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English speaking lesson 26: Changing sentences: reported speech · Set 982 · 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.Choose the English for: “वह तैर नहीं सकती।” (a) Neha said that she would call me. (b) The teacher told us to sit down. (c) She cannot swim.
  2. 2.What does “They are playing cricket.” mean? (a) नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी। (b) उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी। (c) वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं।
  3. 3.Make a sentence: free. / if / asked / She / I / was
  4. 4.What does “I do not like this song.” mean? (a) क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं? (b) मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है। (c) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ।
  5. 5.Choose the English for: “टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा।” (a) The teacher told us to sit down. (b) She cannot swim. (c) Ravi told me that the shop was closed.
  6. 6.She drives. → She ___ drive. (a) isn't (b) don't (c) doesn't
  7. 7.What does “The teacher told us to sit down.” mean? (a) टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा। (b) वह तैर सकती है। (c) क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है?
  8. 8.He ___ that he was hungry. (a) said (b) asked (c) told
  9. 9.Make a sentence: can / She / swim.
  10. 10.What does “Do you like this song?” mean? (a) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी। (b) क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है? (c) क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं?
  11. 11.Make a sentence: told / Ravi / the / me / that / was / closed. / shop
  12. 12.What does “He said that he was tired.” mean? (a) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था। (b) टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा। (c) मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है।
  13. 13."I am busy." → She said that she ___ busy. (a) was (b) am (c) were
  14. 14.Make a sentence: said / tired. / he / was / He / that
  15. 15.You are ready. → ___ you ready? (a) Is (b) Do (c) Are
  16. 16.She ___ me that the class was cancelled. (a) said (b) told (c) spoke
  17. 17.Choose the English for: “मुझे यह गाना पसंद है।” (a) He said that he was tired. (b) I like this song. (c) She said that she liked mangoes.
  18. 18.Make a sentence: I / free. / was / asked / She / if
  19. 19.Choose the English for: “वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं।” (a) The teacher told us to sit down. (b) They are playing cricket. (c) Aman said that he had finished his work.
  20. 20.Make a sentence: asked / was / I / free. / if / She
  21. 21.Make a sentence: she / liked / that / said / mangoes. / She
  22. 22."I like tea." → He said that he ___ tea. (a) liking (b) like (c) liked
  23. 23.Make a sentence: this / you / Do / song? / like
  24. 24.The teacher told us ___ quiet. (a) be (b) to be (c) being
  25. 25.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) Can she swim? (c) He asked whether the bus had left.
  26. 26.Choose the English for: “उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी।” (a) He asked whether the bus had left. (b) She cannot swim. (c) Can she swim?
  27. 27.What does “She asked if I was free.” mean? (a) डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए। (b) मुझे यह गाना पसंद है। (c) उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ।
  28. 28.My friend asked ___ I was coming. (a) that (b) if (c) what
  29. 29.Make a sentence: Do / this / like / you / song?
  30. 30.Make a sentence: playing / cricket. / They / are
  31. 31.Make a sentence: call / would / Neha / me. / said / that / she
  32. 32.What does “She said that she liked mangoes.” mean? (a) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी। (b) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं। (c) उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ।
  33. 33.Make a sentence: closed. / me / was / that / Ravi / the / shop / told
  34. 34.Make a sentence: are / playing / cricket. / They
  35. 35.What does “He asked whether the bus had left.” mean? (a) डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए। (b) उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी। (c) क्या वह तैर सकती है?
  36. 36.Make a sentence: Neha / said / that / call / would / she / me.
  37. 37.Make a sentence: She / free. / if / I / asked / was
  38. 38.Riya asked me where I ___ going. (a) be (b) was (c) were
  39. 39.Make a sentence: not / this / like / do / I / song.
  40. 40.What does “Ravi told me that the shop was closed.” mean? (a) टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा। (b) नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी। (c) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी।

Answer key

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

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