Exercise 3: Complete these reported speeches using ONE word

for each answer

admitted

promised

begged

suggested

promised

greeted

accused

suggested

regretted

warned

“Let's go to the cinema!”

Jack (1)_____________ going to the cinema.

“You said that you would be careful!”

You (2)_____________ to be careful.

“It's a pity I couldn't see the game.”

He (3)_____________ not seeing the game.

“You are right. We shouldn't have spoken to him.”

Joe (4)_____________ speaking to him was a mistake

“Jonathan, we'd like to welcome you to our city.”

The mayor (5)_____________ Jonathan.

“There's the thief over there!”

The shop assistant (6)_____________ that man of being a thief .

“I will definitely help you with your homework.”

Dad (7)_____________ to help me with my homework.

“Dad, please buy me that toy soldier.”

Jimmy (8)_____________ his dad to buy the toy soldier.

“What about going to the park this afternoon?”

She (9)_____________ going to the park this afternoon.

“If you don't let me go, I'll kill myself.”

He (10)_____________ the police that he would kill himself.

Exercise 1: Complete these reported speeches below using a suitable verb for each answer

begged

advised

insisted

refused

persuaded

promised

offered

announced

apologised

threatened

Justin said : "I'm going to university next autumn."

Justin  (1) ........... that he would go to university the following autumn.

The doctor said to me : "You really should stay in bed and not go to work this week."

The doctor  (2) .............. me to stay in bed and not go to work that week.

Dad told me : "I won't give you any more pocket money if you keep behaving like that."

Dad  (3).........  not to give me any more pocket money if I kept behaving like that.

My friend said : "You can stay with me if there's no train home so  late in  the evening.

My friend  (4)............ to stay with her if there was no train home so late in the evening.

Mom said: "I'll buy you a new laptop if you get good grades ".

Mom  (5).......  to buy me a new laptop if I got good grades.

She said :" I am sorry. I didn't mean to break the vase." She  (6)_........  for breaking the vase.

The reporter said: " I won't tell you who my source is."

The reporter  (7)_.........  to tell me who his source was. Jack said :"Please come to the show with me. We'll have a lot of    fun." So, In the end, I went with him.

Jack  (8)_...............  me to go to the show with him.

My father said :"I'll pay for the meal ! Put you money back in your wallets!" My father  (9).........._  on paying for the meal.

Dicky said: "Please don't tell mom, She'll punish me if she knows."

Dicky  (10) ......... me not to tell his mother. She would punish him if she knew.

Exercise 1: Complete these reported speeches below using a suitable verb for each answer begged advised insisted refused persuaded promised offered announced apologised threatened

Justin said : "I'm going to university next autumn." Justin (1)............... that he would go to university the following autumn.

The doctor said to me : "You really should stay in bed and not go to work this week."

The doctor (2).............. me to stay in bed and not go to work that week.

Dad told me : "I won't give you any more pocket money if you keep behaving like that."

Dad (3)................ not to give me any more pocket money if I kept behaving like that.

My friend said : "You can stay with me if there's no train home so late in the evening.

My friend (4) ............... to stay with her if there was no train home so late in the evening.

Mom said: "I'll buy you a new laptop if you get good grades ". Mom (5) ................ to buy me a new laptop if I got good grades. She said :" I am sorry. I didn't mean to break the vase."

She (6)................_ for breaking the vase.

The reporter said: " I won't tell you who my source is."

The reporter (7)_ ................ to tell me who his source was.

Jack said :"Please come to the show with me.

We'll have a lot of fun." So, In the end, I went with him.

Jack (8)_ .................. me to go to the show with him.

My father said :"I'll pay for the meal ! Put you money back in your wallets!"

My father (9)..................._ on paying for the meal.

Dicky said: "Please don't tell mom, She'll punish me if she knows."

Dicky (10)............... me not to tell his mother. She would punish him if she knew.

Exercise 2: Complete the reported speeches below. You can use

a dictionary to help with the verbs given.

convinced

agreed

warned

accused

begged

promised

threatened

denied

encouraged

refused

confessed

complained

The bank officials (1)_____________ to lend him the money.

The burglar (2)_____________ to kill me if I screamed.

The couple (3)_____________ doing anything that was illegal.

The politician (4)_____________ that he had had an affair with another

woman.

My sister (5)_____________ that she always had too much work to do.

The guide (6)_____________ us not to drink the water there because it

wasn't safe.

The teacher (7)_____________ me of cheating.

I (8)_____________ my son that I would attend his concert.

My dad (9)_____________ me to take the job because the pay was good.

We (10)_____________ him to keep on practicing .

The criminal (11)_____________ to answer any questions without a

lawyer present.

I (12)_____________ her to forgive me and told her I was so sorry.

Exercise 3: Complete the reported speeches below

Mary: "I will play cards the day after tomorrow".

Mary informed me that (1)________________ cards the following day.

Sophie: "I went to bed early last night".

Sophie said that (2)____________________ to bed early the

night before.

My dad : "This is my first visit to England".

My dad told the immigration officer

(3)____________________ to England.

He remarked: "You are the most beautiful girl I have ever seen."

He told me that I (4)____________________the most

beautiful girl he (5)____________________

Nick: "I am going to see my parents next month."

Nick said that (6)____________________ to see his parents

the following month.

Gloria: "I am sorry but I can't come to your birthday party because I

am going away for the weekend."

Gloria said that she (6)____________________ sorry but she

(7)____________________ to my birthday party because she

(8)____________________ away for the weekend.

Judy: "I have already written this paragraph four times".

Judy complained that (9)____________________ that

paragraph four times.

Peter: "I will not stop until this factory is shut down."

Peter promised that (10)____________________ until that

factory (11)____________________ shut down.

Jonathan: "I don't think so".

Jonathan said (12)____________________ so.

My friends told me: "We want to leave at once".

My friends told me that (13)____________________ to leave

at once.

Exercise 2: Complete the reported speeches below

My sister said , "I won't be able to be at the next game".

My sister said that (1)____________________ to be at the next

game."

My grandmother said , " A long time ago there were no cell phones !"

My grandmother said that a long time ago

(2)____________________ no cell phones.

Mr Jackson advised me, " I would not go there if I was you !"

Mr Jackson advised me (3)____________________ there.

The doctor said, "You must stay in bed until next Monday !"

The doctor ordered me (4)____________________ until the

following Monday.

Bobby wanted to know, "Will you be at the party on Saturday ?"

Bobby wanted to know (5)____________________ at the

party on Saturday ?

Jerry asked me, " Did you see the car over there ?"

Jerry asked me (6)____________________ the car over

there.

The teacher said to Mary " Please stand up ."

The teacher (7)____________________

John said , "I am going to work for a new company next month."

John said that he (8)____________________ for a new

company the following month.

Jane wondered, "Is he a club member?"

Jane wondered (9)____________________ a club member.

Mary said, "I have just come back from Europe."

Mary said that (10)____________________ from Europe.

1. Jim says he prefers to go to the beach this weekend. (rather) 

Jim says he______

2.  You should know how to tie your own shoelaces by now. (high) 

It __

3.. Don’t you think you should start revising for the exam? (about)

 Isn’t it _____? 

4. I think you should start eating more fruit and vegetables. (high) 

It ____________________ 

5. You must be given your medication by a properly qualified nurse. 

It is essential that _______________________

6. According to the new rules, groups of villages must conduct their business in a highly formal manner. 

The new rules insist _

7. Environmental protection must be prioritized in all development policies. 

It is imperative ___________________ 

8. This door must be kept unlocked all the time. It is essential __