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English speaking lesson 26: Changing sentences: reported speech · Set 889 · 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.The teacher told us ___ quiet. (a) be (b) being (c) to be
  2. 2.My friend asked ___ I was coming. (a) if (b) that (c) what
  3. 3.Make a sentence: He / was / he / tired. / that / said
  4. 4."I like tea." → He said that he ___ tea. (a) liked (b) like (c) liking
  5. 5.Make a sentence: not / late. / He / asked / me / to / be
  6. 6."I am busy." → She said that she ___ busy. (a) was (b) am (c) were
  7. 7.She ___ me that the class was cancelled. (a) said (b) spoke (c) told
  8. 8.Make a sentence: said / that / liked / mangoes. / She / she
  9. 9.What does “My mother asked me where I was going.” mean? (a) अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था। (b) वह तैर सकती है। (c) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ।
  10. 10.Make a sentence: said / I / doctor / rest. / The / should / that
  11. 11.Make a sentence: this / like / song. / I
  12. 12.Make a sentence: Do / like / you / song? / this
  13. 13.Choose the English for: “उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ।” (a) She asked if I was free. (b) Neha said that she would call me. (c) The doctor said that I should rest.
  14. 14.Make a sentence: closed. / told / that / Ravi / the / was / shop / me
  15. 15.Choose the English for: “उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी।” (a) The teacher told us to sit down. (b) She said that she liked mangoes. (c) He asked whether the bus had left.
  16. 16.Choose the English for: “वह तैर नहीं सकती।” (a) She cannot swim. (b) He said that he was tired. (c) My mother asked me where I was going.
  17. 17.Make a sentence: not / asked / to / me / be / late. / He
  18. 18.What does “She asked if I was free.” mean? (a) क्या वह तैर सकती है? (b) उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ। (c) वह तैर सकती है।
  19. 19.Make a sentence: can / swim. / She
  20. 20.You are ready. → ___ you ready? (a) Are (b) Do (c) Is
  21. 21.Make a sentence: tired. / He / he / that / was / said
  22. 22.Choose the English for: “अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था।” (a) Aman said that he had finished his work. (b) Ravi told me that the shop was closed. (c) She can swim.
  23. 23.Make a sentence: asked / me / not / late. / be / to / He
  24. 24.Riya asked me where I ___ going. (a) was (b) were (c) be
  25. 25.Choose the English for: “क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है?” (a) They are playing cricket. (b) The teacher told us to sit down. (c) Do you like this song?
  26. 26.What does “He asked me not to be late.” mean? (a) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ। (b) उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा। (c) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं।
  27. 27.What does “The teacher told us to sit down.” mean? (a) टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा। (b) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ। (c) वह तैर सकती है।
  28. 28.Make a sentence: I / not / this / do / like / song.
  29. 29.What does “Do you like this song?” mean? (a) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था। (b) क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है? (c) उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ।
  30. 30.What does “She can swim.” mean? (a) मुझे यह गाना पसंद है। (b) उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी। (c) वह तैर सकती है।
  31. 31.Make a sentence: are / playing / cricket. / They
  32. 32.Make a sentence: are / cricket. / They / playing
  33. 33.Make a sentence: she / mangoes. / that / liked / She / said
  34. 34.Make a sentence: to / told / The / us / down. / teacher / sit
  35. 35.He ___ that he was hungry. (a) told (b) said (c) asked
  36. 36.Choose the English for: “टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा।” (a) The teacher told us to sit down. (b) Can she swim? (c) He asked me not to be late.
  37. 37.Choose the English for: “रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी।” (a) He asked me not to be late. (b) I do not like this song. (c) Ravi told me that the shop was closed.
  38. 38.Make a sentence: they / cricket? / playing / Are
  39. 39.Choose the English for: “मुझे यह गाना पसंद है।” (a) They are playing cricket. (b) I like this song. (c) I do not like this song.
  40. 40.Make a sentence: cricket? / they / Are / playing

Answer key

  1. to be
  2. if
  3. He said that he was tired.
  4. liked
  5. He asked me not to be late.
  6. was
  7. told
  8. She said that she liked mangoes.
  9. माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ।
  10. The doctor said that I should rest.
  11. I like this song.
  12. Do you like this song?
  13. She asked if I was free.
  14. Ravi told me that the shop was closed.
  15. He asked whether the bus had left.
  16. She cannot swim.
  17. He asked me not to be late.
  18. उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ।
  19. She can swim.
  20. Are
  21. He said that he was tired.
  22. Aman said that he had finished his work.
  23. He asked me not to be late.
  24. was
  25. Do you like this song?
  26. उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा।
  27. टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा।
  28. I do not like this song.
  29. क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है?
  30. वह तैर सकती है।
  31. They are playing cricket.
  32. They are playing cricket.
  33. She said that she liked mangoes.
  34. The teacher told us to sit down.
  35. said
  36. The teacher told us to sit down.
  37. Ravi told me that the shop was closed.
  38. Are they playing cricket?
  39. I like this song.
  40. Are they playing cricket?

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