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 ………………………………………………………....................................................................
“If you wanted to take my bike, you should have asked me first,” said Mike to his brother.Mike criticized ……………………………………………………….............................................................
“ 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. “Great! You are well-dressed today, Mary,” Tommy said.
Tommy complimented ……………………………………………………….................................................
23. “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. “You are so selfish to behave like this,” my mother said to him.
My mother criticized ........................................................................................................................................
38. "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 .............................................................................................................................................
59. “It’s not true. I didn’t sell this information, ” Stephen said.
Stephen denied .................................................................................................................................................
60. “I’m sorry that I was rude to you yesterday, Helen,” said Robert.
Robert apologized to ........................................................................................................................................
Ms Lien suggested organizing an English competition for their students
“I’m sorry I’m late,’ said Mr Thanh.Mr Thanh apologized for being late
“Me? No, I didn’t take Sue’s calculator,” Said Bob.Bob denied taking Sue's calculator
“You took my pencil,” said David to Henry.David accused Henry of taking his pencil
“I must see the manager,” he cried.He insisted on seeing the manager
“If you wanted to take my bike, you should have asked me first,” said Mike to his brother.Mike criticized his brother for taking his bike without asking him first
“ You won the scholarship. Congratulation!” Mary told me.Mary congratulated .me on winning the scholarship
“It was kind of you to help me with my homework,” Lan said to Hoa.Lan thanked Hoa for helping her with her homework
“Turn off the computer. You are not allowed to play game now,” Dick’s mother said to him.Dick’s mother prevented ...us from playing the computer game
“I’m sorry that I broke the glass,” said Peter.Peter apologized for breaking the glass
“Let’s invite Mr. Brown to the party next weekend,” he said.He suggested inviting Mr.Brown to the party the next weekend
“You stole the jewels,” the inspector said to him.The inspector accused him of stealing the jewels
“I only borrowed your car for some hours,” the man said.The man admitted only borrowing my car for some hours
“I’m sorry I damaged your tape recorder, Mike,” said Bob.Bob apologized Mike for having damaged his tape recorder
15. “It’s nice of you to invite me to lunch,” Bob said to John.
Bob thanked John for inviting him to lunch
16. Carol said, “What about going to the cinema this weekend, Max ?”
Carol suggested Max going to the cinema that weekend
17. “I’m sorry I forgot your birthday,” Dave said Julia.
Dave apologized Julia for forgeting his birthday
18. “Why didn’t you tell me the truth?” he said to me.
He accused me of telling the truth
19. “Don’t go near that deserted house,” Tony said to Monica.
Tony warned Monica not to go near that deserted house
20. “I’m sorry. I broke the vase,” my son said.
My son admitted breaking the vase
21. “You cheated in the exam,” the teacher said to Jack.
The teacher accused Jack of cheating in the exam
22. “Great! You are well-dressed today, Mary,” Tommy said.
Tommy complimented on being well-dressed that day
23. “You have just got a promotion, haven’t you? Congratulation!” Peter said to her friend.
Peter congratulated her friend on getting a promotion
24. “You mustn’t get into this area,” the policeman said to them.
The policeman stopped them from getting into that area
25. “I know I’m wrong,” he said.
He admitted being wrong
26. “I didn’t say that last night,” Joan said.
Joan denied saying that the night before
27. “If only I had told him the true!” Jane said.
Jane regrets not telling him the true
28. “I haven’t finished the assignment yet. I’m really sorry”.
The boy apologized .for not having finished the assignment yet
29. “It’s you who took my bag,” the man said to the boy.
The man accused the boy of taking his bag
30. “No, no .I really must sit for the test,” Hilary said.
Hilary insisted on sitting for the test
31. “What I always want is to become a doctor,” she said.
She dreamt of becoming a doctor
32. “I can’t let you use the mobile phone,” his mother said to him.
His mother prevented him from using the mobile phone
33. “I like this car. I’ll buy it,” Christina said.
Christina thought of buying that car
34. “I feel like going to America next month,” Margaret said.
Margaret looked forward to going to America the following month
35. “It was your fault. You didn’t tell me,” she told me
She blamed me from not telling her
36. “I don’t think that we must widen the village road”, he said
He objected not to widen the villiage road
37. “You are so selfish to behave like this,” my mother said to him.
My mother criticized for being selfish to behave like that
38. "I wish to speak English very fluently,” said Stella.
