REPORTED SPEECH WITH INFINITIVE AND GERUND Exercise 1. Rewrite the following sentences in reported speech with infinitives. “Remember to write to me soon,” she said to me. She reminded ................................................................................................................................................... “You’d better spend more time learning to write,” I said to the boy. I advised ........................................................................................................................................................... “Would you like to have dinner with us tonight?” Mike said to Linda. Mike invited ..................................................................................................................................................... “Please, please turn off the T.V, John,” said Tom. Tom begged ..................................................................................................................................................... “Don’t lean your bicycles against my windows, boys,” said the shopkeeper. The shopkeeper warned ................................................................................................................................... “Open the safe,” the robber said to the bank clerk. The robber ordered ........................................................................................................................................... “Leave this space clean, David,” she said. She told ............................................................................................................................................................ “Shall I open the window for you, Edna?” he said. He offered ........................................................................................................................................................ “I’ll wait for you. I promise,” he said to me. He promised ..................................................................................................................................................... “Would you like to come with me?” John said to Mary. John invited ...................................................................................................................................................... “Don’t forget to take the holiday,” Mark said to me. Mark reminded me ........................................................................................................................................... “You should take a holiday,” Jane said to David. Jane advised ..................................................................................................................................................... “ You really must take a holiday, Linda,” Jim said. Jim told ............................................................................................................................................................. “Don’t touch that switch, Peter,” I said. I warned ........................................................................................................................................................... “Read this document before you sign it,” he said to her. He advised ........................................................................................................................................................ “Will you help me, please?” she said to me. She asked ......................................................................................................................................................... “Please do as I say,” he said to me. He begged ........................................................................................................................................................ “Don’t forget to prune the roses,” my aunt said to Alfred. My aunt reminded ............................................................................................................................................ “Would you like me to help you with the cooking, Tom?” Laura said. Laura offered ................................................................................................................................................... “If you don’t pay the ransom, we’ll kill your son,” the kidnappers said to them. The kidnappers threatened ............................................................................................................................... “Would you like to go camping with us next weekend?” Andrew said to Cindy. Andrew invited ................................................................................................................................................ “Don’t forget to join in the contest tomorrow morning, Robin,” Jessica said. Jessica reminded .............................................................................................................................................. “Would you like me to clean the room for you, Alvin?” she said. She offered ....................................................................................................................................................... “If I were you, I would join the voluntary team tomorrow, Tom,” said Eve. Eve advised ...................................................................................................................................................... “Flora, can you remember to buy some bread?” said Raymond. Raymond reminded .......................................................................................... “ I really think you should see a doctor, Lucia, ” said Thomas. Thomas advised ........................................................................................... “No, I’m sorry, I won’t work on Saturday,” said Victoria Victoria refused ............................................................................................ “ If you like, I’ll help you do the decorating, Carol,” said Charles Charles offered ............................................................................................. “Carol, speaking English,” he said He told .......................................................................................................... “Fill in the form, sir” the receptionist said to the guest. The receptionist asked ...................................................................................... “Mind your own business,” Ethel told me. Ethel told .......................................................................................................... “Don’t repair the computer yourself,” she said to him. She warned ................................................................................................... “Don’t give yourself up” he told his girlfriend. He advised .................................................................................................... “Don’t go out without me,” Harry told Sally. Harry begged ................................................................................................ “Don’t forget to post the letter for me when you go out,” my wife said to me. My wife reminded ................................ “Could you possibly speak more slowly, please?” the student said to the teacher. The student asked ................................. “Guard, take him to the prison,” said the king. The king ordered .......................................................... “Can you trans late this sentence into English for me?” Maria said to Mark. Maria asked ...................................................... “Don’t forget to send your uncle a birthday card tomorrow,” Mary said to her son. Mary reminded ......................................................... “Please come to our wedding,” John said to his boss. John invited .................................................................................. “Don’t run around the edge of the swimming pool or you’ll fall in,” Susan said to her children. Susan warned ............................................................... “I won’t go to bed,” Ron said. Ron refused .............................................................................. “You should talk to your advisor,” Bill said to Linda. Bill advised .......................................................................................... “Take that chewing gum out of your mouth immediately!” the teacher said to Tom. The teacher ordered .......................................... “ I will bring the sandwiches to the party,” said Helen. Helen offered ................................................................................................................................................... 52. “Come to the cinema with me tonight,” he said to her. He invited ..................................................................................... 53. The teacher said to us , “Do all your homework before you go to class” The teacher told .................................................................................... 54. Mary said to Tom, “Send me a postcard when you come to Paris, please” Mary asked ....................................................................................................................................................... 55. He said to me, “Don’t believe everything you hear” He advised ............................................................................................ 56. James said to her boyfriend, “Come with me tonight. I’m feeling very lonely” James begged ........................................................................................... 57. “Follow this car,” the detective said to the taxi-driver. The detective ordered ....................................................................................................................................... 