Reported speech with infinitive and gerund

REPORTED SPEECH WITH INFINITIVE AND GERUND

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Exercise 1. Rewrite each of the following sentences in reported speech. Use advise, beg, introduce,

invite, offer, order, promise, remind, tell, warn.

1. “Remember to write to me soon,” she said to me.

 She reminded ___________________________________________________________________

2. “You‟d better spend more time learning to write,” I said to the boy.

 I advised _______________________________________________________________________

3. “Would you like to have dinner with us tonight,” Mike said.

 Mike invited ____________________________________________________________________

4. “Please, please turn off the T.V, John,” said Tom.

 Tom begged ____________________________________________________________________

5. “Don‟t lean your bicycle against my windows, boys,” said the shopkeeper.

 The shopkeeper warned __________________________________________________________

6. “Open the safe,” the robber said to the bank clerk.

 The robber ordered ______________________________________________________________

7. “ Leave this spaces clear,” the notice said.

 The noticed told _________________________________________________________________

8. “Mr.Brown, this is Miss White,” he said.

 He introduced __________________________________________________________________

9. “ Shall I open the window for you?” he said.

 He told ________________________________________________________________________

10. “ I‟ll wait for you. I promise,” he said to me.

 He promised ___________________________________________________________________

11. “ Would you like to come with me?” John said.

 He invited ______________________________________________________________________

12. “ Don‟t worry. Of course you can take a holiday,” John said.

 John ressured me that _____________________________________________________________

13. “ Don‟t forget to take the holiday,” John said.

 John reminded _________________________________________________________________

14. “ You should take a holiday,” John said.

 John advised ___________________________________________________________________

15. “Are you going to take a holiday?” John said.

 John asked whether ______________________________________________________________

16. “ It‟s all right by me if you take a holiday,” John said.

 John agreed that ________________________________________________________________

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17. “ Actually, I‟d rather you took a holiday,” John said.

 John prefered that _______________________________________________________________

18. “I thought you were going to take a holiday” John said.

 John expected __________________________________________________________________

19. “ Taking a holiday would be a good idea” John said

 John proposed that _______________________________________________________________

20. “ You really must take a holiday,” John said.

 John insisted that ________________________________________________________________

21. “ Don‟t touch that switch, Peter.” I said

 I warned ______________________________________________________________________

22. “ Read it before you sign it” he said to his client.

 He advised _____________________________________________________________________

23. “ Will you help me, please?” he said, “ I can‟t reach the top shelf”

 She asked ______________________________________________________________________

24. “ Please do as I say, “ he said to me.

 He begged ____________________________________________________________________

25. “ Don‟t forget to prune the roses” said my aunt.

 My aunt reminded _______________________________________________________________

26. “ Would you like me to help you with the cooking, Tom?” Laura said.

 Laura offered __________________________________________________________________

27. “ If you don‟t pay the rasom, we‟ll kill …