Change into INDIRECT SPEECH:
You can use AND, BUT, BECAUSE, ADD to join the sentences.
Brenda said to Jimmy, “Please, turn off the TV. The film is boring.”
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“Wash your face and say GOOD MORNING to everybody.” says his mother.
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“Do your homework again. There are a lot of mistakes.” says the teacher to Kate.
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“Don’t waste your time! Finish studying.” says Mrs. Dawson to Barbara.
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“Brush your teeth. They look very dirty.” Her mother says to her.
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“Look out! There is a truck coming.” Kevin said to his daughter.
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Janet told David, “This book looks boring. Give me another, please.”
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Mrs. Abbot told Jack, “Your hair is very long. Go and have a hair cut.”
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Mrs. Denman says to her son, “It is very hot. Don’t play in the sun.”
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Mr. Newman said to Nicky, “Don’t make a lot of noise. I want to listen to the news.”
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“Don’t turn it up. I have a headache.” says the mother.
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Sue told Andy, “Don’t shout! I’m not a deaf.”
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Terry said to Ashley, “Don’t speak German. Speak English. They can’t understand you.”
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“Please, be quiet! The baby is sleeping.” says Mrs. Newton to the children.
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“Will you please move aisde? I can’t watch television.” says John.
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Mark said, “I want to buy a new car. Ours is very old and spends a lot of petrol.”
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Tom said to Carol, “Can I borrow your dictionary. Mine is at home.”
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“Your hands are very dirty. Go to the bathroom and wash them.” says her mother.
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Sandy said to Danny, “Does your mother work? I see her on the bus everyday.”
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Tom told Jane, “I’m bored. Can we go to the cinema?”
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Sam said to Kate, “I’m broke. Can you lend me some money?”
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Mother said to her son, “Your friends are playing in the garden. Don’t you want to
play with them?”
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Jim says to his son, “When will you go? You are very late for school.”
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“What have you cooked? I feel very hungry.” Tony said to his mother.
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“Why don’t you wash your car? It looks very dirty.” Mrs. Dawson said to John.
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1. Brenda asked Jimmy to turn off the TV because the film was boring.
2. His mother tells him to wash his face and say GOOD MORNING to everybody.
3. The teacher told Kate to do her homework again because there were a lot of mistakes.
4. Mrs. Dawson told Barbara not to waste her time and finish studying.
5. Her mother tells her to brush her teeth because they look very dirty.
6. Kevin told his daughter to look out and added that there was a truck coming.
7. Janet told David that book looked boring and asked him to give her another one.
8. Mrs. Abbot told Jack that his hair was very long and she told him to go and have a haircut.
9. Mrs. Denman told her son not to play in the sun because it was very hot.
10. Mr. Newman asked Nicky not to make a lot of noise because he wanted to listen to the news.
11. The mother asked not to turn it up and added she had a headache.
12. Sue told Andy not to shout and added that she wasn't deaf.
13. Terry told Ashley not to speak German but to speak English. He added they couldn't understand her.
14. Mrs. Newton asked the children to be quiet because the baby was sleeping.
15. John asks me to move aside because he can’t watch television.
16. Mark said he wanted to buy a new car because theirs was very old and spent a lot of petrol.
17. Tom asked Carol if he could borrow her dictionary because his was at home.
18. Her mother tells her to go to the bathroom and wash her hands because they are very dirty.
19. Sandy asked Danny if his mother worked and he added he saw her on the bus every day.
20. Tom told Jane he was bored and asked her if they could go to the cinema.
21. Sam told Kate he was broke and asked if she could lend him some money.
22. Mother told her son that his friends were playing in the garden and asked if he wanted to play with them.
23. Jim asked his son when he would go to school because he was very late.
24. Tony asked his mother what she had cooked and added that he felt very hungry.
25. Mrs. Dawson asked John why he didn't wash his car because it looked very dirty.
I. Change these direct commands, requests and advice into reported ones.
1. “Switch off the TV”, he said to her.
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2. “Shut the door, Tom”, she said.
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3. “Lend me your pen for a moment”, I said to Mary.
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4. “Don’t touch that switch”, Mary”, I said.
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5. “Please fill up this form”, the secretary said.
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6. “Don’t make too much noise, children”, he said.
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7. “Open your bag, please”, he said.
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8. “Please pay at the desk”, the assistant said to us.
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9. “Please lend me your dictionary, Lan”, said Minh.
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10. You should practice speaking English everyday”, the teacher said.
11. “You shouldn’t translate each sentence into Vietnamese”, my brother told me.
