Reported speech with infinitive and gerund

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Exercise 1. Rewrite each of the following sentences in reported speech. Use advise, beg, introduce, 
invite, offer, order, promise, remind, tell, warn. 
1. “Remember to write to me soon,” she said to me. 
 She reminded ___________________________________________________________________ 
2. “You‟d better spend more time learning to write,” I said to the boy. 
 I advised _______________________________________________________________________ 
3. “Would you like to have dinner with us tonight,” Mike said. 
 Mike invited ____________________________________________________________________ 
4. “Please, please turn off the T.V, John,” said Tom. 
 Tom begged ____________________________________________________________________ 
5. “Don‟t lean your bicycle against my windows, boys,” said the shopkeeper. 
 The shopkeeper warned __________________________________________________________ 
6. “Open the safe,” the robber said to the bank clerk. 
 The robber ordered ______________________________________________________________ 
7. “ Leave this spaces clear,” the notice said. 
 The noticed told _________________________________________________________________ 
8. “Mr.Brown, this is Miss White,” he said. 
 He introduced __________________________________________________________________ 
9. “ Shall I open the window for you?” he said. 
 He told ________________________________________________________________________ 
10. “ I‟ll wait for you. I promise,” he said to me. 
 He promised ___________________________________________________________________ 
11. “ Would you like to come with me?” John said. 
 He invited ______________________________________________________________________ 
12. “ Don‟t worry. Of course you can take a holiday,” John said. 
 John ressured me that _____________________________________________________________ 
13. “ Don‟t forget to take the holiday,” John said. 
 John reminded _________________________________________________________________ 
14. “ You should take a holiday,” John said. 
 John advised ___________________________________________________________________ 
15. “Are you going to take a holiday?” John said. 
 John asked whether ______________________________________________________________ 
16. “ It‟s all right by me if you take a holiday,” John said. 
 John agreed that ________________________________________________________________ 
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17. “ Actually, I‟d rather you took a holiday,” John said. 
 John prefered that _______________________________________________________________ 
18. “I thought you were going to take a holiday” John said. 
 John expected __________________________________________________________________ 
19. “ Taking a holiday would be a good idea” John said 
 John proposed that _______________________________________________________________ 
20. “ You really must take a holiday,” John said. 
 John insisted that ________________________________________________________________ 
21. “ Don‟t touch that switch, Peter.” I said 
 I warned ______________________________________________________________________ 
22. “ Read it before you sign it” he said to his client. 
 He advised _____________________________________________________________________ 
23. “ Will you help me, please?” he said, “ I can‟t reach the top shelf” 
 She asked ______________________________________________________________________ 
24. “ Please do as I say, “ he said to me. 
 He begged ____________________________________________________________________ 
25. “ Don‟t forget to prune the roses” said my aunt. 
 My aunt reminded _______________________________________________________________ 
26. “ Would you like me to help you with the cooking, Tom?” Laura said. 
 Laura offered __________________________________________________________________ 
27. “ If you don‟t pay the rasom, we‟ll kill the boy” said the kidnapper. 
 The kinapper threatened __________________________________________________________ 
28. “ I won‟t answer any questions” Paul said 
 Paul agreed ____________________________________________________________________ 
29. “ Would you like to go camping with us next weekend?” said Minh to Phong. 
 Minh invited. ___________________________________________________________________ 
30. “ Don‟t forget to join in the contest tomorrow morning” Lan said. 
 Lan reminded ___________________________________________________________________ 
31. “ Would you like me to clean the room for you” she said 
 She offered _____________________________________________________________________ 
32. “If I were you, I would join the voluntary team tomorrow, Tom.” said Mike. 
 Mike advised ___________________________________________________________________ 
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Exercise 2. Rewrite the following sentences with Gerund 
1. “ Why don‟t you organize an English competition for our student?” said Ms Lien. 
 Ms Lien suggested _______________________________________________________________ 
2. “ I‟m sorry I‟m late, said Mr Thanh. 
 Mr Thanh apologized _____________________________________________________________ 
3. “Me? No, I didn‟t take Sue‟s calculator” Said Bob. 
 Bob denied _____________________________________________________________________ 
4. “ You were cheating” said David to Henry. 
 David accused __________________________________________________________________ 
5. “ I must see the manager.” he cried. 
 He insisted _____________________________________________________________________ 
6. “ If you wanted to take my bike, you should have asked me first” said Mike to his brother. 
 Mike criticized __________________________________________________________________ 
7. “ You won the scholarship. Congratulation,” Mary told me. 
 Mary congratulated _____________________________________________________________ 
8. “ It was kind of you to help me with my homework” Lan said to Hoa. 
 Lan thanked __________________________________________________________________ 
9. “ Shall we walk there? It‟s not far,” he said. 
 He proposed ___________________________________________________________________ 
10. “ turn off the computer. You are not allowed to play game now,” Dick mother said. 
