EXERCISES: REPORTED SPEECH WITH GERUND 1. “Shall we go for a swim now?” She suggested _______________________________________________________________ 2. “I know I’m wrong,” he said. He admitted_________________________________________________________________ 3. “I didn’t say that,” He said. He denied__________________________________________________________________ 4. “If only I had told him the true!” Jane regrets_________________________________________________________________ 5. “I haven’t finished the assignment yet. I’m really sorry”. The boy apologized __________________________________________________________ 6. “It’s you who took my bag,” said the man to the boy. The man accused ____________________________________________________________ 7. “No, no .I really must sit for the test.” She insisted on ______________________________________________________________ 8. “What I always want is to become a doctor,” she said. She dreamt _________________________________________________________________ 9. “I can’t let you use the mobile phone,” his mother said. His mother prevented _________________________________________________________ 10. “It’s really nice of you to visit me,” she said to him. She thanked ________________________________________________________________ 11. “I like the car. I’ll buy it.” The woman thought __________________________________________________________ 12. “I feel like going to America soon.” She looked forward to ________________________________________________________ 13. “Whatever you do, don’t walk on the grass” the safeguard said to the tourists. The safeguard warned ________________________________________________________ 14. “It was you and only you who stole the cake from the fridge” my mother told my sister. My mother accused __________________________________________________________ 15. “I’m sorry that I broke the glass,” said Peter. Peter apologized ____________________________________________________________