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12. “Please repeat what you have said, Mr.Binh”, Tim said.
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13. “Please don’t talk during the test”, Miss Lan said to the students.
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14. “You should concentrate on your lesson”, Mr.Van told me.
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Turn the sentences into indirect speech :
1. " We are going shopping this after noon " they said to Mr Quang.
2. " I will buy a new bike next week " she said.
3. " I don't know what Mai is doing now " she said.
4. " Don't forget to send your parents my regards " Lan said.
5. Mary said " I can go to the movies with you, John ".
6. " It isn't foggy today as it was yesterday " said the teacher.
7. Linh said " Turn off the light before going out "
8. I said to him "Stay at home"
9. My mother said to the kids " Stop fighting "
10. The teacher said " Don't make noise in the class "
Turn the sentences into indirect speech :
1. " We are going shopping this after noon " they said to Mr Quang.
they told Mr Quang that they were going shopping that after noon
2. " I will buy a new bike next week " she said.
she said she would buy a new bike the following week
3. " I don't know what Mai is doing now " she said.
she said she didn't know what Mai was doing then
4. " Don't forget to send your parents my regards " Lan said.
Lan told me not to forget to send my parents her regards
5. Mary said " I can go to the movies with you, John ".
Mary told John she could go to the movies with him
6. " It isn't foggy today as it was yesterday " said the teacher.
the teacher said it wasn't foggy that day as it had been the previous day
7. Linh said " Turn off the light before going out "
Linh told me to turn off the light before going out
8. I said to him "Stay at home"
i told him to stay at home
9. My mother said to the kids " Stop fighting "
My mother told the kids to stop fighting
10. The teacher said " Don't make noise in the class "
The teacher told the students not to make noise in the class
1. " We are going shopping this after noon " they said to Mr Quang.
=> They said to MrQuang that they were going shopping that afternoon
2. " I will buy a new bike next week " she said.
=> She said she would buy a new bike the following week
3. " I don't know what Mai is doing now " she said.
=> She said she didn't know what Mai was doing then
4. " Don't forget to send your parents my regards " Lan said.
=> Lan told me not to forget to send my parents her regards
5. Mary said " I can go to the movies with you, John ".
=> Mary said to John that she could go to the movies with him
6. " It isn't foggy today as it was yesterday " said the teacher.
=> The teacher said it wasn't foggy that day as it had been the day before
7. Linh said " Turn off the light before going out "
=> Linh told me to turn off the light before going out
8. I said to him "Stay at home"
=> I told him to stay at home
9. My mother said to the kids " Stop fighting "
=> My mother told the kids to stop fighting
10. The teacher said " Don't make noise in the class "
=> The teacher told us not to make noise in the class
III. Turn the following questions into the indirect speech.
1. She said, “Can you speak Spanish, Minh?”
2. Thanh said to her teacher, “Will I finish my exercise at home?”
3. Nien asked Hoa, “Do you have many new friends?”
4. They said to us, “Must you go now?”
5. My friend said, “Are you going to leave tomorrow?”
1. I asked Nam, “Are you free tonight?”
2. She asked the tourists, “Do you know the way to the station?”
3. John said, “Is Phong Nha Cave in southern Vietnam, Nhi?”
4. The visitors said, “Can we take photo?”
II. Turn the following questions into the indirect speech.
1. The visitors said, “Can we take photo?”
III. Turn the following questions into the indirect speech.
1. She said, “Can you speak Spanish, Minh?”
=>She asked Minh if / whether he could speak Spanish.
2. Thanh said to her teacher, “Will I finish my exercise at home?”
=>Thanh asked her teacher if/ whether she would finish her exercise at home.
3. Nien asked Hoa, “Do you have many new friends?”
=>Nien asked Hoa if / whether she had many new friends.
4. They said to us, “Must you go now?”
=> They asked us if/ whether we had to go then.
5. My friend said, “Are you going to leave tomorrow?”
=>My friend asked me if / whether I was going to leave the next day.
1. I asked Nam, “Are you free tonight?”
=> I asked Nam if/ whether he was free that night.
2. She asked the tourists, “Do you know the way to the station?”
=> She asked the tourists if/ whether they knew the way to the station.
3. John said, “Is Phong Nha Cave in southern Vietnam, Nhi?”
=>John asked Nhi if / whether Phong Nha Cave was in southern Vietnam.
4. The visitors said, “Can we take photo?”
=>The visitors asked if/ whether they could take photos.
II. Turn the following questions into the indirect speech.
1. The visitors said, “Can we take photo?”
=>The visitors asked if/ whether they could take photos.
