Choose the answer that is nearest in meaning to the printed before it. “John shouldn’t have behaved so badly.”, said Janet.

Exercise 1. Rewrite the following sentences in reported speech with Gerund

“I only borrowed your car for some hours” the man said.

⇒The man admitted___________________

Choose the answer that is nearest in meaning to the printed before it. She said to us “Don’t be late again”.

Exercise 1. Rewrite the following sentences in reported speech with Gerund

“Me? No, I didn’t take Sue’s calculator” said Bob

⇒Bob denied___________________.

Exercise 2. Rewrite the following sentences in reported speech with “to-infinitives”

“I’ll wait for you. I promise” he said to me

⇒ He promised

Choose the answer that is nearest in meaning to the printed before it. John said “You had better not lend them any money, Daisy”.

Exercise 1. Rewrite the following sentences in reported speech with Gerund

“Don’t go near that deserted house”Tony said to Monica

⇒Tony warned_______________.

Exercise 1. Rewrite the following sentences in reported speech with Gerund

“Turn off the computer. You are not allowed to play game now” Dick’s mother said to him.

⇒Dick’s mother prevented__________________.

Exercise 1. Rewrite the following sentences in reported speech with Gerund

“If only I had told him the truth!”Jane said

⇒Jane regrets_______________________.

Exercise 2. Rewrite the following sentences in reported speech with “to-infinitives”

“Remember to write to me soon”she said to me

⇒ She reminded___________________________.

He begged them___________.

Exercise 2. Rewrite the following sentences in reported speech with “to-infinitives”

“You’d better spend more time learning to write”I said to the boy

⇒ I advised_____________________________________-.

Exercise 1. Rewrite the following sentences in reported speech with Gerund

“I don’t think that we must widen the village road” he said

⇒ He objected________________________________.

Exercise 3. Turn the following sentences into reported speech.

My friend said to me, “what would you do if someone gave you a million pounds?”

⇒ My friend asked me________________________________.

Exercise 1. Rewrite the following sentences in reported speech with Gerund

“I must see the manager”he cried

⇒He insisted_________________________.

Exercise 3. Turn the following sentences into reported speech. 

“Unless you study harder, you will fail the exam”said his parents

⇒ His parents said_____________________________.