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English speaking lesson 26: Changing sentences: reported speech · Set 922 · 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: this / I / not / song. / do / like
  2. 2."I like tea." → He said that he ___ tea. (a) like (b) liking (c) liked
  3. 3.What does “He asked me not to be late.” mean? (a) नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी। (b) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी। (c) उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा।
  4. 4.He ___ that he was hungry. (a) told (b) asked (c) said
  5. 5.My friend asked ___ I was coming. (a) if (b) what (c) that
  6. 6.Riya asked me where I ___ going. (a) were (b) was (c) be
  7. 7.She ___ me that the class was cancelled. (a) said (b) spoke (c) told
  8. 8.You are ready. → ___ you ready? (a) Are (b) Do (c) Is
  9. 9.Choose the English for: “अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था।” (a) The doctor said that I should rest. (b) Do you like this song? (c) Aman said that he had finished his work.
  10. 10.Choose the English for: “उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था।” (a) I like this song. (b) The doctor said that I should rest. (c) He said that he was tired.
  11. 11.Choose the English for: “मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है।” (a) The doctor said that I should rest. (b) I do not like this song. (c) The teacher told us to sit down.
  12. 12.Make a sentence: swim? / Can / she
  13. 13.Make a sentence: to / down. / told / us / The / sit / teacher
  14. 14.What does “I like this song.” mean? (a) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी। (b) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था। (c) मुझे यह गाना पसंद है।
  15. 15.Make a sentence: whether / the / He / bus / asked / left. / had
  16. 16.What does “He asked whether the bus had left.” mean? (a) नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी। (b) अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था। (c) उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी।
  17. 17.What does “Aman said that he had finished his work.” mean? (a) क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं? (b) अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था। (c) वह तैर नहीं सकती।
  18. 18.Make a sentence: swim. / cannot / She
  19. 19.Make a sentence: me / told / shop / the / was / that / closed. / Ravi
  20. 20.Choose the English for: “उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं।” (a) Can she swim? (b) He asked whether the bus had left. (c) She said that she liked mangoes.
  21. 21.Make a sentence: would / Neha / call / she / said / that / me.
  22. 22.What does “I do not like this song.” mean? (a) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था। (b) उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ। (c) मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है।
  23. 23.Make a sentence: was / if / free. / I / asked / She
  24. 24.Make a sentence: cricket. / playing / are / They
  25. 25.Choose the English for: “टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा।” (a) My mother asked me where I was going. (b) The teacher told us to sit down. (c) Ravi told me that the shop was closed.
  26. 26.Choose the English for: “क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं?” (a) Are they playing cricket? (b) She asked if I was free. (c) They are playing cricket.
  27. 27.What does “Do you like this song?” mean? (a) क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है? (b) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था। (c) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं।
  28. 28.Choose the English for: “उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी।” (a) They are playing cricket. (b) He asked whether the bus had left. (c) I like this song.
  29. 29.Choose the English for: “वह तैर सकती है।” (a) She can swim. (b) Are they playing cricket? (c) She asked if I was free.
  30. 30.Make a sentence: She / swim. / cannot
  31. 31.What does “She said that she liked mangoes.” mean? (a) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं। (b) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ। (c) क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है?
  32. 32.Make a sentence: that / would / call / she / Neha / said / me.
  33. 33.Choose the English for: “उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा।” (a) She asked if I was free. (b) Neha said that she would call me. (c) He asked me not to be late.
  34. 34.Make a sentence: whether / the / had / He / bus / left. / asked
  35. 35.Make a sentence: like / this / I / not / do / song.
  36. 36.Make a sentence: that / he / finished / work. / said / had / his / Aman
  37. 37.Choose the English for: “उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ।” (a) Neha said that she would call me. (b) She asked if I was free. (c) I do not like this song.
  38. 38.Choose the English for: “नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी।” (a) She can swim. (b) Neha said that she would call me. (c) The teacher told us to sit down.
  39. 39.What does “He said that he was tired.” mean? (a) नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी। (b) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था। (c) उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ।
  40. 40.What does “She can swim.” mean? (a) वह तैर सकती है। (b) क्या वह तैर सकती है? (c) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं।

Answer key

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

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