WorksheetsG9.1. REPORTED SPEECH WITH GERUNDS
Total questions: 38
Worksheet time: 6mins
“You cheated in the exam,” the teacher said to his students.
=> The teacher ____________ cheating in the exam.
accused his students of
advised his students to
prevented his students from
insisted his students on
The group leader prevented his members _______.
to go on
to going on
from going on
going on
“Thank you very much for your help, John” said Daisy
=> Daisy thanked John ___________helping her.
for
to
about
of
Jane suggested going to the cinema.
Jane said, “Let’s go to the cinema, shall we?”
Jane said, “We oughtn’t to go to the cinema.”
Jane said, “I hate going to the cinema.”
Jane said, “Going to the cinema is boring”
“ Please give me some more money, Mum,” Daisy said.
Daisy protected her mother from giving her some more money.
Daisy insisted her mother on giving her some money.
Daisy dreamed of her mother giving her some more money.
Daisy looked forward to giving her mother some more money.
“ I didn’t take your phone.”
She denied taking my phone.
She denied to take my phone.
She admitted not take my phone.
She promised not to take my phone.
Mary said to us: "Don't touch the wire".
Mary told us not touching the wire.
Mary told us not to touch the wire.
Mary told us to not touch the wire.
“Don’t do it!”
She ask me to not do it.
She told me to not do it.
She asked me do it.
She told me not to do it.
“I’m sorry I’m late,’ said Mr. Thanh.
Mr. Thanh apologized _________________.
for being late
to be late
of late
with having late
Choose the word or phrase in each of the following sentences that needs correcting.
The patient admitted not to following his doctor's advice.
patient
not to following
his
advice
John _______ him carry the package.
thanked me for helping
said thanking with me to help
told me to thank with helping
asked me to thank and help
“May I go out, Mum?” – “No, I won’t let you go out.”
The mother prevented her child from going out.
The mother suggested going out
The mother thanked her child for going out
The mother insisted her child on going out
Ba suggested_____________their notes.
for exchanging
about exchanging
us exchanging
exchanging
Jane ____________Peter on making progress in study.
accused
admitted
denied
congratulated
" You mustn't leave here," said the man.
The man stopped us from leaving there.
The man prevented us from not leaving there.
The man warned us against not leaving there.
The man looked forward to leaving there.
My friend apologised to me about having broken my pen.
apologised
to me
about
having broken
Tommy admitted _______________all the wine in the bottle.
for drinking
to drinking
of drinking
drinking
"I wasn't in the town on the night of robbery," Ran said to the detective.
Ran admitted being in the town on the night of robbery.
Ran denied not being in the town on the night of robbery.
Ran admitted not be in the town on the night of robbery.
Ran denied being in the town on the night of robbery.
Jhon: "I am so tired of this work"
Jhon said that ________________
He will be tired of this work
He is tired of this work
He was tired of this work
Dani asked, "Did you get your passport?"
She asked ________________
If I got my passport
If I got your passport
If I had gotten my passport
If I had gotten your passport
My mom: "Do your homeworks"
My mom ____________
told me to do my homeworks
told me do my homeworks
told me that I did my homeworks
The doctor decided to stop smoking
The doctor asked him to stop smoking
The doctor promised him to stop smoking
The doctor offered him to stop smoking
I said to Nick: “Where are you going?”
A. I asked Nick where was he going
. I asked Nick where he was going.
A. I asked Nick where is he going
D. I asked Nick where he is going
He said to them: “Who will you see before you leave here?”
A. He asked them who they would see before they left there
B. He asked them who would they see before they left there.
C. He asked them who they would see before you left there
D. He asked them who you would see before they left there
Mother asked me: “Did you play with your friends yesterday?”
A. Mother asked me if I had played with my friends the day before
B. Mother asked me if I played with my friends the day before
C. Mother asked me if I had played with your friends the day before
D. Mother asked if you had played with my friends the day before
Would you like to have lunch with me on Sunday?” He said to me
A. He invited me to have lunch with him on Sunday
B. He offered me to have lunch with him on Sunday.
C. He suggested me to have lunch with him on Sunday
D. He reminded me to have lunch with him on Sunday
“You’d better stay at home during this time” he said to Lan.
He ordered Lan to stay at home during that time.
He warmed Lan against staying at home during that time.
He advised Lan to stay at home during that time.
He thanked Lan for staying at home during that time.
“What have you done to my laptop, Jane?” asked Tom.
Tom asked Jane what she has done to his laptop.
Tom asked Jane what she had done to his laptop.
Tom asked Jane what has she done to his laptop.
Tom asked Jane what had she done to his laptop.
“When did you start practising yoga?” asked Tom.
Tom wanted to know when I was starting practising yoga.
Tom wanted to know when did I start practising yoga.
Tom wanted to know when had I started practising yoga.
Tom wanted to know when I had started practising yoga.
“Why didn’t you attend the meeting, Mary?” Tom asked.
Tom asked Mary why she wasn’t attending the meeting.
Tom asked Mary why hadn’t she attended the meeting
Tom asked Mary why she hadn’t attended the meeting.
Tom asked Mary why didn’t she attend the meeting.
“You had better see a doctor if the sore throat does not clear up,” she said to me.
She suggested that I see a doctor if the sore throat did not clear up.
She insisted that I see a doctor unless the sore throat did not clear up.
She ordered me to see a doctor if the sore throat did not clear up.
She reminded me of seeing a doctor if the sore throat did not clear up.
. “Why don’t we go out for dinner tonight?” said Jim.
Jim suggested going out for dinner that night.
Jim refused to go out for dinner that night.
Jim denied going out for dinner that night.
Jim promised to go out for dinner that night.
“You got an A in Chemistry. Congratulations!” Peter said to his classmate.
Peter congratulated his classmate on getting an A in Chemistry.
Peter insisted on getting an A in Chemistry for his classmate.
Peter persuaded his classmate to get an A in Chemistry.
Peter encouraged his classmate to get an A in Chemistry.
“Would you like to go to the show with me?” Anna said to Bella.
Anna encouraged Bella to go to the show with her
Anna invited Bella to go to the show with her.
Anna persuaded Bella to go to the show with her.
Anna reminded Bella to go to the show with her.
“You should take better care of your health, “said Tom’s mother.
Tom’s mother promised to take better care of his health.
Tom’s mother ordered him to take better care of his health.
Tom’s mother required him to take better care of his health.
Tom’s mother advised him to take better care of his health.
“Don’t forget to submit your assignments by Thursday,” said the teacher to the students.
.
The teacher encouraged the students to submit their assignments by Thursday
The teacher ordered the students to submit their assignments by Thursday.
The teacher allowed the students to submit their assignments by Thursday,
The teacher reminded the students to submit their assignments by Thursday.
“I’m sorry I haven’t finished the assignment,” Fiona said.
Fiona denied having finished the assignment.
Fiona regretted having finished the assignment.
Fiona refused to finish the assignment.
Fiona apologised for not finishing the assignment.
He said: “I’m sorry I didn’t reply to the letter.”
He apologized for not to reply to the letter.
He apologized for not to replying to the letter.
He apologized for didn’t reply to the letter.
He apologized for not replying to the letter.
