Change direct speech into reported speech.
“ It was nice of you to help me. Thank you very much,” Tom said to you.
→ Tom thanked ____________ for ________________________________ .
2. “ I hear you passed your exams. Congratulations!” John said to us.
→ John congratulated __________ on ______________________________ .
3. “ I’m sorry I didn’t phone you earlier,” Mary said.
→ Mary apologised for __________________________________________ .
4. “ I’ll drive you to the station. I insist,” Peter said to Linda.
→ Peter insisted on _____________________________________________ .
5. “ You didn’t pay attention to what I said ,” the teacher said to the boy.
→ The teacher accused __________ of ______________________________ .
“ I’ve always wanted to be rich,” Bob said.
→ Bob has always dreamed of _____________________________________ .
“ Don’t stay at the hotel near the airport,” I said to Ann.
→ I warned _________ against ____________________________________ .
“ Stay here! I can’t let you go out tonight,” her mother said to Jane.
→ Her mother prevented _______ from ______________________________ .
9. “ It was nice of you to visit me. Thank you,” Miss White said to Jack.
→ Miss White thanked ________ for ________________________________ .
10. “ I must have made a mistake in the calculations.” Mr. Forest said.
→ Mr. Forest admitted ___________________________________________ .
11. “ I’ll pay for the meal.” Sarah said.
→ Sarah insisted on _____________________________________________ .
12. “ It was nice of you to invite me to your birthday party. Thanks verymuch.” Mike said.
→ Mike thanked ______ for ______________________________________ .
13. “ I’m sorry I couldn’t come to visit you last summer.” John said.
→ John apologized for __________________________________________ .
14. “ I hear you won the championship. Congratulations!” Dane said.
→ Dane congratulated ________ on _______________________________ .
15. “ I can’t let you use the mobile phone.” Her mother said.
→ Her mother prevented __________ from __________________________ .
16. “ I didn’t steal the car”, the boy said. “ I just borrowed it.”
→ The boy denied ____________________ but admitted _______________ .
17. Peter said, “ I wish I hadn’t lent him some money.”
→ Peter regretted ______________________________________________.
18. “ You don’t buy this car” They said.
→ They warned ________ against _________________________________ .
19. “ The man is a spy.” She said.
→ She suspected ________ of ____________________________________ .
20. “ I stole it” He said.
→ He admitted ________________________________________________ .

Rewrite the dialogue in reported speech, using gerund.
1. Teacher: Come in, Peter!
Peter: I’m sorry I’m late.
→ Peter apologised for ___________________________________________ .
2. Mr. Smith: I feel like meeting our children soon.
Mrs. Smith: I think so .
→ Mr. and Mrs. Smith looked forward to _____________________________ .
3. Woman: Hey! You’ve broken the window of my house!
Boy: Oh …. No, I’ve just arrived here. I don’t know anything about it.
→ The boy denied _______________________________________________ .
4. Policeman: You mustn’t leave the shop!
Customer: What’s that?
Policeman: stay here! You mustn’t leave the shop!
→ The policeman stopped the customer ( from) ________________________ .
5. Detective: You have stolen Mrs. Brown’s car!
The thief: Yes …! But …
→ The thief admitted _____________________________________________ .
6. Mary: What shall we do on Saturday?
Ann: What about having a party?
→ Ann suggested ________________________________________________ .
7. John’s wife: the house is very nice! We’ll certainly buy it!
John: I think so.
→ John and his wife were thinking of _______________________________ .

Choose the best answer.
1. “You cheated in the exam,” the teacher said to his students.
a. The teacher insisted his students on cheating in the exam.
b. The teacher prevented his students from cheating in the exam.
c. The teacher advised his students to cheat in the exam.
d. The teacher accused his students of cheating in the exam.
2. My friend _______.
a. suggested going for a walk b. suggested us going for a walk
c. advised to go for a walk
3. John _______ him carry the package.
a. thanked me for helping
c. told me