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 ____________________________________________________________
Tham khảo
1.” Shall we go for a swim now?”.
She suggested............going for a swim .................................................................................................................
2.” I know I’m wrong,” he said.
He admitted...........being wrong..................................................................................................................
3.” I didn’t say that,” Lan said.
Lan denied....saying that.........................................................................................................................
4. “ If only I had told him the true!”
Jane regrets...............not telling him the truth..............................................................................................................
5. “ I haven’t finished the assignment yet. I’m really sorry”.
The boy apologized.............for not having finished the assignment .............................................................................................................
6. “ It’s you who took my bag,” said the man to the boy.
The man accused.......the buy of taking his bag......................................................................................................................
7. “No, no .I really must sit for the test.”
She insisted on.................sitting for the test............................................................................................................
8.”What I always want is to become a doctor,” she said.
She dreamt............of becoming a doctor.................................................................................................................
9.” I can’t let you use the mobile phone,” his mother said.
His mother prevented........him from using the mobile phone................................................................................................................
10. “ It’s really nice of you to visit me,” she said to him.
She thanked......him for visiting her.......................................................................................................................
11.” I like the car. I’ll buy it.”
The woman thought..........she would buy the car................................................................................................................
12.” I feel like going to America soon.”
She looked forward to.........going to America soon..............................................................................................................
13 the tourists not to walk on the grass
14 my sister of stealing the cake from the fridge
15 for breaking the glass