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English speaking lesson 26: Changing sentences: reported speech · Set 989 · 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 “He asked me not to be late.” mean? (a) उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी। (b) उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा। (c) अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था।
  2. 2."I like tea." → He said that he ___ tea. (a) like (b) liked (c) liking
  3. 3.My friend asked ___ I was coming. (a) if (b) that (c) what
  4. 4.Make a sentence: she / swim? / Can
  5. 5.You are ready. → ___ you ready? (a) Are (b) Do (c) Is
  6. 6.What does “They are playing cricket.” mean? (a) क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं? (b) वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं। (c) उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी।
  7. 7.What does “She can swim.” mean? (a) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था। (b) वह तैर सकती है। (c) क्या वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे हैं?
  8. 8.Make a sentence: be / He / asked / to / late. / me / not
  9. 9.What does “He asked whether the bus had left.” mean? (a) उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा। (b) उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी। (c) वह तैर सकती है।
  10. 10.Make a sentence: playing / cricket. / They / are
  11. 11.She drives. → She ___ drive. (a) isn't (b) don't (c) doesn't
  12. 12.What does “I do not like this song.” mean? (a) डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए। (b) मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है। (c) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ।
  13. 13.She ___ me that the class was cancelled. (a) spoke (b) said (c) told
  14. 14.Choose the English for: “क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है?” (a) Do you like this song? (b) Aman said that he had finished his work. (c) I do not like this song.
  15. 15.What does “Can she swim?” mean? (a) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी। (b) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं। (c) क्या वह तैर सकती है?
  16. 16.Make a sentence: do / not / song. / like / this / I
  17. 17."I am busy." → She said that she ___ busy. (a) am (b) were (c) was
  18. 18.Choose the English for: “उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था।” (a) I like this song. (b) He said that he was tired. (c) Can she swim?
  19. 19.Make a sentence: like / do / I / not / this / song.
  20. 20.What does “The doctor said that I should rest.” mean? (a) टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा। (b) उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी। (c) डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए।
  21. 21.Make a sentence: cannot / swim. / She
  22. 22.Choose the English for: “रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी।” (a) He said that he was tired. (b) The doctor said that I should rest. (c) Ravi told me that the shop was closed.
  23. 23.The teacher told us ___ quiet. (a) to be (b) be (c) being
  24. 24.What does “She asked if I was free.” mean? (a) अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था। (b) मुझे यह गाना पसंद है। (c) उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ।
  25. 25.Make a sentence: teacher / told / us / to / sit / The / down.
  26. 26.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) वह तैर सकती है।
  27. 27.He ___ that he was hungry. (a) told (b) asked (c) said
  28. 28.Riya asked me where I ___ going. (a) was (b) were (c) be
  29. 29.Make a sentence: that / he / his / said / had / finished / work. / Aman
  30. 30.Make a sentence: mangoes. / said / she / that / She / liked
  31. 31.Make a sentence: me / was / closed. / Ravi / that / the / shop / told
  32. 32.What does “Do you like this song?” mean? (a) क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है? (b) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी। (c) क्या वह तैर सकती है?
  33. 33.Make a sentence: she / call / said / that / Neha / me. / would
  34. 34.Make a sentence: was / asked / free. / I / if / She
  35. 35.Choose the English for: “वह तैर नहीं सकती।” (a) The doctor said that I should rest. (b) Do you like this song? (c) She cannot swim.
  36. 36.What does “She cannot swim.” mean? (a) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी। (b) अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था। (c) वह तैर नहीं सकती।
  37. 37.Choose the English for: “वह तैर सकती है।” (a) My mother asked me where I was going. (b) She can swim. (c) She asked if I was free.
  38. 38.Make a sentence: song. / I / like / this
  39. 39.Make a sentence: like / this / you / Do / song?
  40. 40.Make a sentence: swim? / she / Can

Answer key

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

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