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English speaking lesson 26: Changing sentences: reported speech · Set 924 · 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."I am busy." → She said that she ___ busy. (a) were (b) am (c) was
  2. 2.My friend asked ___ I was coming. (a) that (b) if (c) what
  3. 3.What does “My mother asked me where I was going.” mean? (a) उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा। (b) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ। (c) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं।
  4. 4.The teacher told us ___ quiet. (a) be (b) being (c) to be
  5. 5.Make a sentence: playing / they / cricket? / Are
  6. 6.What does “He asked whether the bus had left.” mean? (a) उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी। (b) उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा। (c) मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है।
  7. 7.What does “She said that she liked mangoes.” mean? (a) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी। (b) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ। (c) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं।
  8. 8.What does “She cannot swim.” mean? (a) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था। (b) वह तैर नहीं सकती। (c) उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ।
  9. 9.You are ready. → ___ you ready? (a) Do (b) Are (c) Is
  10. 10.What does “The teacher told us to sit down.” mean? (a) क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है? (b) टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा। (c) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं।
  11. 11.She drives. → She ___ drive. (a) isn't (b) doesn't (c) don't
  12. 12.What does “Ravi told me that the shop was closed.” mean? (a) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी। (b) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ। (c) अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था।
  13. 13.What does “The doctor said that I should rest.” mean? (a) डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए। (b) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं। (c) वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं।
  14. 14.Make a sentence: me / asked / mother / where / was / My / I / going.
  15. 15.He ___ that he was hungry. (a) told (b) asked (c) said
  16. 16.Choose the English for: “नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी।” (a) My mother asked me where I was going. (b) They are playing cricket. (c) Neha said that she would call me.
  17. 17.Make a sentence: Neha / would / said / that / me. / call / she
  18. 18.What does “I like this song.” mean? (a) क्या वह तैर सकती है? (b) मुझे यह गाना पसंद है। (c) उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ।
  19. 19.What does “Do you like this song?” mean? (a) क्या वह तैर सकती है? (b) क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है? (c) उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी।
  20. 20.Make a sentence: swim. / She / can
  21. 21.What does “He said that he was tired.” mean? (a) वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं। (b) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ। (c) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था।
  22. 22.Make a sentence: teacher / us / down. / to / told / The / sit
  23. 23.Choose the English for: “वह तैर सकती है।” (a) She can swim. (b) I like this song. (c) Do you like this song?
  24. 24.Make a sentence: whether / asked / had / the / bus / left. / He
  25. 25.What does “She asked if I was free.” mean? (a) उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ। (b) मुझे यह गाना पसंद है। (c) वह तैर नहीं सकती।
  26. 26.Make a sentence: song? / this / you / Do / like
  27. 27.Make a sentence: late. / to / asked / me / He / not / be
  28. 28.Choose the English for: “टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा।” (a) She cannot swim. (b) The teacher told us to sit down. (c) She said that she liked mangoes.
  29. 29.What does “Neha said that she would call me.” mean? (a) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं। (b) उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी। (c) नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी।
  30. 30.Make a sentence: this / like / song. / I
  31. 31.Choose the English for: “वह तैर नहीं सकती।” (a) Ravi told me that the shop was closed. (b) She cannot swim. (c) They are playing cricket.
  32. 32.Make a sentence: I / do / like / this / song. / not
  33. 33.Make a sentence: She / said / she / that / liked / mangoes.
  34. 34.Make a sentence: the / Ravi / was / that / told / me / closed. / shop
  35. 35.Make a sentence: teacher / us / to / The / down. / told / sit
  36. 36.What does “She can swim.” mean? (a) टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा। (b) उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा। (c) वह तैर सकती है।
  37. 37.Make a sentence: that / was / told / closed. / me / shop / Ravi / the
  38. 38.Make a sentence: like / I / this / song.
  39. 39.Make a sentence: she / swim? / Can
  40. 40.Make a sentence: said / she / me. / that / call / Neha / would

Answer key

  1. was
  2. if
  3. माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ।
  4. to be
  5. Are they playing cricket?
  6. उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी।
  7. उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं।
  8. वह तैर नहीं सकती।
  9. Are
  10. टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा।
  11. doesn't
  12. रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी।
  13. डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए।
  14. My mother asked me where I was going.
  15. said
  16. Neha said that she would call me.
  17. Neha said that she would call me.
  18. मुझे यह गाना पसंद है।
  19. क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है?
  20. She can swim.
  21. उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था।
  22. The teacher told us to sit down.
  23. She can swim.
  24. He asked whether the bus had left.
  25. उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ।
  26. Do you like this song?
  27. He asked me not to be late.
  28. The teacher told us to sit down.
  29. नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी।
  30. I like this song.
  31. She cannot swim.
  32. I do not like this song.
  33. She said that she liked mangoes.
  34. Ravi told me that the shop was closed.
  35. The teacher told us to sit down.
  36. वह तैर सकती है।
  37. Ravi told me that the shop was closed.
  38. I like this song.
  39. Can she swim?
  40. Neha said that she would call me.

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