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English speaking lesson 26: Changing sentences: reported speech · Set 917 · 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.Riya asked me where I ___ going. (a) was (b) were (c) be
  2. 2.My friend asked ___ I was coming. (a) if (b) what (c) that
  3. 3.What does “She cannot swim.” mean? (a) मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है। (b) क्या वह तैर सकती है? (c) वह तैर नहीं सकती।
  4. 4.What does “She asked if I was free.” mean? (a) डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए। (b) उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ। (c) मुझे यह गाना पसंद है।
  5. 5.Make a sentence: playing / they / Are / cricket?
  6. 6.What does “My mother asked me where I was going.” mean? (a) मुझे यह गाना पसंद है। (b) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ। (c) वह तैर नहीं सकती।
  7. 7.Make a sentence: was / tired. / he / that / He / said
  8. 8.What does “The teacher told us to sit down.” mean? (a) टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा। (b) क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है? (c) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं।
  9. 9.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) He said that he was tired. (c) My mother asked me where I was going.
  10. 10.What does “Ravi told me that the shop was closed.” mean? (a) नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी। (b) मुझे यह गाना पसंद है। (c) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी।
  11. 11.Choose the English for: “मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है।” (a) Do you like this song? (b) She asked if I was free. (c) I do not like this song.
  12. 12.What does “Can she swim?” mean? (a) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं। (b) नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी। (c) क्या वह तैर सकती है?
  13. 13.What does “He asked whether the bus had left.” mean? (a) मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है। (b) टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा। (c) उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी।
  14. 14.Make a sentence: said / that / tired. / was / He / he
  15. 15.Make a sentence: this / like / song. / I
  16. 16.He ___ that he was hungry. (a) told (b) said (c) asked
  17. 17.What does “She said that she liked mangoes.” mean? (a) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ। (b) मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है। (c) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं।
  18. 18.Make a sentence: She / was / I / free. / if / asked
  19. 19.She drives. → She ___ drive. (a) don't (b) isn't (c) doesn't
  20. 20.What does “Aman said that he had finished his work.” mean? (a) अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था। (b) वह तैर सकती है। (c) उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी।
  21. 21.Make a sentence: song. / I / this / like
  22. 22.She ___ me that the class was cancelled. (a) spoke (b) told (c) said
  23. 23.Make a sentence: would / call / Neha / she / said / me. / that
  24. 24.Make a sentence: us / down. / told / teacher / to / The / sit
  25. 25.Choose the English for: “उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ।” (a) Do you like this song? (b) Ravi told me that the shop was closed. (c) She asked if I was free.
  26. 26.Make a sentence: be / not / late. / me / He / to / asked
  27. 27.What does “I like this song.” mean? (a) क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है? (b) टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा। (c) मुझे यह गाना पसंद है।
  28. 28.Choose the English for: “क्या वह तैर सकती है?” (a) The teacher told us to sit down. (b) Can she swim? (c) They are playing cricket.
  29. 29."I am busy." → She said that she ___ busy. (a) were (b) was (c) am
  30. 30.Make a sentence: cricket. / playing / are / They
  31. 31.Make a sentence: He / tired. / he / was / that / said
  32. 32."I like tea." → He said that he ___ tea. (a) liked (b) like (c) liking
  33. 33.Make a sentence: liked / said / that / mangoes. / she / She
  34. 34.The teacher told us ___ quiet. (a) be (b) to be (c) being
  35. 35.Make a sentence: call / me. / said / she / Neha / would / that
  36. 36.Choose the English for: “क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं?” (a) Are they playing cricket? (b) The teacher told us to sit down. (c) She said that she liked mangoes.
  37. 37.What does “I do not like this song.” mean? (a) मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है। (b) नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी। (c) उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी।
  38. 38.Make a sentence: me / late. / He / not / be / asked / to
  39. 39.Make a sentence: down. / The / to / us / told / sit / teacher
  40. 40.Make a sentence: He / tired. / he / said / was / that

Answer key

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

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