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 ........................................................................................................................................
