REWRITE THE FOLLOWING SENTENCES IN REPORTED SPEECH WITH GERUND

1.“Why don’t we organize an English competition for our students?” said Ms Lien.
Ms Lien suggested organizing an English competition for her students.
2.“I’m sorry I’m late,’ said Mr Thanh.
Mr Thanh apologized for being late.
3.“Me? No, I didn’t take Sue’s calculator,” Said Bob.
Bob denied taking Sue’s calculator
4.“You took my pencil,” said David to Henry.
David accused Henry of taking his pencil.
5.“I must see the manager,” he cried.
He insisted on seeing the manager.
6.“If you wanted to take my bike, you should have asked me first,” said Mike to his brother.
Mike criticized his brother for taking his bike without ( khong) asking him first.

Criticize SB for doing sth: chi trich/ phe binh ai do ve viec gi……

7.“ You won the scholarship. Congratulation!” Mary told me.

Mary congratulated me on winning the scholarship
8.“It was kind of you to help me with my homework,” Lan said to Hoa.
Lan thanked Hoa for helping her with her homework.
9. “Turn off the computer. You are not allowed to play game now,” Dick’s mother said to him.
Dick’s mother prevented him from playing game then.
10.“I’m sorry that I broke the glass,” said Peter.
Peter apologized for breaking the glass
11. “Let’s invite Mr. Brown to the party next weekend,” he said.
He suggested inviting mr. brown the party the following week.
12.“You stole the jewels,” the inspector said to him.
The inspector accused him of stealing the jewels.
13.“I only borrowed your car for some hours,” the man said (to me).
The man admitted borrowing my car for some hours.
14.“I’m sorry I damaged your tape recorder, Mike,” said Bob.
Bob apologized to Mike for damaging his tape recorder.
Apologize TO S.B for V-ing…: xin loi ai ve viec gi

15. “It’s nice of you to invite me to lunch,” Bob said to John.

Bob thanked John for inviting him to lunch.

16. Carol said, “What about going to the cinema this weekend, Max ?”
Carol suggested that Max ( should) go to the cinema that weekend.

17. “I’m sorry I forgot your birthday,” Dave said Julia.

Dave apologized to Julia for forgetting her birthday.

18. “Why didn’t you tell me the truth?” he said to me.

He accused me of not telling him the truth.

19. “Don’t go near that deserted house,” Tony said to Monica.

Tony warned Monica against going near that deserted house.

20. “I’m sorry. I broke the vase,” my son said.

My son admitted breaking the vase.

21. “You cheated in the exam,” the teacher said to Jack.

The teacher accused Jack of cheating in the exam.

22. “Great! You are well-dressed today, Mary,” Tommy said.

Tommy complimented Mary on being well- dresses today.

Compliment S.B on V-ing : khen ngoi ai do ve viec gi……

23. “You have just got a promotion, haven’t you? Congratulation!” Peter said to her friend.
Peter congratulated her friend on getting / having got a promotion (su thang chuc).

24. “You mustn’t get into this area,” the policeman said to them.
The policeman stopped them from getting into that area.

Stop S.B from V-ing: cam ai do lam gi…

25. “I know I’m wrong,” he said.

He admitted being wrong.

26. “I didn’t say that last night,” Joan said.

Joan denied saying that night before.

27. “If only I had told him the true!” Jane said. ( if only= I wish)
Jane regrets not telling him the truth.
Regret + V-ing : hoi han da lam gi……
28. “I haven’t finished the assignment yet. I’m really sorry”.
The boy apologized for not finishing the assignment yet.

29. “It’s you who took my bag,” the man said to the boy.
The man accused the boy of taking his bag.

30. “No, no .I really must sit for the test,” Hilary said.
Hilary insisted on sitting for the test.

31. “What I always want is to become a doctor,” she said.

She dreamed of being to become a doctor.

32. “I can’t let you use the mobile phone,” his mother said to him.
His mother prevented him from using the mobile phone.
33. “I like this car. I’ll buy it,” Christina said.
Christina thought of buying that car.

Think of V-ing: nghi den (lam) viec gi…..

34. “I feel like going to America next month,” Margaret said.

Margaret looked forward to going to America the next month.

35. “It was your fault. You didn’t tell me,” she told me
She blamed me for not telling her.

Blame S.B for V-ing..: do loi cho ai lam gi…..

36. “I don’t think that we must widen the village road”, he said
He objected to widening the village road.

Object TO V_ING: phan doi lam gi..

37. “You are so selfish to behave like this,” my mother said to him.
My mother criticized him for being so selfish (ich ki)…………..

38. "I wish to speak English very fluently,” said Stella.

Stella dreamed of speaking very fluently.

39. “I must go home now,” said Daisy

Daisy insisted on going home then
40."Sorry teacher, I didn't do the homework," Philip said to his teacher.
Philip apologized to his teacher for not doing the homework

41. “You didn’t pay attention to what I said,” the teacher said to him
The teacher accused him of not paying attention to what he/ she said.

42. “I hear you passed your exams. Congratulations!” Mark said to us.
Mark congratulated us on passing our exams.

43. “It was nice of you to visit me. Thank you,” Miss White said to Jack.
Miss White thanked Jack for visiting her

44. “I’ve always wanted to be rich” Bob said.

Bob dreamed ..........

45. “Why don’t we go to the beach tonight for a change?” said Henry.
Henry suggested ............................................................................................................

46. “You failed to save my husband’s life,” she said to the doctors.
She blamed the doctor for failing to save her husband’s life.

47. “Let me pay for the meal,” said Ben.

Ben insisted on paying for the meal

48. “Yes. I’ve spent too much money doing the shopping,” she said.
She admitted spending too much money doing the shopping

49. “Well done, Tom. You won the game,” said the teacher.
The teacher congratulated Tom on winning the game.

50. “Beware of this bad road! It’s very dangerous to drive on it!” He said to us.
He warned us against driving on that bad road because it was very dangerous.
III. Choose the underlined part among A, B, C or D that needs correcting
1. They voluntarily spent their vacations to teach illiterate people to read & write.
A B C D
Take + khoang thoi gian TO V
Spend + kh thgian V-ing

To teach => teaching

2. You can congratulate yourself about having done an excellent job.=> on

A B C D
3. Peter apologized for break the vase. => breaking
A B C D
4. He insisted on seeing the manager tomorrow.=> the following day
A B C D
5- I saw your brother to get out of the car.=> getting
A B C D
See S.B V-ing : thay ai do dang lam gi..
6- Our teacher asks us clean the window every day.=> to clean
A B C D
Ask S.B TO V: yeu cau ai do lam gi…
7- Most people enjoy to travel to different parts of the world.=> enjoy +v-ing
A B C D
8. Mr. John never voluntary to help his neighbors.
A B C D
BE+ Voluntary (adj) => volunteer (v): tinh nguyen
9- It is difficult doing this exercise.=> to do.
A B C D
Sau Adj + TO V
BUSY + V-ing

10. The children admitted to have taken the money. => having taken
A B C D
11. Would you mind to wait for a moment?=> waiting.
A B C D