REPORTED SPEECH WITH GERUNDS AND INFINITIVES
Ex: “Sorry, I’m late”, she said
( She apologised
“It was nice of you to help me. Thank you very much”, Tom said to Lan
( Tom thanked
“Don’t play footbal in the street. It’s dangerous”, the police said to the children
( The police warned
“We will come back again”, they said
( They promised
“Let’s go to the beach”, he said
( He suggested


Forms:
Reported speech with to infinitives:
Remind/ Encourage
Advise / Ask
Invite / Order + O + to Vo
Recommend / Tell
Warn / Request
Expect / Persuade
Agree/ demand/ offer/ promise/ threaten/ volunteer + to Vo




Reported speech with gerunds:
Compliment O on
Prevent/ stop O from
Accuse O of
Forgive O for
Congratulate O on
Thank O for
Apologise to O for + Ving
Blame O for
Dream of
Insist on
Think of
Deny
Admit
Suggest
PRACTICE:
I. Write the following sentences in reported speech
1. “Remember to finish your exercise, Tom,” the teacher said.
( The teacher reminded
2. “Open the door, please” he asked the boy.
(H asked
3. “Can I give you a hand?” the old man said to us.
( The old man offer
4. “You should study harder,” my mother said.
( My mother advised
5. He said, “Would you like to go out for a drink?”
( He invited
6. “Tea, please?”, she said to Tom
( She offered
7. “I will give you my book”, he said to her
( He promised
8. John said to Linda, “I heard you received the scholarship. Congratulations!”
( John congratulated
II. Choose the sentence that has the same meaning as the previous one:
1. “Would you like to go to the cinema with me tonight?” he said.
A. He invited me to go to the cinema with him that night.
B. He offered me to go to the cinema with him tonight.
C. He asked me if I`d like to go to the cinema with him tonight.
D. He would like me to go to the cinema with him this night.
2. “Remember to pick me up at 6 o`clock tomorrow afternoon” she said.
A. She told me to remember to pick her up at 6 o`clock tomorrow afternoon.
B. She reminded me to pick her up at 6 o`clock the following afternoon.
C. She reminded me to remember to pick her up at 6 o`clock the next afternoon.
D. She told me to pick her up at 6 o`clock the next day afternoon.
3. “If I were you, I`d tell him the truth,” she said to me.
A. She said to me that if I were you, I`d tell him the truth.
B. She will tell him the truth if she is me.
C. She suggested to tell him the truth if she were me.
D. She advised me to tell him the truth.
4. “I`m really sorry for being late again,” said Ann.
A. I felt sorry for Ann`s being late again.
B. Ann was sorry for my being late again.
C. Ann excused for my being late again.
D. Ann apologized for being late again
5. “How beautiful the dress you have just bought is!” Peter said to Mary.
A. Peter promised to buy Mary a beautiful dress.
B. Peter said thanks to Mary for her beautiful dress.
C. Peter complimented Mary on her beautiful dress.
D. Peter asked Mary how she had just bought her beautiful dress.
III. Choose the word or phrase in each of the following sentences that needs correcting.
1. I asked him how far was it to the station if I went there by taxi.
A B C D
2. They asked me that I could do the shopping for them.
A B C D
3. Her mother ordered her do not go out with him the night before.
A B C D
4. She said that the books in the library would be available tomorrow.
A B C D
5. He advised her thinking about that example again because it needed correcting. A B C D