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English speaking lesson 26: Changing sentences: reported speech · Set 937 · 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.What does “Do you like this song?” mean? (a) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ। (b) क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है? (c) उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा।
  2. 2.What does “I do not like this song.” mean? (a) क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है? (b) मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है। (c) नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी।
  3. 3.Make a sentence: was / My / me / mother / where / I / going. / asked
  4. 4.What does “Can she swim?” mean? (a) टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा। (b) क्या वह तैर सकती है? (c) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी।
  5. 5.What does “I like this song.” mean? (a) डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए। (b) मुझे यह गाना पसंद है। (c) नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी।
  6. 6.Riya asked me where I ___ going. (a) were (b) was (c) be
  7. 7.Make a sentence: that / should / I / doctor / The / rest. / said
  8. 8.What does “She said that she liked mangoes.” mean? (a) टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा। (b) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं। (c) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी।
  9. 9.Make a sentence: that / she / liked / said / She / mangoes.
  10. 10.Make a sentence: He / had / bus / left. / whether / asked / the
  11. 11.What does “She cannot swim.” mean? (a) वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं। (b) वह तैर नहीं सकती। (c) अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था।
  12. 12.She ___ me that the class was cancelled. (a) told (b) said (c) spoke
  13. 13.What does “My mother asked me where I was going.” mean? (a) उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ। (b) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ। (c) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी।
  14. 14.Make a sentence: cricket. / playing / They / are
  15. 15.Choose the English for: “वह तैर सकती है।” (a) She can swim. (b) My mother asked me where I was going. (c) I like this song.
  16. 16.What does “Ravi told me that the shop was closed.” mean? (a) क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं? (b) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ। (c) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी।
  17. 17.Make a sentence: can / swim. / She
  18. 18.Make a sentence: not / I / do / like / this / song.
  19. 19.My friend asked ___ I was coming. (a) that (b) if (c) what
  20. 20."I like tea." → He said that he ___ tea. (a) liked (b) liking (c) like
  21. 21.He ___ that he was hungry. (a) asked (b) told (c) said
  22. 22.Make a sentence: playing / cricket? / they / Are
  23. 23.What does “The teacher told us to sit down.” mean? (a) नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी। (b) टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा। (c) अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था।
  24. 24.Make a sentence: are / playing / cricket. / They
  25. 25.The teacher told us ___ quiet. (a) to be (b) being (c) be
  26. 26.What does “They are playing cricket.” mean? (a) वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं। (b) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी। (c) टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा।
  27. 27.What does “Neha said that she would call me.” mean? (a) अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था। (b) टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा। (c) नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी।
  28. 28.Make a sentence: swim. / cannot / She
  29. 29.What does “She asked if I was free.” mean? (a) क्या वह तैर सकती है? (b) वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं। (c) उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ।
  30. 30.Choose the English for: “उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ।” (a) He asked whether the bus had left. (b) She asked if I was free. (c) He asked me not to be late.
  31. 31.Make a sentence: finished / had / that / he / his / said / work. / Aman
  32. 32.She drives. → She ___ drive. (a) isn't (b) don't (c) doesn't
  33. 33.Make a sentence: if / I / She / was / free. / asked
  34. 34.Make a sentence: playing / cricket. / are / They
  35. 35.Make a sentence: if / free. / was / She / asked / I
  36. 36.Choose the English for: “रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी।” (a) Ravi told me that the shop was closed. (b) She cannot swim. (c) I like this song.
  37. 37.You are ready. → ___ you ready? (a) Are (b) Do (c) Is
  38. 38.Make a sentence: tired. / that / he / was / He / said
  39. 39.Make a sentence: me / to / late. / He / asked / be / not
  40. 40.Choose the English for: “माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ।” (a) My mother asked me where I was going. (b) She said that she liked mangoes. (c) I like this song.

Answer key

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

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