this / like / song. / not
  9. 9.Make a sentence: mangoes. / said / She / liked / she / that
  10. 10.What does “Are they playing cricket?” mean? (a) क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं? (b) टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा। (c) अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था।
  11. 11.What does “Do you like this song?” mean? (a) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ। (b) क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है? (c) वह तैर नहीं सकती।
  12. 12."I like tea." → He said that he ___ tea. (a) liked (b) liking (c) like
  13. 13.My friend asked ___ I was coming. (a) that (b) if (c) what
  14. 14.Choose the English for: “वह तैर सकती है।” (a) He said that he was tired. (b) Are they playing cricket? (c) She can swim.
  15. 15.What does “I do not like this song.” mean? (a) मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है। (b) क्या वह तैर सकती है? (c) डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए।
  16. 16.She drives. → She ___ drive. (a) doesn't (b) don't (c) isn't
  17. 17.Make a sentence: cricket. / playing / They / are
  18. 18.Make a sentence: asked / He / the / had / left. / whether / bus
  19. 19.Riya asked me where I ___ going. (a) were (b) be (c) was
  20. 20.Choose the English for: “मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है।” (a) She cannot swim. (b) He asked me not to be late. (c) I do not like this song.
  21. 21.Make a sentence: had / Aman / finished / he / his / said / work. / that
  22. 22.What does “He said that he was tired.” mean? (a) मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है। (b) उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ। (c) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था।
  23. 23.Make a sentence: us / down. / teacher / to / sit / told / The
  24. 24.The teacher told us ___ quiet. (a) being (b) be (c) to be
  25. 25.Make a sentence: swim? / she / Can
  26. 26.Choose the English for: “अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था।” (a) He said that he was tired. (b) Aman said that he had finished his work. (c) She said that she liked mangoes.
  27. 27.Make a sentence: doctor / rest. / should / The / said / I / that
  28. 28.Choose the English for: “वह तैर नहीं सकती।” (a) She cannot swim. (b) Aman said that he had finished his work. (c) The teacher told us to sit down.
  29. 29.Make a sentence: swim. / She / can
  30. 30.What does “Neha said that she would call me.” mean? (a) क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं? (b) नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी। (c) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था।
  31. 31.What does “Ravi told me that the shop was closed.” mean? (a) उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा। (b) वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं। (c) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी।
  32. 32.Make a sentence: I / was / free. / She / asked / if
  33. 33.Make a sentence: cannot / swim. / She
  34. 34.Make a sentence: Can / swim? / she
  35. 35.Choose the English for: “मुझे यह गाना पसंद है।” (a) Do you like this song? (b) I like this song. (c) She can swim.
  36. 36.Make a sentence: was / asked / She / if / I / free.
  37. 37.Make a sentence: song. / like / I / this
  38. 38.Choose the English for: “टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा।” (a) The teacher told us to sit down. (b) Ravi told me that the shop was closed. (c) She asked if I was free.
  39. 39.Make a sentence: asked / was / if / She / I / free.
  40. 40.What does “My mother asked me where I was going.” mean? (a) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ। (b) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी। (c) अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था।

Answer key

  1. उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ।
  2. said
  3. I like this song.
  4. Neha said that she would call me.
  5. The teacher told us to sit down.
  6. was
  7. उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं।
  8. I do not like this song.
  9. She said that she liked mangoes.
  10. क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं?
  11. क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है?
  12. liked
  13. if
  14. She can swim.
  15. मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है।
  16. doesn't
  17. They are playing cricket.
  18. He asked whether the bus had left.
  19. was
  20. I do not like this song.
  21. Aman said that he had finished his work.
  22. उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था।
  23. The teacher told us to sit down.
  24. to be
  25. Can she swim?
  26. Aman said that he had finished his work.
  27. The doctor said that I should rest.
  28. She cannot swim.
  29. She can swim.
  30. नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी।
  31. रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी।
  32. She asked if I was free.
  33. She cannot swim.
  34. Can she swim?
  35. I like this song.
  36. She asked if I was free.
  37. I like this song.
  38. The teacher told us to sit down.
  39. She asked if I was free.
  40. माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ।

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