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English speaking lesson 26: Changing sentences: reported speech · Set 928 · 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.She drives. → She ___ drive. (a) don't (b) doesn't (c) isn't
  2. 2.What does “They are playing cricket.” mean? (a) क्या वह तैर सकती है? (b) वह तैर नहीं सकती। (c) वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं।
  3. 3.Make a sentence: told / sit / to / The / teacher / down. / us
  4. 4."I like tea." → He said that he ___ tea. (a) like (b) liking (c) liked
  5. 5.Make a sentence: this / like / I / song.
  6. 6.My friend asked ___ I was coming. (a) what (b) that (c) if
  7. 7.Make a sentence: I / do / not / song. / this / like
  8. 8.Make a sentence: had / that / Aman / work. / his / he / finished / said
  9. 9.Riya asked me where I ___ going. (a) were (b) was (c) be
  10. 10.Make a sentence: said / he / was / tired. / that / He
  11. 11.Make a sentence: like / I / this / song.
  12. 12.What does “Ravi told me that the shop was closed.” mean? (a) क्या वह तैर सकती है? (b) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी। (c) मुझे यह गाना पसंद है।
  13. 13.He ___ that he was hungry. (a) told (b) said (c) asked
  14. 14.What does “Do you like this song?” mean? (a) उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा। (b) क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है? (c) उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी।
  15. 15.Choose the English for: “क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है?” (a) I like this song. (b) She can swim. (c) Do you like this song?
  16. 16.What does “Aman said that he had finished his work.” mean? (a) मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है। (b) उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ। (c) अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था।
  17. 17.Make a sentence: asked / me / not / be / to / He / late.
  18. 18.Make a sentence: was / asked / if / I / She / free.
  19. 19.Make a sentence: She / swim. / can
  20. 20.What does “The doctor said that I should rest.” mean? (a) डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए। (b) वह तैर सकती है। (c) टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा।
  21. 21.Make a sentence: swim. / She / can
  22. 22.What does “Are they playing cricket?” mean? (a) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ। (b) क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं? (c) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं।
  23. 23."I am busy." → She said that she ___ busy. (a) was (b) am (c) were
  24. 24.What does “She said that she liked mangoes.” mean? (a) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं। (b) उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ। (c) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ।
  25. 25.What does “I do not like this song.” mean? (a) वह तैर सकती है। (b) मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है। (c) क्या वह तैर सकती है?
  26. 26.Make a sentence: swim? / Can / she
  27. 27.Make a sentence: She / swim. / cannot
  28. 28.Make a sentence: they / cricket? / playing / Are
  29. 29.What does “He asked me not to be late.” mean? (a) उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा। (b) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था। (c) मुझे यह गाना पसंद है।
  30. 30.The teacher told us ___ quiet. (a) be (b) being (c) to be
  31. 31.She ___ me that the class was cancelled. (a) spoke (b) told (c) said
  32. 32.Make a sentence: said / doctor / I / rest. / The / that / should
  33. 33.Choose the English for: “नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी।” (a) My mother asked me where I was going. (b) He asked me not to be late. (c) Neha said that she would call me.
  34. 34.Make a sentence: if / I / free. / She / was / asked
  35. 35.Make a sentence: asked / mother / going. / was / I / My / me / where
  36. 36.Make a sentence: cricket. / are / playing / They
  37. 37.Make a sentence: told / to / sit / The / teacher / down. / us
  38. 38.What does “He said that he was tired.” mean? (a) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था। (b) क्या वह तैर सकती है? (c) वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं।
  39. 39.Make a sentence: the / closed. / shop / that / me / Ravi / told / was
  40. 40.Choose the English for: “डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए।” (a) Ravi told me that the shop was closed. (b) The doctor said that I should rest. (c) I do not like this song.

Answer key

  1. doesn't
  2. वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं।
  3. The teacher told us to sit down.
  4. liked
  5. I like this song.
  6. if
  7. I do not like this song.
  8. Aman said that he had finished his work.
  9. was
  10. He said that he was tired.
  11. I like this song.
  12. रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी।
  13. said
  14. क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है?
  15. Do you like this song?
  16. अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था।
  17. He asked me not to be late.
  18. She asked if I was free.
  19. She can swim.
  20. डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए।
  21. She can swim.
  22. क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं?
  23. was
  24. उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं।
  25. मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है।
  26. Can she swim?
  27. She cannot swim.
  28. Are they playing cricket?
  29. उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा।
  30. to be
  31. told
  32. The doctor said that I should rest.
  33. Neha said that she would call me.
  34. She asked if I was free.
  35. My mother asked me where I was going.
  36. They are playing cricket.
  37. The teacher told us to sit down.
  38. उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था।
  39. Ravi told me that the shop was closed.
  40. The doctor said that I should rest.

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