58. “Go on, send your short story to magazine,” Adam said to Alice Adam encouraged ............................................................................................................................................ 59. The teacher said to Jim, “Would you give your book to Mary, please?” The teacher asked ............................................................................................................................................. 60. “Ok. I will not change the date of the meeting,” Mary said Mary promised ................................................................................................................................................. Exercise 2. Rewrite the following sentences in reported speech with Gerund “Why don’t we organize an English competition for our student?” said Ms Lien. Ms Lien suggested ....................................................... “I’m sorry I’m late,’ said Mr Thanh. Mr Thanh apologized ............................................................... “Me? No, I didn’t take Sue’s calculator,” Said Bob. Bob denied ................................................................... “You took my pencil,” said David to Henry. David accused .............................................................. “I must see the manager,” he cried. He insisted .................................................................... “ You won the scholarship. Congratulation!” Mary told me. Mary congratulated .............................................................. “It was kind of you to help me with my homework,” Lan said to Hoa. Lan thanked .................................................................. “Turn off the computer. You are not allowed to play game now,” Dick’s mother said to him. Dick’s mother prevented ..................................................................... “I’m sorry that I broke the glass,” said Peter. Peter apologized ......................................................... “Let’s invite Mr. Brown to the party next weekend,” he said. He suggested ................................................................ “You stole the jewels,” the inspector said to him. The inspector accused .............................................................. “I only borrowed your car for some hours,” the man said. The man admitted ........................................................ “I’m sorry I damaged your tape recorder, Mike,” said Bob. Bob apologized ............................................................ 15. “It’s nice of you to invite me to lunch,” Bob said to John. Bob thanked ................................................................. 16. Carol said, “What about going to the cinema this weekend, Max ?” Carol suggested ............................................................ 17. “I’m sorry I forgot your birthday,” Dave said Julia. Dave apologized ........................................................... 18. “Why didn’t you tell me the truth?” he said to me. He accused ................................................................... 19. “Don’t go near that deserted house,” Tony said to Monica. Tony warned .................................................................... 20. “I’m sorry. I broke the vase,” my son said. My son admitted .......................................................... 21. “You cheated in the exam,” the teacher said to Jack. The teacher accused ..................................................... 22. “You have just got a promotion, haven’t you? Congratulation!” Peter said to her friend. Peter congratulated ...................................................... 24. “You mustn’t get into this area,” the policeman said to them. The policeman stopped ................................................ 25. “I know I’m wrong,” he said. He admitted .................................................................. 26. “I didn’t say that last night,” Joan said. Joan denied ...................................................................... 27. “If only I had told him the true!” Jane said. Jane regrets ................................................................... 28. “I haven’t finished the assignment yet. I’m really sorry”. The boy apologized ...................................................... 29. “It’s you who took my bag,” the man said to the boy. The man accused .......................................................... 30. “No, no .I really must sit for the test,” Hilary said. Hilary insisted ................................................................. 31. “What I always want is to become a doctor,” she said. She dreamt ................................................................... 32. “I can’t let you use the mobile phone,” his mother said to him. His mother prevented ................................................... 33. “I like this car. I’ll buy it,” Christina said. Christina thought .......................................................... 34. “I feel like going to America next month,” Margaret said. Margaret looked forward to ..................................................... 35. “It was your fault. You didn’t tell me,” she told me She blamed ................................................................... 36. “I don’t think that we must widen the village road”, he said He objected ...... 37. "I wish to speak English very fluently,” said Stella. Stella dreamt .................................................................................................................................................... 39. “I must go home now,” said Daisy Daisy insisted .................................................................................................................................................. 40."Sorry teacher, I didn't do the homework," Philip said to his teacher. Philip apologized to .......................................................................................................................................... 41. “You didn’t pay attention to what I said,” the teacher said to him The teacher accused ......................................................................................................................................... 42. “I hear you passed your exams. Congratulations!” Mark said to us. Mark congratulated .......................................................................................................................................... 43. “It was nice of you to visit me. Thank you,” Miss White said to Jack. Miss White thanked ......................................................................................................................................... 44. “I’ve always wanted to be rich” Bob said. Bob dreamed .................................................................................................................................................... 45. “Why don’t we go to the beach tonight for a change?” said Henry. Henry suggested ............................................................................................................................................... 46. “You failed to save my husband’s life,” she said to the doctors. She blamed ....................................................................................................................................................... 47. “Let me pay for the meal,” said Ben. Ben insisted ...................................................................................................................................................... 48. “Yes. I’ve spent too much money doing the shopping,” she said. She admitted ..................................................................................................................................................... 49. “Well done, Tom. You won the game,” said the teacher. The teacher congratulated ................................................................................................................................ 50. “Beware of this bad road! It’s very dangerous to drive on it!” He said to us. He warned ........................................................................................................................................................ 51. “I didn’t tell the teacher your mistake,” Joseph said to Martin. Joseph denied ................................................................................................................................................... 52. “You got me into trouble with this man,” Kevin said to Elizabeth. Kevin blamed ................................................................................................................................................... 53. “You lied to me, Julia,” Max said. Max accused ..................................................................................................................................................... 54. “Forgive me. I didn’t mean to make you angry, Sarah,” Lewis said. Lewis apologized ........................................................................................................................................... 55. “We must be given every detail of this case,” they said. They insisted .................................................................................................................................................... 56. “I’m afraid I’ve lost your letter, ” Michael said to Barbara. Michael admitted ............................................................................................................................................. 57. “Don’t drink this water because it is very polluted, ” Mitchell said to us. Mitchell warned ............................................................................................................................................... 58. “Why don’t we go sailing this weekend?” Samuel said. Samuel suggested
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