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English speaking lesson 26: Changing sentences: reported speech · Set 926 · 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) am (b) was (c) were
  2. 2.What does “Ravi told me that the shop was closed.” mean? (a) उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा। (b) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं। (c) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी।
  3. 3.Make a sentence: I / asked / where / me / My / going. / mother / was
  4. 4.She ___ me that the class was cancelled. (a) spoke (b) told (c) said
  5. 5.Choose the English for: “क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है?” (a) The doctor said that I should rest. (b) He asked me not to be late. (c) Do you like this song?
  6. 6.What does “Can she swim?” mean? (a) उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा। (b) वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं। (c) क्या वह तैर सकती है?
  7. 7.What does “She cannot swim.” mean? (a) वह तैर नहीं सकती। (b) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था। (c) उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ।
  8. 8.What does “They are playing cricket.” mean? (a) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ। (b) उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ। (c) वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं।
  9. 9.Riya asked me where I ___ going. (a) were (b) was (c) be
  10. 10.Make a sentence: be / asked / He / late. / to / me / not
  11. 11.Make a sentence: was / that / tired. / he / said / He
  12. 12.What does “I like this song.” mean? (a) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था। (b) क्या वह तैर सकती है? (c) मुझे यह गाना पसंद है।
  13. 13.What does “She said that she liked mangoes.” mean? (a) उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी। (b) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं। (c) मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है।
  14. 14.Make a sentence: The / should / I / that / said / rest. / doctor
  15. 15.Make a sentence: I / where / going. / me / mother / was / My / asked
  16. 16.Choose the English for: “मुझे यह गाना पसंद है।” (a) She asked if I was free. (b) Ravi told me that the shop was closed. (c) I like this song.
  17. 17.Choose the English for: “डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए।” (a) She said that she liked mangoes. (b) The doctor said that I should rest. (c) The teacher told us to sit down.
  18. 18.What does “Neha said that she would call me.” mean? (a) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ। (b) उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा। (c) नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी।
  19. 19.The teacher told us ___ quiet. (a) be (b) being (c) to be
  20. 20.Choose the English for: “उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी।” (a) He asked whether the bus had left. (b) She cannot swim. (c) I do not like this song.
  21. 21.Make a sentence: said / me. / would / that / she / Neha / call
  22. 22.Make a sentence: this / you / Do / song? / like
  23. 23.She drives. → She ___ drive. (a) don't (b) isn't (c) doesn't
  24. 24."I like tea." → He said that he ___ tea. (a) liking (b) like (c) liked
  25. 25.Make a sentence: she / said / liked / that / She / mangoes.
  26. 26.Make a sentence: whether / He / left. / the / had / bus / asked
  27. 27.What does “He said that he was tired.” mean? (a) उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी। (b) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था। (c) क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है?
  28. 28.What does “My mother asked me where I was going.” mean? (a) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ। (b) नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी। (c) उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी।
  29. 29.Make a sentence: swim. / cannot / She
  30. 30.My friend asked ___ I was coming. (a) if (b) that (c) what
  31. 31.Choose the English for: “वह तैर नहीं सकती।” (a) Can she swim? (b) She can swim. (c) She cannot swim.
  32. 32.Make a sentence: can / She / swim.
  33. 33.Make a sentence: had / work. / that / finished / Aman / said / his / he
  34. 34.Make a sentence: playing / cricket? / Are / they
  35. 35.He ___ that he was hungry. (a) said (b) asked (c) told
  36. 36.You are ready. → ___ you ready? (a) Do (b) Is (c) Are
  37. 37.Choose the English for: “मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है।” (a) I do not like this song. (b) She can swim. (c) The doctor said that I should rest.
  38. 38.Make a sentence: she / would / that / me. / Neha / call / said
  39. 39.Make a sentence: us / to / down. / The / told / sit / teacher
  40. 40.Make a sentence: swim. / She / can

Answer key

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

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