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English speaking lesson 26: Changing sentences: reported speech · Set 985 · 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: not / I / do / this / song. / like
  2. 2.Make a sentence: said / that / was / He / tired. / he
  3. 3.What does “She asked if I was free.” mean? (a) मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है। (b) नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी। (c) उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ।
  4. 4.Make a sentence: playing / They / are / cricket.
  5. 5.Make a sentence: song. / like / do / I / this / not
  6. 6.What does “He said that he was tired.” mean? (a) अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था। (b) क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है? (c) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था।
  7. 7.What does “Do you like this song?” mean? (a) क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है? (b) वह तैर नहीं सकती। (c) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ।
  8. 8.She drives. → She ___ drive. (a) isn't (b) doesn't (c) don't
  9. 9.The teacher told us ___ quiet. (a) to be (b) being (c) be
  10. 10.Choose the English for: “उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा।” (a) Are they playing cricket? (b) The doctor said that I should rest. (c) He asked me not to be late.
  11. 11.My friend asked ___ I was coming. (a) that (b) if (c) what
  12. 12.Choose the English for: “मुझे यह गाना पसंद है।” (a) My mother asked me where I was going. (b) I like this song. (c) She cannot swim.
  13. 13.Choose the English for: “मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है।” (a) Are they playing cricket? (b) She can swim. (c) I do not like this song.
  14. 14.He ___ that he was hungry. (a) told (b) asked (c) said
  15. 15.What does “She said that she liked mangoes.” mean? (a) वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं। (b) वह तैर नहीं सकती। (c) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं।
  16. 16.She ___ me that the class was cancelled. (a) spoke (b) said (c) told
  17. 17.Make a sentence: he / was / that / tired. / He / said
  18. 18.Make a sentence: bus / left. / had / asked / whether / He / the
  19. 19.Make a sentence: me / that / Ravi / the / told / closed. / was / shop
  20. 20.What does “Neha said that she would call me.” mean? (a) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ। (b) नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी। (c) वह तैर नहीं सकती।
  21. 21.Make a sentence: if / She / asked / free. / I / was
  22. 22.What does “The doctor said that I should rest.” mean? (a) डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए। (b) टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा। (c) क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है?
  23. 23.What does “The teacher told us to sit down.” mean? (a) क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है? (b) वह तैर नहीं सकती। (c) टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा।
  24. 24.Make a sentence: they / cricket? / playing / Are
  25. 25.What does “He asked me not to be late.” mean? (a) वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं। (b) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी। (c) उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा।
  26. 26.Choose the English for: “उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ।” (a) Can she swim? (b) They are playing cricket. (c) She asked if I was free.
  27. 27.What does “I like this song.” mean? (a) वह तैर नहीं सकती। (b) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था। (c) मुझे यह गाना पसंद है।
  28. 28.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।
  29. 29.Make a sentence: not / this / do / like / I / song.
  30. 30."I am busy." → She said that she ___ busy. (a) was (b) were (c) am
  31. 31.What does “My mother asked me where I was going.” mean? (a) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ। (b) मुझे यह गाना पसंद है। (c) उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी।
  32. 32.Make a sentence: cricket. / They / are / playing
  33. 33.What does “She can swim.” mean? (a) उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा। (b) डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए। (c) वह तैर सकती है।
  34. 34.Make a sentence: to / sit / The / teacher / down. / us / told
  35. 35."I like tea." → He said that he ___ tea. (a) liked (b) like (c) liking
  36. 36.Make a sentence: going. / I / me / asked / where / mother / My / was
  37. 37.Make a sentence: mother / asked / where / was / me / My / going. / I
  38. 38.Make a sentence: I / this / like / song.
  39. 39.Choose the English for: “वह तैर सकती है।” (a) Aman said that he had finished his work. (b) I like this song. (c) She can swim.
  40. 40.Choose the English for: “नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी।” (a) He said that he was tired. (b) The doctor said that I should rest. (c) Neha said that she would call me.

Answer key

  1. I do not like this song.
  2. He said that he was tired.
  3. उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ।
  4. They are playing cricket.
  5. I do not like this song.
  6. उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था।
  7. क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है?
  8. doesn't
  9. to be
  10. He asked me not to be late.
  11. if
  12. I like this song.
  13. I do not like this song.
  14. said
  15. उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं।
  16. told
  17. He said that he was tired.
  18. He asked whether the bus had left.
  19. Ravi told me that the shop was closed.
  20. नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी।
  21. She asked if I was free.
  22. डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए।
  23. टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा।
  24. Are they playing cricket?
  25. उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा।
  26. She asked if I was free.
  27. मुझे यह गाना पसंद है।
  28. क्या वह तैर सकती है?
  29. I do not like this song.
  30. was
  31. माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ।
  32. They are playing cricket.
  33. वह तैर सकती है।
  34. The teacher told us to sit down.
  35. liked
  36. My mother asked me where I was going.
  37. My mother asked me where I was going.
  38. I like this song.
  39. She can swim.
  40. Neha said that she would call me.

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