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English speaking lesson 26: Changing sentences: reported speech · Set 976 · 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.Make a sentence: this / you / Do / song? / like
  2. 2.Make a sentence: that / was / Ravi / me / shop / closed. / told / the
  3. 3.The teacher told us ___ quiet. (a) be (b) to be (c) being
  4. 4.Choose the English for: “वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं।” (a) She said that she liked mangoes. (b) Are they playing cricket? (c) They are playing cricket.
  5. 5.Make a sentence: Neha / call / she / said / would / me. / that
  6. 6.My friend asked ___ I was coming. (a) what (b) that (c) if
  7. 7.Choose the English for: “उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ।” (a) I do not like this song. (b) She asked if I was free. (c) Aman said that he had finished his work.
  8. 8.Make a sentence: they / cricket? / Are / playing
  9. 9.Make a sentence: song? / like / Do / you / this
  10. 10.She ___ me that the class was cancelled. (a) spoke (b) said (c) told
  11. 11.What does “They are playing cricket.” mean? (a) अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था। (b) मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है। (c) वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं।
  12. 12."I like tea." → He said that he ___ tea. (a) like (b) liking (c) liked
  13. 13.Make a sentence: me / closed. / Ravi / that / was / shop / told / the
  14. 14.She drives. → She ___ drive. (a) doesn't (b) don't (c) isn't
  15. 15.Make a sentence: if / I / asked / She / free. / was
  16. 16.Choose the English for: “टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा।” (a) The teacher told us to sit down. (b) She asked if I was free. (c) Ravi told me that the shop was closed.
  17. 17."I am busy." → She said that she ___ busy. (a) were (b) was (c) am
  18. 18.What does “Are they playing cricket?” mean? (a) क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं? (b) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ। (c) उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ।
  19. 19.What does “I do not like this song.” mean? (a) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था। (b) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी। (c) मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है।
  20. 20.What does “Ravi told me that the shop was closed.” mean? (a) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी। (b) नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी। (c) क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है?
  21. 21.Choose the English for: “उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं।” (a) Are they playing cricket? (b) She can swim. (c) She said that she liked mangoes.
  22. 22.Make a sentence: shop / was / Ravi / closed. / me / the / that / told
  23. 23.What does “She said that she liked mangoes.” mean? (a) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था। (b) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी। (c) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं।
  24. 24.What does “My mother asked me where I was going.” mean? (a) क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं? (b) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ। (c) उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी।
  25. 25.What does “Neha said that she would call me.” mean? (a) अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था। (b) क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं? (c) नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी।
  26. 26.Make a sentence: this / like / I / not / do / song.
  27. 27.Make a sentence: swim. / She / cannot
  28. 28.Make a sentence: song. / this / like / I
  29. 29.Choose the English for: “मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है।” (a) My mother asked me where I was going. (b) Ravi told me that the shop was closed. (c) I do not like this song.
  30. 30.Choose the English for: “माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ।” (a) My mother asked me where I was going. (b) Can she swim? (c) Neha said that she would call me.
  31. 31.What does “Do you like this song?” mean? (a) डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए। (b) क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है? (c) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था।
  32. 32.Riya asked me where I ___ going. (a) were (b) was (c) be
  33. 33.You are ready. → ___ you ready? (a) Do (b) Is (c) Are
  34. 34.What does “She asked if I was free.” mean? (a) उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ। (b) उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा। (c) मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है।
  35. 35.Make a sentence: She / I / free. / asked / if / was
  36. 36.Make a sentence: asked / He / not / be / late. / me / to
  37. 37.What does “She cannot swim.” mean? (a) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ। (b) वह तैर नहीं सकती। (c) क्या वह तैर सकती है?
  38. 38.Choose the English for: “क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं?” (a) She said that she liked mangoes. (b) Are they playing cricket? (c) He asked me not to be late.
  39. 39.Make a sentence: She / mangoes. / liked / said / she / that
  40. 40.Make a sentence: cricket. / are / They / playing

Answer key

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

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