Exercise 1. Rewrite the following sentences in reported speech with infinitives.
1. “Remember to write to me soon,” she said to me.
She reminded ...................................................................................................................................................
2. “You’d better spend more time learning to write,” I said to the boy.
I advised ...........................................................................................................................................................
3. “Would you like to have dinner with us tonight?” Mike said to Linda.
Mike invited .....................................................................................................................................................
4. “Please, please turn off the T.V, John,” said Tom.
Tom begged .....................................................................................................................................................
5. “Don’t lean your bicycles against my windows, boys,” said the shopkeeper.
The shopkeeper warned ...................................................................................................................................
6. “Open the safe,” the robber said to the bank clerk.
The robber ordered ...........................................................................................................................................
7. “Leave this space clean, David,” she said.
She told ............................................................................................................................................................
8. “Shall I open the window for you, Edna?” he said.
He offered ........................................................................................................................................................
9. “I’ll wait for you. I promise,” he said to me.
He promised .....................................................................................................................................................
10. “Would you like to come with me?” John said to Mary.
John invited ......................................................................................................................................................
11. “Don’t forget to take the holiday,” Mark said to me.
Mark reminded me ...........................................................................................................................................
12. “You should take a holiday,” Jane said to David.
Jane advised .....................................................................................................................................................
13. “I thought you took a holiday last summer,” Tom said to Sophia.
John expected Sophia .......................................................................................................................................
14. “Taking a holiday would be a good idea,” George said.
George proposed .............................................................................................................................................
15. “ You really must take a holiday, Linda,” Jim said.
Jim told .............................................................................................................................................................
16. “Don’t touch that switch, Peter,” I said.
I warned ...........................................................................................................................................................
17. “Read this document before you sign it,” he said to her.
He advised ........................................................................................................................................................
18. “Will you help me, please?” she said to me.
She asked .........................................................................................................................................................
19. “Please do as I say,” he said to me.
He begged ........................................................................................................................................................
20. “Don’t forget to prune the roses,” my aunt said to Alfred.
My aunt reminded ............................................................................................................................................
21. “Would you like me to help you with the cooking, Tom?” Laura said.
Laura offered ...................................................................................................................................................
22. “If you don’t pay the ransom, we’ll kill your son,” the kidnappers said to them.
The kidnappers threatened ...............................................................................................................................
23. “I won’t answer any questions,” Paul said
Paul agreed .......................................................................................................................................................
24. “Would you like to go camping with us next weekend?” Andrew said to Cindy.
Andrew invited ................................................................................................................................................
25. “Don’t forget to join in the contest tomorrow morning, Robin,” Jessica said.
Jessica reminded ..............................................................................................................................................
26. “Would you like me to clean the room for you, Alvin?” she said.
She offered .......................................................................................................................................................
27. “If I were you, I would join the voluntary team tomorrow, Tom,” said Eve.
Eve advised ......................................................................................................................................................
28. “Flora, can you remember to buy some bread?” said Raymond.
Raymond reminded ..........................................................................................………………………………
29. “ I really think you should see a doctor, Lucia, ” said Thomas.
Thomas advised ..........................................................................................………………………………….
30. “No, I’m sorry, I won’t work on Saturday,” said Victoria
Victoria refused .................................................................................
1"Don't believe everything you hear" he said to me (advise)
-> .He advised me not to believe everything I hear
2. ."lend me your pen for a moment" I said to Mary (ask)
-> .I asked Mary to lend me her pen for a moment
3. ."would you like to have lunch with me on Sunday?" Danny said to sarah (invite)
.->Dania invited sarah to have lunch with him on Sunday
4. ."Will you help me ,please?"she said to me (ask)
.->She asked me to help her
5. "you had better apologize for being late"my mother said to me (advise)
-> .My mother advised me to apologize for being late