Put the following requests/ advice into reported speech.
1."Please turn off the radio"Sehun said.
=>Sehun told Kai
2.I said to him,"Stay at home."
=>I told
3."You should concentrate on your study at school"said my father.
=>My father told me
4."You shouldn't stay up too late,Top"said I.
=>I told
5."Could you open the door,Taeyang?"
=>He asked Taeyang
6.G-Dragon told Daesung,"Please give me some food!"
=>G-Dragon asked
7.The teacher said to us,"You should learn harder for the test."
=>The teacher told
8."Can you show me how to work this out?"she said to him.
=>She
9.The teacher said,"We should collect old books for the poor students."
=>The teacher said
10."Shut the door but don't lock it"he said to us.
=>He told
1."Please turn off the radio"Sehun said.
=>Sehun told Kai to turn off the radio
2.I said to him,"Stay at home."
=>I told him to stay at home
3."You should concentrate on your study at school"said my father.
=>My father told me to concentrate on my study at school
4."You shouldn't stay up too late,Top"said I.
=>I told Top not to stay up too late
5."Could you open the door,Taeyang?"
=>He asked Taeyang to open the door
6.G-Dragon told Daesung,"Please give me some food!"
=>G-Dragon asked Daesung to give him some food
7.The teacher said to us,"You should learn harder for the test."
=>The teacher told us to learn harder for the test
8."Can you show me how to work this out?"she said to him.
=>She told him to show her how to work that out
9.The teacher said,"We should collect old books for the poor students."
=>The teacher said they should collect old books for the poor students
10."Shut the door but don't lock it"he said to us.
=>He told us to shut the door but not to lock it
5 i don't know what mai is doing now she said
she said...
6 don't dorget to send your parents my regards lan said
lan told...
7 mary said i can go to the movies with you john
mary said to...
8 linh said to her friend turn off the light before going out
linh asked....
9 i said to him stay at home
i told.....
10 my mother said to the kids stop fighting
my mother told...
11 the teacher said don't make noise in the class
the teacher asked me...
12 i can speak english well said his mother
his mother said...
13the child said to the beggar are you very poor
the child asked....
14 he said to lan i will visit ha long bay
he said to...
15 the poilice asked where did you stay last night
the poilice asked....
16 he's not at home she says
she says that...
17 mr.nam said i am taking the ielts test tomorrow
mr.nam said...
18 my mother said you should go to bed early
my mother said...
5 i don't know what mai is doing now she said
she said...she didn't know what mai was doing
6 don't dorget to send your parents my regards lan said
lan told...me not to forget to sent my parents her regards
7 mary said i can go to the movies with you john
mary said to...John she could go to the movie with him
8 linh said to her friend turn off the light before going out
linh asked....her friend to turn off the light before going out
9 i said to him stay at home
i told.....him to stay at home
10 my mother said to the kids stop fighting
my mother told...the kid to stop fighting
11 the teacher said don't make noise in the class
the teacher asked me...not to make noise in the class
12 i can speak english well said his mother
his mother said...she could speak English well
13the child said to the beggar are you very poor
the child asked....the beggar if he was ver poor
14 he said to lan i will visit ha long bay
he said to...lan he would visit Ha Long bay
15 the poilice asked where did you stay last night
the poilice asked....me where I had stayed the night before
16 he's not at home she says
she says that...she wasn't at home
17 mr.nam said i am taking the ielts test tomorrow
mr.nam said...he was taking the ielts test the day after
18 my mother said you should go to bed early
my mother said...I should go to bed early
5 i don't know what mai is doing now she said
She said that she didn't know what Mai was doing then.
6 don't dorget to send your parents my regards lan said
Lan told me not to dorget to send my parents her regards.
7 mary said i can go to the movies with you john
Mary said to Jonh that she could go to the movies with him.
8 linh said to her friend turn off the light before going out
Linh asked her friend to turn off the light before going out.
9 i said to him stay at home
I told him to stay at home.
10 my mother said to the kids stop fighting
My mother told the kids to stop fighting.
11 the teacher said don't make noise in the class
The teacher asked me not to make noise in the class.
12 i can speak english well said his mother
His mother said that she could speak English well.
13the child said to the beggar are you very poor
The child asked the beggare if he/she was very poor.
14 he said to lan i will visit ha long bay
He said to Lan that he would visit Ha Long Bay.
15 the poilice asked where did you stay last night
The poilice asked me where I had stayed the night before.
16 he's not at home she says
She says that hhe is not at home.
