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English speaking lesson 26: Changing sentences: reported speech · Set 899 · 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.My friend asked ___ I was coming. (a) what (b) if (c) that
  2. 2."I like tea." → He said that he ___ tea. (a) liking (b) liked (c) like
  3. 3.She drives. → She ___ drive. (a) isn't (b) doesn't (c) don't
  4. 4.Make a sentence: told / down. / us / teacher / to / sit / The
  5. 5.Make a sentence: that / liked / she / mangoes. / She / said
  6. 6.What does “I do not like this song.” mean? (a) मुझे यह गाना पसंद है। (b) वह तैर सकती है। (c) मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है।
  7. 7.You are ready. → ___ you ready? (a) Is (b) Do (c) Are
  8. 8.Make a sentence: this / song? / like / you / Do
  9. 9.Make a sentence: to / late. / He / me / not / be / asked
  10. 10.Make a sentence: swim. / She / cannot
  11. 11.What does “They are playing cricket.” mean? (a) डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए। (b) वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं। (c) उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ।
  12. 12.He ___ that he was hungry. (a) asked (b) told (c) said
  13. 13.What does “Ravi told me that the shop was closed.” mean? (a) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी। (b) उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी। (c) वह तैर सकती है।
  14. 14.Choose the English for: “उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था।” (a) Ravi told me that the shop was closed. (b) He said that he was tired. (c) She said that she liked mangoes.
  15. 15.What does “Neha said that she would call me.” mean? (a) उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी। (b) उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा। (c) नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी।
  16. 16.Choose the English for: “टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा।” (a) The doctor said that I should rest. (b) The teacher told us to sit down. (c) I do not like this song.
  17. 17."I am busy." → She said that she ___ busy. (a) were (b) was (c) am
  18. 18.What does “She can swim.” mean? (a) डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए। (b) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था। (c) वह तैर सकती है।
  19. 19.What does “Aman said that he had finished his work.” mean? (a) मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है। (b) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ। (c) अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था।
  20. 20.Make a sentence: the / that / me / Ravi / shop / closed. / told / was
  21. 21.She ___ me that the class was cancelled. (a) said (b) spoke (c) told
  22. 22.Riya asked me where I ___ going. (a) was (b) be (c) were
  23. 23.Make a sentence: she / swim? / Can
  24. 24.Choose the English for: “क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है?” (a) Do you like this song? (b) I do not like this song. (c) Can she swim?
  25. 25.Choose the English for: “क्या वह तैर सकती है?” (a) Can she swim? (b) Do you like this song? (c) Neha said that she would call me.
  26. 26.Make a sentence: playing / Are / cricket? / they
  27. 27.What does “My mother asked me where I was going.” mean? (a) डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए। (b) उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ। (c) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ।
  28. 28.Make a sentence: us / The / teacher / down. / told / to / sit
  29. 29.Choose the English for: “अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था।” (a) She asked if I was free. (b) She cannot swim. (c) Aman said that he had finished his work.
  30. 30.The teacher told us ___ quiet. (a) be (b) to be (c) being
  31. 31.What does “I like this song.” mean? (a) मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है। (b) वह तैर नहीं सकती। (c) मुझे यह गाना पसंद है।
  32. 32.Make a sentence: not / like / song. / I / do / this
  33. 33.What does “He asked whether the bus had left.” mean? (a) वह तैर सकती है। (b) उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी। (c) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था।
  34. 34.What does “He said that he was tired.” mean? (a) टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा। (b) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ। (c) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था।
  35. 35.What does “He asked me not to be late.” mean? (a) क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है? (b) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था। (c) उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा।
  36. 36.Make a sentence: shop / me / was / the / Ravi / that / closed. / told
  37. 37.Make a sentence: call / Neha / me. / that / she / would / said
  38. 38.Make a sentence: down. / The / us / teacher / sit / to / told
  39. 39.Make a sentence: was / free. / asked / She / I / if
  40. 40.Make a sentence: swim. / cannot / She

Answer key

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

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