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

Answer key

  1. The doctor said that I should rest.
  2. क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है?
  3. I do not like this song.
  4. said
  5. उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ।
  6. told
  7. Are
  8. if
  9. He asked me not to be late.
  10. He asked whether the bus had left.
  11. रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी।
  12. डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए।
  13. Do you like this song?
  14. नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी।
  15. क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं?
  16. was
  17. She can swim.
  18. Aman said that he had finished his work.
  19. I like this song.
  20. Are they playing cricket?
  21. He asked whether the bus had left.
  22. liked
  23. He asked whether the bus had left.
  24. The teacher told us to sit down.
  25. He said that he was tired.
  26. She said that she liked mangoes.
  27. My mother asked me where I was going.
  28. doesn't
  29. Aman said that he had finished his work.
  30. He asked me not to be late.
  31. मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है।
  32. I do not like this song.
  33. Are they playing cricket?
  34. They are playing cricket.
  35. Can she swim?
  36. The doctor said that I should rest.
  37. उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी।
  38. He asked me not to be late.
  39. He asked me not to be late.
  40. to be

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