Stella dreamt of speaking English very fluently
39. “I must go home now,” said Daisy
Daisy insisted on going home then
40."Sorry teacher, I didn't do the homework," Philip said to his teacher.
Philip apologized to his teacher for not doing the homework
41. “You didn’t pay attention to what I said,” the teacher said to him
The teacher accused him of not playing attention to what she had said
42. “I hear you passed your exams. Congratulations!” Mark said to us.
Mark congratulated on passing our exams
43. “It was nice of you to visit me. Thank you,” Miss White said to Jack.
Miss White thanked Jack for visiting him
44. “I’ve always wanted to be rich” Bob said.
Bob dreamed of being rich
45. “Why don’t we go to the beach tonight for a change?” said Henry.
Henry suggested Hery going to the beach that night for a change
46. “You failed to save my husband’s life,” she said to the doctors.
She blamed the doctors for failing to save her husband's life
47. “Let me pay for the meal,” said Ben.
Ben insisted on paying for the meal
48. “Yes. I’ve spent too much money doing the shopping,” she said.
She admitted spending too much money doing the shopping
49. “Well done, Tom. You won the game,” said the teacher.
The teacher congratulated Tom on winning the game
50. “Beware of this bad road! It’s very dangerous to drive on it!” He said to us.
He warned us to beware of that bad road, ..
51. “I didn’t tell the teacher your mistake,” Joseph said to Martin.
Joseph denied telling the teacher Martin's mistake
52. “You got me into trouble with this man,” Kevin said to Elizabeth.
Kevin blamed Elizabeth for getting him into trouble with that man
53. “You lied to me, Julia,” Max said.
Max accused Julia of lying to his
54. “Forgive me. I didn’t mean to make you angry, Sarah,” Lewis said.
Lewis apologized to Sarah for making her angry
55. “We must be given every detail of this case,” they said.
They insisted .on giving every detail of that case
56. “I’m afraid I’ve lost your letter, ” Michael said to Barbara.
Michael admitted Barbara having lost his letter
57. “Don’t drink this water because it is very polluted, ” Mitchell said to us.
Mitchell warned us against that water because it is very polluted
58. “Why don’t we go sailing this weekend?” Samuel said.
Samuel suggested going sailing that weekend
59. “It’s not true. I didn’t sell this information, ” Stephen said.
Stephen denied not having stolen that information
60. “I’m sorry that I was rude to you yesterday, Helen,” said Robert.
Robert apologized to Robert for being rude to her the previous day
Ms Lien suggested organizing an English competition for their students
“I’m sorry I’m late,’ said Mr Thanh.Mr Thanh apologized for being late
“Me? No, I didn’t take Sue’s calculator,” Said Bob.Bob denied taking Sue's calculator
“You took my pencil,” said David to Henry.David accused Henry of taking his pencil
“I must see the manager,” he cried.He insisted on seeing the manager
“If you wanted to take my bike, you should have asked me first,” said Mike to his brother.Mike criticized his brother for taking his bike without asking him first
“ You won the scholarship. Congratulation!” Mary told me.Mary congratulated .me on winning the scholarship
“It was kind of you to help me with my homework,” Lan said to Hoa.Lan thanked Hoa for helping her with her homework
“Turn off the computer. You are not allowed to play game now,” Dick’s mother said to him.Dick’s mother prevented ...us from playing the computer game
“I’m sorry that I broke the glass,” said Peter.Peter apologized for breaking the glass
“Let’s invite Mr. Brown to the party next weekend,” he said.He suggested inviting Mr.Brown to the party the next weekend
“You stole the jewels,” the inspector said to him.The inspector accused him of stealing the jewels
“I only borrowed your car for some hours,” the man said.The man admitted only borrowing my car for some hours
“I’m sorry I damaged your tape recorder, Mike,” said Bob.Bob apologized Mike for having damaged his tape recorder
15. “It’s nice of you to invite me to lunch,” Bob said to John.
Bob thanked John for inviting him to lunch
16. Carol said, “What about going to the cinema this weekend, Max ?”
Carol suggested Max going to the cinema that weekend
17. “I’m sorry I forgot your birthday,” Dave said Julia.
Dave apologized Julia for forgeting his birthday
18. “Why didn’t you tell me the truth?” he said to me.
