He denied robbing

the gas station.

My friend suggested buying

tickets for the concert.

Victor apologised for breaking

the vase.
Pinocchio agreed to stop
lying.

The man refused to take

a bribe.
He promised never to pull the
cat’s tail again.

He claimed to be
a millionaire.
 She told me to choose.
She told me not to hesitate.

He ordered his men

to go there at once.
He asked us to get
the vet.

He begged her not

to leave him.
 He claimed that
he was a millionaire.

My friend suggested that

we should buy
tickets for the concert.
 Change Tenses
2
(go backwards in time)

deny, suggest, apologise for V - ing

promise, claim, agree, refuse to + infinitive

tell, order, ask, beg smn to + infinitive

claim (that) + clause

suggest (that) smn should + do sth

 Why don’t you sit here with me and read a
book?

that I should sit there

Aunt Molly suggested ____________________
read
with her and ____________ a book.

a to sit here
b should read
me to sit there read
that I should sit there to read
 These are the best photographs of plants
ever. I’m the best photographer.

they were
Brian claimed __________________ the best
photographs of plants ever and he also claimed
____________ theto be
best photographer.

a to be
b to be
that he is
they were
that these were to was
 “I’ll never use your credit card again, dad. I
promise.

never to use her dad’s credit

Mary promised _______________________
card again.

a never to use her dad’s

her dad not to used his
to not use her dad’s
 Please, don’t be afraid. Trust me!

me not to be afraid and

the doctor asked_______________
told ____________ me
him.to trust

a not to
b me to trust
me not to to trust
that I didn’t to trusted
 I’m sorry I ruined your favourite dress, Ann.
Please, please forgive me!

for ruining Ann’s

Tom apologised ____________________
favourite dress and begged _______________
her to forgive
him.

a for ruined her

b to forgive
to Ann ruining her to forgive
for ruining Ann’s that she forgave
 OK, we’ll let you drive us home as long as
you promise to drive more carefully!

to let her
Tina’s friends agreed __________________
drive them
_____________ home as long as
she promised _____________________
______________ to drive
more carefully.

a letting her
to let her
b drive them
drove us
that they let her to drive

c to promise
you would promise
d driving
to drive
she promise to drove
 I didn’t do anything illegal. Please, let me
go.

doing
Brian denied_______________ anything
the police to lethim
illegal and begged _________________
go.

a to do
b the police to let
to let
doing
that he did letting
 Why don’t we take a school trip next week,
Miss?

taking
The kids suggested __________________ a
the following week. .
school trip __________________

a to their teacher to take

their teacher should take
b the following week
the week before
taking that week