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English speaking lesson 26: Changing sentences: reported speech · Set 902 · 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 “Neha said that she would call me.” mean? (a) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं। (b) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी। (c) नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी।
  2. 2.She ___ me that the class was cancelled. (a) said (b) spoke (c) told
  3. 3.My friend asked ___ I was coming. (a) what (b) if (c) that
  4. 4."I am busy." → She said that she ___ busy. (a) am (b) was (c) were
  5. 5.Make a sentence: like / do / I / song. / not / this
  6. 6.She drives. → She ___ drive. (a) isn't (b) don't (c) doesn't
  7. 7.What does “Ravi told me that the shop was closed.” mean? (a) नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी। (b) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी। (c) मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है।
  8. 8.Choose the English for: “उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा।” (a) Can she swim? (b) He asked me not to be late. (c) She said that she liked mangoes.
  9. 9.Choose the English for: “उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं।” (a) They are playing cricket. (b) She said that she liked mangoes. (c) Aman said that he had finished his work.
  10. 10.Make a sentence: He / left. / bus / had / asked / whether / the
  11. 11.What does “She can swim.” mean? (a) वह तैर सकती है। (b) नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी। (c) क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं?
  12. 12.What does “I like this song.” mean? (a) मुझे यह गाना पसंद है। (b) नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी। (c) उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी।
  13. 13.Make a sentence: I / asked / mother / My / where / going. / was / me
  14. 14."I like tea." → He said that he ___ tea. (a) liking (b) liked (c) like
  15. 15.Make a sentence: that / call / said / Neha / would / she / me.
  16. 16.Make a sentence: you / this / Do / like / song?
  17. 17.Make a sentence: was / said / that / tired. / he / He
  18. 18.Make a sentence: that / told / shop / me / closed. / the / was / Ravi
  19. 19.Make a sentence: he / that / tired. / was / said / He
  20. 20.What does “She cannot swim.” mean? (a) मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है। (b) मुझे यह गाना पसंद है। (c) वह तैर नहीं सकती।
  21. 21.What does “The doctor said that I should rest.” mean? (a) मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है। (b) अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था। (c) डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए।
  22. 22.Make a sentence: can / She / swim.
  23. 23.Choose the English for: “डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए।” (a) The doctor said that I should rest. (b) Aman said that he had finished his work. (c) Ravi told me that the shop was closed.
  24. 24.He ___ that he was hungry. (a) told (b) asked (c) said
  25. 25.What does “I do not like this song.” mean? (a) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी। (b) मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है। (c) क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है?
  26. 26.What does “She asked if I was free.” mean? (a) क्या वह तैर सकती है? (b) क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं? (c) उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ।
  27. 27.Make a sentence: cannot / She / swim.
  28. 28.Make a sentence: shop / that / told / closed. / Ravi / me / was / the
  29. 29.Choose the English for: “क्या वह तैर सकती है?” (a) They are playing cricket. (b) Can she swim? (c) She asked if I was free.
  30. 30.Make a sentence: liked / that / She / said / mangoes. / she
  31. 31.The teacher told us ___ quiet. (a) to be (b) be (c) being
  32. 32.Make a sentence: like / you / song? / Do / this
  33. 33.Make a sentence: she / She / mangoes. / said / liked / that
  34. 34.What does “Can she swim?” mean? (a) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ। (b) क्या वह तैर सकती है? (c) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी।
  35. 35.What does “Do you like this song?” mean? (a) क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है? (b) नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी। (c) उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा।
  36. 36.Choose the English for: “अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था।” (a) She cannot swim. (b) Ravi told me that the shop was closed. (c) Aman said that he had finished his work.
  37. 37.Choose the English for: “वह तैर सकती है।” (a) She can swim. (b) Do you like this song? (c) He said that he was tired.
  38. 38.Make a sentence: had / whether / the / asked / left. / He / bus
  39. 39.Make a sentence: song? / you / Do / this / like
  40. 40.Make a sentence: swim. / can / She

Answer key

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

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