He accused me of telling the truth
19. “Don’t go near that deserted house,” Tony said to Monica.
Tony warned Monica not to go near that deserted house
20. “I’m sorry. I broke the vase,” my son said.
My son admitted breaking the vase
21. “You cheated in the exam,” the teacher said to Jack.
The teacher accused Jack of cheating in the exam
22. “Great! You are well-dressed today, Mary,” Tommy said.
Tommy complimented on being well-dressed that day
23. “You have just got a promotion, haven’t you? Congratulation!” Peter said to her friend.
Peter congratulated her friend on getting a promotion
24. “You mustn’t get into this area,” the policeman said to them.
The policeman stopped them from getting into that area
25. “I know I’m wrong,” he said.
He admitted being wrong
26. “I didn’t say that last night,” Joan said.
Joan denied saying that the night before
27. “If only I had told him the true!” Jane said.
Jane regrets not telling him the true
28. “I haven’t finished the assignment yet. I’m really sorry”.
The boy apologized .for not having finished the assignment yet
29. “It’s you who took my bag,” the man said to the boy.
The man accused the boy of taking his bag
30. “No, no .I really must sit for the test,” Hilary said.
Hilary insisted on sitting for the test
31. “What I always want is to become a doctor,” she said.
She dreamt of becoming a doctor
32. “I can’t let you use the mobile phone,” his mother said to him.
His mother prevented him from using the mobile phone
33. “I like this car. I’ll buy it,” Christina said.
Christina thought of buying that car
34. “I feel like going to America next month,” Margaret said.
Margaret looked forward to going to America the following month
35. “It was your fault. You didn’t tell me,” she told me
She blamed me from not telling her
36. “I don’t think that we must widen the village road”, he said
He objected not to widen the villiage road
37. “You are so selfish to behave like this,” my mother said to him.
My mother criticized for being selfish to behave like that
38. "I wish to speak English very fluently,” said Stella.
Stella dreamt of speaking English very fluently
39. “I must go home now,” said Daisy
Daisy insisted on going home then
40."Sorry teacher, I didn't do the homework," Philip said to his teacher.
Philip apologized to his teacher for not doing the homework
41. “You didn’t pay attention to what I said,” the teacher said to him
The teacher accused him of not playing attention to what she had said
42. “I hear you passed your exams. Congratulations!” Mark said to us.
Mark congratulated on passing our exams
43. “It was nice of you to visit me. Thank you,” Miss White said to Jack.
Miss White thanked Jack for visiting him
44. “I’ve always wanted to be rich” Bob said.
Bob dreamed of being rich
45. “Why don’t we go to the beach tonight for a change?” said Henry.
Henry suggested Hery going to the beach that night for a change
46. “You failed to save my husband’s life,” she said to the doctors.
She blamed the doctors for failing to save her husband's life
47. “Let me pay for the meal,” said Ben.
Ben insisted on paying for the meal
48. “Yes. I’ve spent too much money doing the shopping,” she said.
She admitted spending too much money doing the shopping
49. “Well done, Tom. You won the game,” said the teacher.
The teacher congratulated Tom on winning the game
50. “Beware of this bad road! It’s very dangerous to drive on it!” He said to us.
He warned us to beware of that bad road, ..
51. “I didn’t tell the teacher your mistake,” Joseph said to Martin.
Joseph denied telling the teacher Martin's mistake
52. “You got me into trouble with this man,” Kevin said to Elizabeth.
Kevin blamed Elizabeth for getting him into trouble with that man
53. “You lied to me, Julia,” Max said.
Max accused Julia of lying to his
54. “Forgive me. I didn’t mean to make you angry, Sarah,” Lewis said.
Lewis apologized to Sarah for making her angry
55. “We must be given every detail of this case,” they said.
They insisted .on giving every detail of that case
56. “I’m afraid I’ve lost your letter, ” Michael said to Barbara.
Michael admitted Barbara having lost his letter
57. “Don’t drink this water because it is very polluted, ” Mitchell said to us.
Mitchell warned us against that water because it is very polluted
58. “Why don’t we go sailing this weekend?” Samuel said.
Samuel suggested going sailing that weekend
59. “It’s not true. I didn’t sell this information, ” Stephen said.
Stephen denied not having stolen that information
60. “I’m sorry that I was rude to you yesterday, Helen,” said Robert.
Robert apologized to Robert for being rude to her the previous day
