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English speaking lesson 26: Changing sentences: reported speech · Set 991 · 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 “She said that she liked mangoes.” mean? (a) टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा। (b) नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी। (c) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं।
  2. 2.Choose the English for: “उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा।” (a) He asked me not to be late. (b) Ravi told me that the shop was closed. (c) Do you like this song?
  3. 3.Make a sentence: She / was / I / if / free. / asked
  4. 4.Make a sentence: cricket. / They / are / playing
  5. 5.Make a sentence: swim? / she / Can
  6. 6.What does “He asked me not to be late.” mean? (a) वह तैर नहीं सकती। (b) उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा। (c) उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी।
  7. 7.What does “Ravi told me that the shop was closed.” mean? (a) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी। (b) उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ। (c) डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए।
  8. 8.Riya asked me where I ___ going. (a) was (b) were (c) be
  9. 9.Choose the English for: “अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था।” (a) He asked me not to be late. (b) Aman said that he had finished his work. (c) Can she swim?
  10. 10.Choose the English for: “मुझे यह गाना पसंद है।” (a) I like this song. (b) Ravi told me that the shop was closed. (c) She said that she liked mangoes.
  11. 11.What does “The teacher told us to sit down.” mean? (a) उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा। (b) टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा। (c) अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था।
  12. 12.She ___ me that the class was cancelled. (a) told (b) said (c) spoke
  13. 13.She drives. → She ___ drive. (a) isn't (b) doesn't (c) don't
  14. 14."I like tea." → He said that he ___ tea. (a) liking (b) like (c) liked
  15. 15.Choose the English for: “क्या वह तैर सकती है?” (a) She can swim. (b) Can she swim? (c) He asked whether the bus had left.
  16. 16.He ___ that he was hungry. (a) told (b) asked (c) said
  17. 17.Make a sentence: like / do / I / not / this / song.
  18. 18.Make a sentence: swim. / She / can
  19. 19.What does “He asked whether the bus had left.” mean? (a) मुझे यह गाना पसंद है। (b) उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी। (c) उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ।
  20. 20.The teacher told us ___ quiet. (a) to be (b) be (c) being
  21. 21.What does “Can she swim?” mean? (a) उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा। (b) क्या वह तैर सकती है? (c) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था।
  22. 22.What does “Neha said that she would call me.” mean? (a) नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी। (b) मुझे यह गाना पसंद नहीं है। (c) उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं।
  23. 23.Make a sentence: me / where / mother / asked / was / I / My / going.
  24. 24.Make a sentence: asked / She / was / if / free. / I
  25. 25.Make a sentence: that / I / The / doctor / rest. / should / said
  26. 26."I am busy." → She said that she ___ busy. (a) were (b) am (c) was
  27. 27.Make a sentence: she / Can / swim?
  28. 28.Choose the English for: “उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी।” (a) He asked me not to be late. (b) They are playing cricket. (c) He asked whether the bus had left.
  29. 29.What does “She cannot swim.” mean? (a) वह तैर नहीं सकती। (b) अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था। (c) माँ ने मुझसे पूछा कि मैं कहाँ जा रहा हूँ।
  30. 30.What does “He said that he was tired.” mean? (a) क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है? (b) उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था। (c) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी।
  31. 31.What does “Do you like this song?” mean? (a) क्या वह तैर सकती है? (b) डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मुझे आराम करना चाहिए। (c) क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है?
  32. 32.Make a sentence: cricket? / playing / Are / they
  33. 33.Make a sentence: this / you / like / Do / song?
  34. 34.Make a sentence: swim. / She / cannot
  35. 35.Make a sentence: was / closed. / that / the / Ravi / told / me / shop
  36. 36.You are ready. → ___ you ready? (a) Do (b) Are (c) Is
  37. 37.What does “She asked if I was free.” mean? (a) रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी। (b) उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ। (c) अमन ने कहा कि वह अपना काम पूरा कर चुका था।
  38. 38.Make a sentence: are / playing / cricket. / They
  39. 39.My friend asked ___ I was coming. (a) that (b) what (c) if
  40. 40.Make a sentence: where / I / going. / asked / mother / was / me / My

Answer key

  1. उसने कहा कि उसे आम पसंद हैं।
  2. He asked me not to be late.
  3. She asked if I was free.
  4. They are playing cricket.
  5. Can she swim?
  6. उसने मुझसे देर न करने को कहा।
  7. रवि ने मुझे बताया कि दुकान बंद थी।
  8. was
  9. Aman said that he had finished his work.
  10. I like this song.
  11. टीचर ने हमें बैठने को कहा।
  12. told
  13. doesn't
  14. liked
  15. Can she swim?
  16. said
  17. I do not like this song.
  18. She can swim.
  19. उसने पूछा कि क्या बस निकल चुकी थी।
  20. to be
  21. क्या वह तैर सकती है?
  22. नेहा ने कहा कि वह मुझे फ़ोन करेगी।
  23. My mother asked me where I was going.
  24. She asked if I was free.
  25. The doctor said that I should rest.
  26. was
  27. Can she swim?
  28. He asked whether the bus had left.
  29. वह तैर नहीं सकती।
  30. उसने कहा कि वह थका हुआ था।
  31. क्या तुम्हें यह गाना पसंद है?
  32. Are they playing cricket?
  33. Do you like this song?
  34. She cannot swim.
  35. Ravi told me that the shop was closed.
  36. Are
  37. उसने पूछा कि क्या मैं खाली हूँ।
  38. They are playing cricket.
  39. if
  40. My mother asked me where I was going.

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