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English speaking lesson 26: Changing sentences: reported speech · Set 958 · 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.You are ready. → ___ you ready? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Do
  2. 2.She ___ me that the class was cancelled. (a) said (b) spoke (c) told
  3. 3.Choose the English for: “क्या वह तैर सकती है?” (a) Can she swim? (b) She can swim. (c) My mother asked me where I was going.
  4. 4.What does “She cannot swim.” mean? (a) वह तैर नहीं सकती। (b) डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए। (c) क्या वह तैर सकती है?
  5. 5.Choose the English for: “रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी।” (a) The doctor said that I should rest. (b) She said that she liked mangoes. (c) Ravi told me that the shop was closed.
  6. 6.What does “She can swim.” mean? (a) वह तैर सकती है। (b) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ। (c) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं।
  7. 7.Choose the English for: “उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ।” (a) Aman said that he had finished his work. (b) Can she swim? (c) She asked if I was free.
  8. 8.What does “He asked whether the bus had left.” mean? (a) उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी। (b) डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए। (c) टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा।
  9. 9.Make a sentence: The / sit / us / down. / to / told / teacher
  10. 10.What does “She said that she liked mangoes.” mean? (a) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं। (b) वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं। (c) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी।
  11. 11.Make a sentence: shop / Ravi / closed. / me / told / the / was / that
  12. 12.She drives. → She ___ drive. (a) don't (b) doesn't (c) isn't
  13. 13.What does “Do you like this song?” mean? (a) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ। (b) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं। (c) क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है?
  14. 14."I like tea." → He said that he ___ tea. (a) like (b) liked (c) liking
  15. 15.Make a sentence: tired. / was / that / He / he / said
  16. 16.Make a sentence: was / I / asked / She / free. / if
  17. 17.Make a sentence: me / not / asked / be / late. / to / He
  18. 18.Make a sentence: free. / if / She / I / was / asked
  19. 19.What does “My mother asked me where I was going.” mean? (a) क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं? (b) टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा। (c) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ।
  20. 20.Make a sentence: this / song. / I / like
  21. 21.He ___ that he was hungry. (a) told (b) asked (c) said
  22. 22.Make a sentence: She / said / that / mangoes. / liked / she
  23. 23.Riya asked me where I ___ going. (a) was (b) were (c) be
  24. 24.What does “Can she swim?” mean? (a) क्या वह तैर सकती है? (b) अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था। (c) मुझे यह गाना पसंद है।
  25. 25.Choose the English for: “नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी।” (a) Neha said that she would call me. (b) He said that he was tired. (c) She said that she liked mangoes.
  26. 26.Choose the English for: “उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं।” (a) Are they playing cricket? (b) She said that she liked mangoes. (c) Do you like this song?
  27. 27.Make a sentence: song? / you / like / this / Do
  28. 28.What does “Neha said that she would call me.” mean? (a) नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी। (b) उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा। (c) अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था।
  29. 29.What does “He said that he was tired.” mean? (a) वह तैर सकती है। (b) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था। (c) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं।
  30. 30.Choose the English for: “उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा।” (a) He said that he was tired. (b) She said that she liked mangoes. (c) He asked me not to be late.
  31. 31.Make a sentence: swim. / She / cannot
  32. 32.My friend asked ___ I was coming. (a) that (b) if (c) what
  33. 33.The teacher told us ___ quiet. (a) being (b) to be (c) be
  34. 34."I am busy." → She said that she ___ busy. (a) were (b) was (c) am
  35. 35.What does “Ravi told me that the shop was closed.” mean? (a) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी। (b) क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है? (c) उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा।
  36. 36.Make a sentence: tired. / was / that / he / He / said
  37. 37.Make a sentence: cannot / swim. / She
  38. 38.Make a sentence: liked / She / she / that / mangoes. / said
  39. 39.Make a sentence: me / was / closed. / shop / that / told / the / Ravi
  40. 40.Make a sentence: you / this / song? / like / Do

Answer key

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

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