17 mr.nam said i am taking the ielts test tomorrow
Mr.nam said that he was talking the ielts test the next day.
18 my mother said you should go to bed early
my mother said to me that I should go to bed early.
"If the weather is fine, I'll go on a picnic with my friend" she said to me
=>She told me that.............................................................
"What would you do if you had three days off ?" I asked him
=> I asked him....................................................................
"Leave this spaces clear" the notice said
=> The notice told.............................................................
"Mr.Brown, this is Miss White" he said
=>He introduced..................................................................
"Shall I open the window for you ?" he said
=>He told............................................................................
"Don't worry. Of course you can take a holiday" John said
=>John ressured me that...................................................
"Are you going to take a holiday ?" John said
=>John asked whether................................................
"Actually. I'd rather you took a holiday ?" John said
=>John prefered that...........................................................
"I though you were going to take a holiday" John said
=>John proposed that......................................................
"Will you help me, please ?" he said, "I can't reach the top shelf"
=>She asked.....................................................................
"Please do as I say" he said to me
=>He begged....................................................................
"Turn off the computer. You aren't allowed to play game now" Dick's mother said
=>Dick's mother prevented......................................................
"You stole jewels" the inspector said to him (accused)
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"I only borrowed your car for some hours" the man said (admitted)
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"You damaged my camera" said Jane to Henry
=>Jane accused..................................................................................
"Yes, it was me who ate all the cake"
She admitted...............................................................................
"I wasn't anywhere near the scene of the crime"
=>The accused claimed..................................................................
"This spot is the best place for a picnic"
=>My mother said....................................................................
"If the weather is fine, I'll go on a picnic with my friend" she said to me
=>She told me that she would go on a picnic with her friend if the weather was fine.
"What would you do if you had three days off ?" I asked him
=> I asked him what he would do if he had three days off.
"Leave this spaces clear" the notice said
=> The notice told me to leave that spaces clear.
"Mr.Brown, this is Miss White" he said
=>He introduced Miss White to Mr.Brown.
"Shall I open the window for you ?" he said
=>He told me if he should open the window for me.
"Don't worry. Of course you can take a holiday" John said
=>John ressured me that I could take a holiday.
"Are you going to take a holiday ?" John said
=>John asked whether I was going to take a holiday.
"Actually. I'd rather you took a holiday ?" John said
=>John prefered that I took a holiday.
"I thought you were going to take a holiday" John said
=>John proposed that I was going to take a holiday
"Will you help me, please ?" he said, "I can't reach the top shelf"
=>She asked him to help her because she couldn't each the top shelf.
"Please do as I say" he said to me
=>He begged me to do as he said.
"Turn off the computer. You aren't allowed to play game now" Dick's mother said
=>Dick's mother prevented him from playing game then.
"You stole jewels" the inspector said to him (accused)
The inspector accused him of stealing jewels.
"I only borrowed your car for some hours" the man said (admitted)
The man admitted borrowing my car for some hours.
"You damaged my camera" said Jane to Henry
=>Jane accused Henry of damaging her camera.
"Yes, it was me who ate all the cake"
She admitted eating all the cake.
"I wasn't anywhere near the scene of the crime"
=>The accused claimed to be near the scene of the crime.
"This spot is the best place for a picnic"
=>My mother said that spot was the best place for a picnic.
EXERCISES: REPORTED SPEECH WITH INFINITIVE
1. “I’ll wait for you. I promise,” he said to me.
He promised __________________________________________________________________
2. “Please, please turn off the T.V, John,” said Tom.
Tom begged __________________________________________________________________
3. His mother said to him: “Open the window please!”
His mother told _______________________________________________________________
4. He said to me: “Shut the door after you”.
He told ______________________________________________________________________
5. The captain said to them: “Wait here still I come back”.
The captain ordered ____________________________________________________________
6. “Mr. Brown, this is Miss White,” he said.
He introduced _________________________________________________________________
7. He said to me: “Don’t come back before one o’clock”.
He asked ______________________________________________________________________
8. My mother said: “Don’t forget to lock the door”.
My mother told ________________________________________________________________
9. “Don’t touch that switch, Peter.” I said
I warned_____________________________________________________________________
10. “Come and have dinner with us” Rosy said to John.
Rosy persuaded _______________________________________________________________
11. “Remember to write to me soon,” she said to me.
She reminded _________________________________________________________________
12. “You’d better spend more time learning to write,” I said to the boy.
I advised _____________________________________________________________________
13. “Don’t lean your bicycle against my windows, boys,” said the shopkeeper.