 Dick‟s mother prevented _________________________________________________________ 
11. “ I‟m sorry that I broke the glass,” said Peter. (apologized) 
 Peter _________________________________________________________________________ 
12. “ You should have waited for us,” the team leader said to John. (criticized) 
 ______________________________________________________________________________ 
13. “ Let‟s invite Mr. Brown to the party next weekend” he said. (suggested) 
 ______________________________________________________________________________ 
14. “ You stole the jewels” the inspector said to him.(accused) 
 ______________________________________________________________________________ 
15. “ I only borrowed your car for some hours” the man said. (admitted) 
 ______________________________________________________________________________ 
16. “ I‟m sorry I damaged your tape recorder, Mike.” Said Bob. 
 Bob apologized ________________________________________________________________ 
17. “ You damaged my camera‟ said Jane to Henry. 
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 Jane accused ___________________________________________________________________ 
Exercise 3. Rewrite the following sentences with Infinitive or Gerund 
1. “ I will bring the sandwiches to the party” said Helen. 
 Helen offered ___________________________________________________________________ 
2. “ Let‟s all go to Lisbon!” they said. 
 They suggested ________________________________________________________________ 
3. “ You‟d better leave that old flat,” my mother told us. 
 My mother advised _____________________________________________________________ 
4. “ Please let me go to Martin‟s house!” Said Muriel three times. 
 Muriel insisted _________________________________________________________________ 
5. “ It was you and only you who stole the cake from the fridge” my mother told my sister. 
 My mother accused ______________________________________________________________ 
6. “I‟m awful sorry, I will never again use your car without permission” she said almost crying. 
 She apologized _________________________________________________________________ 
7. “ Don‟t cross the river, it‟s full of crocodiles” 
 They warned ___________________________________________________________________ 
8. “I‟m sorry I‟m late” 
 He apologized __________________________________________________________________ 
9. “ I think you‟d better drink the medicine” the doctor said. 
 The doctor advised ______________________________________________________________ 
10. “Let‟s eat something and then go for a stroll” she said. 
 She suggested __________________________________________________________________ 
11. “ Don‟t worry, I‟ll pay for the drink” 
 He insisted _____________________________________________________________________ 
12. “ Yes, it was me who ate all the cake” 
 She admitted ___________________________________________________________________ 
13. “Red wine is the best option for this dish” 
 The waiter advised _______________________________________________________________ 
14. “ Why don‟t we go for a walk”? 
 She suggested __________________________________________________________________ 
15. “ I wasn‟t anywhere near the scene of the crime. 
 The accused claimed _____________________________________________________________ 
16. “ This spot is the best place for a picnic.” 
 My father said _________________________________________________________________ 
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17. “ The swallows return every spring and fly past my window.” 
 She explained __________________________________________________________________ 
18. “ Can you answer the phone? I‟m having a shower.” 
 He asked his son _______________________________________________________________ 
19. “ I gave you my homework last week.” 
 The boy insisted ________________________________________________________________ 
20. “ Could you come and pick me up from school today, Dad?” 
 Bill asked _____________________________________________________________________ 
21. “ If I were you, I wouldn‟t drink so much” 
He advised his friend 
22. “ I won‟t help you because you didn‟t help me” 
 a. Joan said ____________________________________________________________________ 
 b. Joan refused _________________________________________________________________ 
23. “ I‟ll bring it back tomorrow” 
 He said ________________________________________________________________________ 
 He promised ____________________________________________________________________ 
Choose the most suitable reporting verb in brackets. Make it active or passive as appropriate. 
1. The girl said to Jim, “ Would you give your book to Mary?” (ask, tell order) 
 The girl ______________________________________________________________________ 
2. The little said to her father, “ Daddy, I really like tricycle. Can we buy it?” (require, ask, advise) 
 Everyone _____________________________________________________________________ 
3. The sign on the side door says, “ Do not enter,” so we have to use a different door. (ask, remind, force). 
 Nobody________________________________________________________________________ 
4. Before Bobby went to bed, his father said, “ Don‟t forget to brush your teeth” (invite, allow, remind). 
 Before Bobby went to bed, his father _______________________________________________ 
5. The factory manager said to the employees” Don‟t come late. If you do, you will lose your work” 
(ask, warn, encourage) 
 The employees _________________________________________________________________ 
6. When I asked the nurse about my skin rash, she said, “ You should consult dermatologist” (ask, 
permit, advise) 
 The nurse______________________________________________________________________ 
7. “ I will not tell anyone else about our plan.” He said to me (order, promise, warn). 
 He ___________________________________________________________________________ 
8. “ Okay, you can go alone to Hanoi this summer” (warn, persuade, agree) 
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 My parents ____________________________________________________________________ 
9. “ Don‟t worry. If your car breaks down, I will give you a lift home.” (agree, order, offer) 
 My friend‟s brother ______________________________________________________________ 
10. Under the law, drivers and all passengers must wear seat belt while in a moving vehicle.(encourage, 
require, permit). 
 Drivers and all passengers ________________________________________________________ 
Exercise 5. Choose the most suitable verb form the box to report each of the sentences. Remember 
they all follow the pattern verb + to – infinitive. 
promise, ask, order, remind, advise, encourage, bed, invite, warn, allow 
1. “ Could you possible do for me a favour?” She said to Tom. 
