Reported Speech with Gerund and Infinitive

​GERUNDS AND INFINITIVES

REPORTED SPEECH

​Transformation Sentences:

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Do the following activities

​Pay attention to:

​- The reporting verb and its pattern.

​- Changes in pronouns, determiners and time expressions.

Multiple Choice

Alice told me, "You took my notebook and my pocket dictionary".

 (ACCUSED)

• Alice accused me for taking her notebook and her pocket dictionary.

• Alice accused of taking her notebook and her pocket dictionary.

• Aliced accused me of taking her notebook and her pocket dictionary.

• Alice accused me for taking my notebook and my pocket dictionary. 

​REPORTING VERBS

​accuse sb of (V-ing) sth

Multiple Select

"Why don´t we ask our doubts to the teacher tomorrow?" she said to Peter.

(SUGGESTED) 

• She suggested asking their doubts to the teacher the following day. 

• She suggested to ask their doubts to the teacher the following day. 

• She suggested them to ask their doubts to the teacher the next day. 

• She suggested that they should ask their doubts to the teacher the following day. 

​REPORTING VERBS

​1. suggest + ing

2. suggest sth to sbdy

3. suggest (that) sb (should) do sth

Fill in the Blanks

Bill said to his schoolmate, "Yes, I´ll help you with your homework." 

(AGREED)

Bill

with his/her homework.

​REPORTING VERBS

​agree to do sth

Open Ended

Brenda said, "I am so sorry I spoilt our winter holidays".

(APOLOGISED)

​REPORTING VERBS

​apologise (to sb) for (V-ing) sth

​Brenda apologised for spoiling their winter holidays.

Open Ended

Alice said, "No, I didn´t use the laptop computer".

(DENIED)

​REPORTING VERBS

​1. deny + ing

2. deny + that-clause

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Alice denied using / having used the laptop computer.

Alice denied that she had used the laptop computer.

Multiple Select

Peter said to me: "You should see a doctor"

(ADVISE)

• Peter advised to see a doctor

• Peter advised me to see a doctor

• Peter advised me that I should see a doctor.

• Peter advised me seeing a doctor

​REPORTING VERBS

​1. advise + sb + to-infinitive

2. advise + that-clause

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Peter advised me to go to the doctor

Peter advised me that I should go to the doctor.