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English speaking lesson 26: Changing sentences: reported speech · Set 936 · 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) was (c) am
  2. 2.My friend asked ___ I was coming. (a) that (b) if (c) what
  3. 3.What does “Do you like this song?” mean? (a) मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है। (b) क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है? (c) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ।
  4. 4.Make a sentence: closed. / shop / told / was / that / the / me / Ravi
  5. 5.Make a sentence: She / swim. / can
  6. 6.What does “He asked whether the bus had left.” mean? (a) वह तैर सकती है। (b) उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी। (c) क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है?
  7. 7.Make a sentence: if / asked / was / free. / She / I
  8. 8.Make a sentence: me. / Neha / that / she / would / call / said
  9. 9.What does “I do not like this song.” mean? (a) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी। (b) मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है। (c) अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था।
  10. 10.The teacher told us ___ quiet. (a) be (b) being (c) to be
  11. 11.Choose the English for: “टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा।” (a) The teacher told us to sit down. (b) She can swim. (c) Can she swim?
  12. 12.Riya asked me where I ___ going. (a) be (b) were (c) was
  13. 13.She drives. → She ___ drive. (a) doesn't (b) don't (c) isn't
  14. 14.He ___ that he was hungry. (a) said (b) told (c) asked
  15. 15.What does “She can swim.” mean? (a) वह तैर सकती है। (b) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था। (c) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं।
  16. 16.Make a sentence: his / said / he / Aman / that / work. / had / finished
  17. 17.What does “Are they playing cricket?” mean? (a) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी। (b) क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है? (c) क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं?
  18. 18.Choose the English for: “वह तैर सकती है।” (a) She can swim. (b) She asked if I was free. (c) I like this song.
  19. 19.Choose the English for: “उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा।” (a) He asked whether the bus had left. (b) Aman said that he had finished his work. (c) He asked me not to be late.
  20. 20.You are ready. → ___ you ready? (a) Do (b) Is (c) Are
  21. 21.Make a sentence: that / tired. / he / said / was / He
  22. 22.What does “She said that she liked mangoes.” mean? (a) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं। (b) क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं? (c) मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है।
  23. 23.What does “She cannot swim.” mean? (a) उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी। (b) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी। (c) वह तैर नहीं सकती।
  24. 24.What does “Ravi told me that the shop was closed.” mean? (a) उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी। (b) क्या वह तैर सकती है? (c) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी।
  25. 25.She ___ me that the class was cancelled. (a) said (b) spoke (c) told
  26. 26.Make a sentence: swim? / Can / she
  27. 27.Make a sentence: She / free. / if / asked / I / was
  28. 28.Make a sentence: song. / I / like / this
  29. 29.Make a sentence: song. / this / like / I
  30. 30."I like tea." → He said that he ___ tea. (a) liked (b) liking (c) like
  31. 31.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) Are they playing cricket? (c) He asked me not to be late.
  32. 32.Make a sentence: playing / Are / they / cricket?
  33. 33.Make a sentence: bus / asked / the / left. / whether / had / He
  34. 34.Make a sentence: free. / was / I / if / asked / She
  35. 35.What does “He said that he was tired.” mean? (a) उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ। (b) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था। (c) उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा।
  36. 36.What does “I like this song.” mean? (a) मुझे यह गाना पसंद है। (b) उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा। (c) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ।
  37. 37.Make a sentence: down. / The / us / told / teacher / to / sit
  38. 38.What does “She asked if I was free.” mean? (a) उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ। (b) अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था। (c) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था।
  39. 39.What does “Can she swim?” mean? (a) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी। (b) क्या वह तैर सकती है? (c) मुझे यह गाना पसंद है।
  40. 40.What does “The doctor said that I should rest.” mean? (a) मुझे यह गाना पसंद है। (b) डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए। (c) उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी।

Answer key

  1. was
  2. if
  3. क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है?
  4. Ravi told me that the shop was closed.
  5. She can swim.
  6. उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी।
  7. She asked if I was free.
  8. Neha said that she would call me.
  9. मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है।
  10. to be
  11. The teacher told us to sit down.
  12. was
  13. doesn't
  14. said
  15. वह तैर सकती है।
  16. Aman said that he had finished his work.
  17. क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं?
  18. She can swim.
  19. He asked me not to be late.
  20. Are
  21. He said that he was tired.
  22. उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं।
  23. वह तैर नहीं सकती।
  24. रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी।
  25. told
  26. Can she swim?
  27. She asked if I was free.
  28. I like this song.
  29. I like this song.
  30. liked
  31. Aman said that he had finished his work.
  32. Are they playing cricket?
  33. He asked whether the bus had left.
  34. She asked if I was free.
  35. उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था।
  36. मुझे यह गाना पसंद है।
  37. The teacher told us to sit down.
  38. उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ।
  39. क्या वह तैर सकती है?
  40. डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए।

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