 She __________________________________________________________________________ 
2. “ Come and have dinner with us” Rosy said to John. 
 Rosy _________________________________________________________________________ 
3. “ Don‟t forget to post the letter,” my wife said to me. 
 My wife ______________________________________________________________________ 
4. The man said the boys, “Don‟t swim in the lake without an adult present”. 
 The boy _______________________________________________________________________ 
5. He said to me, “ It would be best if you limited the sugar consumption.” 
 He ___________________________________________________________________________ 
6. “ You must a fine of one hundred pounds” the judge said to Edward. 
 The judge ____________________________________________________________________ 
7. “ Please don‟t tell him about my absence from class yesterday” she said to me. 
 She ___________________________________________________________________________ 
8. My parents often said to me “ Good for you! It‟s good to be independent” 
 My parents often ________________________________________________________________ 
9. Mrs. Jones said to her children” Each of you may have one piece of candy”. 
 Mrs. Jones _____________________________________________________________________ 
10. “ I wont be late next time” Mary said to the teacher. 
 Mary _________________________________________________________________________ 
Exercise 6. Rewrite these sentences below, using the words in blankets. 
1. He said to her, “ Come to the party. You‟ll enjoy it,” (persuade) 
 ______________________________________________________________________________ 
2. He said to me, “ I‟ll lend you some money if you like”. (offer) 
 ______________________________________________________________________________ 
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3. He said to us “ Why don‟t you have a holiday in my country cottage?”(invite) 
 ______________________________________________________________________________ 
4. “ All right. I‟ll help you” Tom said to Joe.(agree) 
 ______________________________________________________________________________ 
5. “ I‟ll tell you the truth” Tom said to Joe. 
 ______________________________________________________________________________ 
6. “ Whatever you do, don‟t walk on the grass” the safeguard said to the tourists. (warn) 
 ______________________________________________________________________________ 
7. “You must pay for the damage you‟ve done,” she said. So I paid (make) 
 ______________________________________________________________________________ 
8. “ I haven‟t done anything wrong,” Tom said. (deny) 
 ______________________________________________________________________________ 
9. “ No, I won‟t talk to the lawyer,” Tom said. (refuse) 
 ______________________________________________________________________________ 
10. “ Yes, I did drive too fast through the town, she said (admit) 
 ______________________________________________________________________________ 
11. “ You damage my sweater, Tom” said Ben. 
 Ben accused ___________________________________________________________________ 
12. Many people feel like taking part in the Boston Marathon. 
 Many people look _______________________________________________________________ 
13. “ Stop speeding or you will get a ticket” said the traffic warden to the driver. 
 The traffic warden warned ________________________________________________________ 
14. “ Please do go to the movies with me tonight.” said Aunt Fancy. 
 Aunt Fancy persuaded me ________________________________________________________ 
15. “ Why don‟t we work and keep ourselves from starving?” said Mike. 
 Mike suggested _________________________________________________________________ 
16. “ Go on holiday when the weather gets warmer,” she told him.(advise) 
 ______________________________________________________________________________ 
17. “ Keep out of this room at all time,” she said to them. (warn) 
 ______________________________________________________________________________ 
18. “Remember to post those letters” he said to me. (remind) 
 ______________________________________________________________________________ 
19. “ If you can‟t find anyone else,I‟ll drive you you to the airport” he said to me. (volunteer) 
 ______________________________________________________________________________ 
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20. “ If you don‟t give me a pay rise, I‟ll resign,” he said to me.(threaten) 
 ______________________________________________________________________________ 
21. “ You‟ve broken my radio,Frank!” said Jane. 
 Jane accused ____________________________________________________________________ 
22. “ You should have waited for us” the team leader said to John. 
 The team leader criticized _________________________________________________________ 
23. “ It certainly wasn‟t me who took your car!” said Bob. 
 Bob denied ____________________________________________________________________ 
24. ´Shall we go to Paris for the weekend?” Mary said to me. 
 Mary suggested _________________________________________________________________ 
25. “ I saw Megan in town,” he said. 
 He metioned ___________________________________________________________________ 
26. “ Be careful of malefactors and don‟t go out at night alone” (warn) 
 ______________________________________________________________________________ 
27. “ Nam, you shouldn‟t spend so much money on gambling” (advise) 
 ______________________________________________________________________________ 
28. „ Would you like to have lunch with me today”(invite) 
 ______________________________________________________________________ 
29. “Why don‟t you open a bank account” (encourage) 
 ______________________________________________________________________________ 
30. “ Remember to book a table in advance”(remind) 
 ______________________________________________________________________________ 
31. “ Fasten your seat belts” (tell) 
 ______________________________________________________________________________ 
32. “ I‟ll offer you some more wine tomorrow”(promise) 
 ______________________________________________________________________________ 
33. “ Ok, I‟ll carry some of these parcels for you”(offer) 
 _____________________________