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English speaking lesson 26: Changing sentences: reported speech · Set 880 · 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 “The doctor said that I should rest.” mean? (a) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं। (b) क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं? (c) डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए।
  2. 2.Make a sentence: do / not / song. / I / this / like
  3. 3.She drives. → She ___ drive. (a) isn't (b) don't (c) doesn't
  4. 4.Make a sentence: free. / if / was / She / asked / I
  5. 5.She ___ me that the class was cancelled. (a) told (b) said (c) spoke
  6. 6."I like tea." → He said that he ___ tea. (a) like (b) liked (c) liking
  7. 7.Make a sentence: Neha / she / would / call / said / that / me.
  8. 8.Make a sentence: free. / was / if / She / I / asked
  9. 9.What does “She can swim.” mean? (a) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था। (b) टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा। (c) वह तैर सकती है।
  10. 10.My friend asked ___ I was coming. (a) if (b) that (c) what
  11. 11.What does “Aman said that he had finished his work.” mean? (a) क्या वह तैर सकती है? (b) अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था। (c) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं।
  12. 12.Make a sentence: like / I / this / song.
  13. 13.What does “My mother asked me where I was going.” mean? (a) उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा। (b) टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा। (c) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ।
  14. 14.Make a sentence: was / He / tired. / said / that / he
  15. 15.You are ready. → ___ you ready? (a) Do (b) Is (c) Are
  16. 16.He ___ that he was hungry. (a) asked (b) said (c) told
  17. 17.Make a sentence: bus / whether / had / left. / the / He / asked
  18. 18.Make a sentence: she / swim? / Can
  19. 19.Make a sentence: if / was / I / She / asked / free.
  20. 20.The teacher told us ___ quiet. (a) being (b) to be (c) be
  21. 21.Make a sentence: said / Neha / that / she / me. / would / call
  22. 22.Make a sentence: work. / said / his / finished / that / had / Aman / he
  23. 23.Choose the English for: “माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ।” (a) He said that he was tired. (b) Can she swim? (c) My mother asked me where I was going.
  24. 24.Choose the English for: “क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है?” (a) Do you like this song? (b) The teacher told us to sit down. (c) Can she swim?
  25. 25.Make a sentence: closed. / Ravi / shop / was / me / that / the / told
  26. 26.Make a sentence: playing / cricket. / are / They
  27. 27.What does “Ravi told me that the shop was closed.” mean? (a) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ। (b) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी। (c) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था।
  28. 28.Make a sentence: told / sit / us / down. / teacher / to / The
  29. 29.What does “Are they playing cricket?” mean? (a) उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी। (b) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं। (c) क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं?
  30. 30.What does “She cannot swim.” mean? (a) उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ। (b) वह तैर नहीं सकती। (c) नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी।
  31. 31.Make a sentence: cricket? / they / playing / Are
  32. 32.What does “Neha said that she would call me.” mean? (a) नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी। (b) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं। (c) मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है।
  33. 33.Make a sentence: playing / They / are / cricket.
  34. 34.What does “She said that she liked mangoes.” mean? (a) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं। (b) क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है? (c) उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा।
  35. 35."I am busy." → She said that she ___ busy. (a) am (b) were (c) was
  36. 36.Make a sentence: us / told / down. / teacher / to / sit / The
  37. 37.Choose the English for: “रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी।” (a) She can swim. (b) Ravi told me that the shop was closed. (c) She said that she liked mangoes.
  38. 38.Riya asked me where I ___ going. (a) was (b) were (c) be
  39. 39.Make a sentence: bus / whether / the / asked / had / left. / He
  40. 40.Make a sentence: me. / that / she / call / would / said / Neha

Answer key

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

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