Exercise 1. Rewrite the following sentences in reported speech with infinitives.
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 to Linda.
Mike invited .....................................................................................................................................................
4. “Please, please turn off the T.V, John,” said Tom.
Tom begged .....................................................................................................................................................
5. “Don’t lean your bicycles 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 space clean, David,” she said.
She told ............................................................................................................................................................
8. “Shall I open the window for you, Edna?” he said.
He offered ........................................................................................................................................................
9. “I’ll wait for you. I promise,” he said to me.
He promised .....................................................................................................................................................
10. “Would you like to come with me?” John said to Mary.
John invited ......................................................................................................................................................
11. “Don’t forget to take the holiday,” Mark said to me.
Mark reminded me ...........................................................................................................................................
12. “You should take a holiday,” Jane said to David.
Jane advised .....................................................................................................................................................
13. “I thought you took a holiday last summer,” Tom said to Sophia.
John expected Sophia .......................................................................................................................................
14. “Taking a holiday would be a good idea,” George said.
George proposed .............................................................................................................................................
15. “ You really must take a holiday, Linda,” Jim said.
Jim told .............................................................................................................................................................
16. “Don’t touch that switch, Peter,” I said.
I warned ...........................................................................................................................................................
17. “Read this document before you sign it,” he said to her.
He advised ........................................................................................................................................................
18. “Will you help me, please?” she said to me.
She asked .........................................................................................................................................................
19. “Please do as I say,” he said to me.
He begged ........................................................................................................................................................
20. “Don’t forget to prune the roses,” my aunt said to Alfred.
My aunt reminded ............................................................................................................................................
21. “Would you like me to help you with the cooking, Tom?” Laura said.
Laura offered ...................................................................................................................................................
22. “If you don’t pay the ransom, we’ll kill your son,” the kidnappers said to them.
The kidnappers threatened ...............................................................................................................................
23. “I won’t answer any questions,” Paul said
Paul agreed .......................................................................................................................................................
24. “Would you like to go camping with us next weekend?” Andrew said to Cindy.
Andrew invited ................................................................................................................................................
25. “Don’t forget to join in the contest tomorrow morning, Robin,” Jessica said.
Jessica reminded ..............................................................................................................................................
26. “Would you like me to clean the room for you, Alvin?” she said.
She offered .......................................................................................................................................................
27. “If I were you, I would join the voluntary team tomorrow, Tom,” said Eve.
Eve advised ......................................................................................................................................................
28. “Flora, can you remember to buy some bread?” said Raymond.
Raymond reminded ..........................................................................................………………………………
29. “ I really think you should see a doctor, Lucia, ” said Thomas.
Thomas advised ..........................................................................................………………………………….
30. “No, I’m sorry, I won’t work on Saturday,” said Victoria
Victoria refused .................................................................................
1." Remember to write to me soon", she said to me
-> She reminded......me to write to her soon.....
2. " You'd better spend more time learning to write", I said to the boy.
-> I advised.......the boy to spend more time learning to write..........
3."Would you like to have dinner with us tonight? ", Mike said to Linda.
-> Mike invited........Linda to have dinner with them that night......
4. "Please, please turn off the TV, John", said Tom.
-> Tom begged....John to turn off the TV.....
5." Don't lean your bicycles against my windows, boys", said the shopkeeper.
-> The shopkeeper warned......the boys not to lean their bicycles against his windows..
6." Open the safe", the robber said to the bank clerk.
-> The robber ordered........the bank clerk to open the safe......
7." Leave this space clean, David", she said.
-> She told.......David to leave that space clean.............
8. " Shall I open the window for you, Edna?" he said.
-> He offered......Edna to open the window for him....
9. "I will wait for you, I promise", he said to me.
-> He promised.....me to wait for me........
10. "Would you like to come with me?" John said to Mary.
-> John invited.....Mary to come with him....
11. Mark reminded me to take the holiday.
12. Jane advised David to have a holiday.
13. John expected Sophia to take a holiday the previous summer.
14. George proposed to take a holiday.
15. Jim told Linda to take a holiday.
16. I warned Peter not to touch that switch.
17. He advised her to read that document before she signed it.
18. She asked me to help her.
19. He begged me to do as he said.
20. My aunt reminded Alfred to prune the roses.
21. Laura offered to help Tom with the cooking.
22. The kidnappers threatened to kill their son if they didn’t pay the ransom.
23. Paul agreed not to answer any questions.
24. Andrew invited Cindy to go camping with them the next weekend.
25. Jessica reminded Robin to join in the contest the next morning
26. She offered to clean the room for Alvin.
27. Eve advised Tom to join the voluntary team the day after.
28. Raymond reminded Flora to buy some bread.
29. Thomas advised Lucia to see a doctor.
30. Victoria refused to work on Saturday.