Exercise 2. Rewrite the following sentences in reported speech with Gerund
1. “Why don’t we organize an English competition for our student?” said Ms Lien.
Ms Lien suggested ……………………………………………………….......................................................
2. “I’m sorry I’m late,’ said Mr Thanh.
Mr Thanh apologized ...………………………………………………............................................................
3. “Me? No, I didn’t take Sue’s calculator,” Said Bob.
Bob denied ………………………………………………………...................................................................
4. “You took my pencil,” said David to Henry.
David accused ………………………………………………………..............................................................
5. “I must see the manager,” he cried.
He insisted ………………………………………………………....................................................................
6. “If you wanted to take my bike, you should have asked me first,” said Mike to his brother.
Mike criticized ……………………………………………………….............................................................
7. “ You won the scholarship. Congratulation!” Mary told me.
Mary congratulated .………………………………………………….............................................................
8. “It was kind of you to help me with my homework,” Lan said to Hoa.
Lan thanked ………………………………………………………..................................................................
9. “Turn off the computer. You are not allowed to play game now,” Dick’s mother said to him.
Dick’s mother prevented ...………………………………………..................................................................
10. “I’m sorry that I broke the glass,” said Peter.
Peter appologized ……………………………………………………….........................................................
11. “Let’s invite Mr. Brown to the party next weekend,” he said.
He suggested ………………………………………………………................................................................
12. “You stole the jewels,” the inspector said to him.
The inspector accused .......……………………………………………….......................................................
13. “I only borrowed your car for some hours,” the man said.
The man admitted ………………………………………………………........................................................
14. “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 …....………………………………………………….............................................................
1) “Why don’t you book a flight on website?”, said Tom.
Tom suggested booking a flight on website.
2) “I would learn that course if I were you”, said Hana.
Hana suggested learning that course
3) “Let’s eat more vegetables”, my mom said.
My mom suggested eating more vegetables
4) “How about having a picnic?”, Nicky asked.
Nicky suggested having a picnic.
III. Find the mistake and correct it.
1. Why don’t we camping at this park? -> go camping
2. What about take a vacation in Sapa? -> taking
3. Shall he have an abroad trip in this summer? -> bỏ
4. Her doctor suggested that she should loses some weights
5. She suggested to have the car repaired as soon as possible. -> having
6. Let’s traveling abroad this summer holiday. -> travel