The shopkeeper warned _________________________________________________________
14. Would you like me to help you with the cooking, Tom?” Laura said.
Laura offered ________________________________________________________________
15. Would you like to go camping with us next weekend?” said John to Ann.
John invited _________________________________________________________________
Tham khảo
1. “I’ll wait for you. I promise,” he said to me.
->He promised to wait for me
2. “Please, please turn off the T.V, John,” said Tom.
->Tom begged John to turn off the TV
3. His mother said to him: “Open the window please!”
->His mother told .him to open the window
4. He said to me: “Shut the door after you”.
-> He told me to shut the door after me
5. The captain said to them: “Wait here still I come back”.
->The captain ordered .them to wait there still he came back
6. “Mr. Brown, this is Miss White,” he said.
->He introduced Miss White to Mr.Brown
7. He said to me: “Don’t come back before one o’clock”.
->He asked me not to come back before one o'clock
8. My mother said: “Don’t forget to lock the door”.
->My mother told me not to forget to lock the door
9. “Don’t touch that switch, Peter.” I said
-> I warned Peter not to touch that switch
10. “Come and have dinner with us” Rosy said to John.
-> Rosy persuaded John to come and have dinner with them
11. “Remember to write to me soon,” she said to me.
->She reminded me to write to her soon
12. “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
13. “Don’t lean your bicycle against my windows, boys,” said the shopkeeper.
->The shopkeeper warned the boys not to lean their bicycle against his windows
14. Would you like me to help you with the cooking, Tom?” Laura said.
->Laura offered Tom to help him with the cooking.
15. Would you like to go camping with us next weekend?” said John to Ann.
->John invited Ann to go camping with them the following weekend
EXERCISES: REPORTED SPEECH WITH INFINITIVE
1. “I’ll wait for you. I promise,” he said to me.
He promised __________________________________________________________________
2. “Please, please turn off the T.V, John,” said Tom.
Tom begged __________________________________________________________________
3. His mother said to him: “Open the window please!”
His mother told _______________________________________________________________
4. He said to me: “Shut the door after you”.
He told ______________________________________________________________________
5. The captain said to them: “Wait here still I come back”.
The captain ordered ____________________________________________________________
6. “Mr. Brown, this is Miss White,” he said.
He introduced _________________________________________________________________
7. He said to me: “Don’t come back before one o’clock”.
He asked ______________________________________________________________________
8. My mother said: “Don’t forget to lock the door”.
My mother told ________________________________________________________________
9. “Don’t touch that switch, Peter.” I said
I warned_____________________________________________________________________
10. “Come and have dinner with us” Rosy said to John.
Rosy persuaded _______________________________________________________________
11. “Remember to write to me soon,” she said to me.
She reminded _________________________________________________________________
12. “You’d better spend more time learning to write,” I said to the boy.
I advised _____________________________________________________________________
13. “Don’t lean your bicycle against my windows, boys,” said the shopkeeper.
The shopkeeper warned _________________________________________________________
14. Would you like me to help you with the cooking, Tom?” Laura said.
Laura offered ________________________________________________________________
15. Would you like to go camping with us next weekend?” said John to Ann.
John invited _________________________________________________________________
EXERCISES: REPORTED SPEECH WITH GERUND
1. “Shall we go for a swim now?”
She suggested _______________________________________________________________
2. “I know I’m wrong,” he said.
He admitted_________________________________________________________________
3. “I didn’t say that,” He said.
He denied__________________________________________________________________
4. “If only I had told him the true!”
Jane regrets_________________________________________________________________
5. “I haven’t finished the assignment yet. I’m really sorry”.
The boy apologized __________________________________________________________
6. “It’s you who took my bag,” said the man to the boy.
The man accused ____________________________________________________________
7. “No, no .I really must sit for the test.”
She insisted on ______________________________________________________________
8. “What I always want is to become a doctor,” she said.
She dreamt _________________________________________________________________
9. “I can’t let you use the mobile phone,” his mother said.
His mother prevented _________________________________________________________
10. “It’s really nice of you to visit me,” she said to him.
She thanked ________________________________________________________________
11. “I like the car. I’ll buy it.”
The woman thought __________________________________________________________
12. “I feel like going to America soon.”
She looked forward to ________________________________________________________
13. “Whatever you do, don’t walk on the grass” the safeguard said to the tourists.
The safeguard warned ________________________________________________________
14. “It was you and only you who stole the cake from the fridge” my mother told my sister.
My mother accused __________________________________________________________
15. “I’m sorry that I broke the glass,” said Peter.
Peter apologized ____________________________________________________________
