EXERCISE 1

Complete the sentences with these reporting verbs:

accuse admit advise agree convince denyinsist invite offer order persuade
promiserefuse regret remind suggest threaten

1 'Shall I make some coffee?' He offered to make some coffee.

2 'No, I won't go.' He________ to go.
3 'OK, I'll help you.' He__________ to help me.
4 'I'll call you. Believe me.' He__________ to call me.
5 'Remember to lock the door! ' He ________me to lock the door.
6 'You should buy a new car.' He_________ me to buy a new car.
7 'Would you like to have dinner?' He _______me to have dinner.
8 'I didn't break the window!' He _________breaking the window.
9 'Yes, it was me. I stole the money.' He_____ stealing the money.
10 'I wish I hadn't married Susan.' I__________ marrying Susan.
11 'Let's go to a club.' I _________ going to a club.
12 'You killed your boss.' The police__________ him of killing his boss.

EXERCISE 2
Change the sentences into Reported Speech.

1. “Would you like to have dinner?” he said to her.

He invited
2. “You should finish your degree first,” her tutor said.
Her tutor advised
3. “You'll never find a good job if you drop out,” her father said.
Her father warned
4. “I'll stop paying your rent if you leave university,” he said.
He threatened
5. “I'll let you stay in my flat until you find a place to live,” her best friend said.
Her best friend offered
6. “I think you should ask your tutor for advice,” her sister said.
Her sister suggested
7. “I'll buy you a car when you graduate,” her grandmother said.
Her grandmother promised
8. “Please do exactly what I tell you,“ the teacher said.
The teacher asked us
9. “Don't forget that there will be a test on reported speech,” the teacher said.
The teacher reminded
10. “You'd better tell Tom,” he said to me.
He advised
11. “I wouldnt stay out in the cold for too long,” Jill told Tom.
Jill advised
12. “Don't forget to buy some milk, Andy,” Carol told Andy.
Carol reminded
13 “Don't go back into the house,” the firefighter told Jack.
The firefighter warned
14. “If I were you, I’d stay near the airport” the travel agent told us.
The travel agent recommended
15. “Don't worry, you'll make a complete recovery,” the doctor told me.
The doctor reassured
16. “It's not true that I am getting married to Ann Jones” Prince Gary told us.
Prince Gary denied
17. “Why don't you come round to my house for a meal,” Alan told me.
Alan invited
18. “Yes, it’s true, I am expecting a baby,” Mary Hawkins told the press.