1. Put the words in the correct order.
1 offered / home / to / me / Mandy / take
…………………………………………
2 study / encouraged / medicine / to / They / him
…………………………………………
3 denied / Leo / having / for / I / feelings
…………………………………………
4 having / I / to / not / book / read / confessed / the
…………………………………………
5 laptop / blamed / breaking / Callum / She / for / her
…………………………………………
6 the / recommended / Luc / we / fish / order
…………………………………………
7 were / us / staying / They / where / asked / we
…………………………………………
Answer
1 Mandy offered to take me home.
2 They encouraged him to study medicine.
3 I denied having feelings for Leo.
4 I confessed to not having read the book.
5 She blamed Callum for breaking her laptop.
6 Luc recommended we order the fish.
7 They asked us where we were staying.
2. Read the sentences and choose the correct answer(s). One, two or three of the options may be correct.
1 The police officer insisted on ………… a statement.
a me making b I make c my making
2 My sister refused ………… me her new leather jacket.
a lend b to lend c lending
3 They required ………… we needed a taxi.
a if b that c whether
4 His lawyer warned him ………… anything to anybody.
a against say b against to say c against saying
5 Martin admitted ………… to Jessica.
a lying b to lie c having lied
6 I suggested ………… a different restaurant for a change.
a we try b trying c that we should try
7 The teacher reminded ………… for the exam.
a to study b us to study c studying
Answer
1 c 2 b 3 c 4 c 5 a / c
6 a / b / c 7 b
3. Complete the sentences with the past simple form of the verbs below.
accuse • advise • apologise • mention • propose • threaten • wonder
1 He …………………… us to go to the police.
2 He …………………… they meet again the following week.
3 She …………………… me of copying the homework.
4 I …………………… having seen her the day before.
5 I …………………… if she would be staying for dinner.
6 They …………………… to arrest him if he didn’t cooperate.
7 We …………………… for not calling in advance.
Answer
1 advised 2 proposed 3 accused
4 mentioned 5 wondered
6 threatened 7 apologised
4. Complete the dialogue. Write one word in each space.
Becky: Rosie, what happened between you and Ben last night?
Rosie: Well, it all started when I arrived at the club where he’d taken his friends.
Becky: What happened?
Rosie: He didn’t like it. He asked me (1) …………………… made me think he’d be happy to see me, and demanded to know why I’d insisted (2) …………………… following him.
Becky: So, what did you say?
Rosie: Well, it wasn’t true, so I (3) …………………… following him.
Becky: And what did he say?
Rosie: He accused me (4) …………………… spying on him.
Becky: That’s not fair!
Rosie: I know. Anyway, I confessed (5) …………………… being upset that he’d gone out with his friends, not me, and I told him I just felt like seeing him. Then I apologised (6) …………………… being so jealous, but he (7) …………………… to accept my apology.
Becky: What then?
Rosie: He said he’d warned me (8) …………………… trying to stop him seeing his friends and that he regretted ever (9) …………………… met me. He blamed me (10) …………………… having to split up and he said he never wanted to see me again.
Becky: Oh Rosie, I’m sorry!
Answer
1 what 2 on 3 denied 4 of
5 to 6 for 7 refused 8 against
9 having 10 for
5. Write the highlighted reported speech 1-10 in exercise 4 as direct speech.
1 What ……………………………………….?
2 Why ……………………………………….?
3 I ……………………………………….!
4 You ……………………………………….!
5 I ………………………………………. .
6 I’m ………………………………………. .
7 I won’t ………………………………………. .
8 I ………………………………………. .
9 I wish ………………………………………. .
10 It’s your fault ………………………………………. .
Answer
1 What makes you think I’d be happy to see you?
2 Why did you insist on following me?
3 I didn’t follow you!
4 You’re spying on me! / You’ve been spying on me!
5 I was upset that you’d gone out with your friends, not me. / I’m upset that you’ve gone out / you went out with your friends, not me.
6 I’m sorry I was / for being so jealous.
7 I won’t accept your apology.
8 I / I’ve warned you against trying to stop me seeing my friends.
9 I wish I’d never met you.
10 It’s your fault we have to split up.
6. Report the sentences using the past simple of the verbs in brackets. If more than one option is possible, use the more formal option.
1 ‘I haven’t done anything wrong.’ (deny)
Jane ……………………………………… .
2 ‘I’m sorry that I’m late.’ (apologise for)
Rob ……………………………………… .
3 ‘Yes, I have changed my mind.’ (confess)
The minister ……………………………………… .
4 ‘The team should practise more.’ (suggest)
Chloe ……………………………………… .
5 ‘I won’t help the boys tidy up after their party.’ (refuse)
Gary ……………………………………… .
6 ‘Don’t go into that building.’ (order / them)
The policeman ……………………………………… .
7 ‘To be honest, I’ve lied to you.’ (admit / us)
Lucy ……………………………………… .
8 ‘It’s your fault that we missed the film, Rick.’ (blame / Rick)
Mel ……………………………………… .
Answer
1 Jane denied having done / that she had done / doing anything wrong.
2 Rob apologised for being late.
3 The minister confessed to having changed / that he had changed / to changing his mind.
4 Chloe suggested that the team (should) practise more.
5 Gary refused to help the boys tidy up after their party.
6 The policeman ordered them not to go into the / that building.
7 Lucy admitted to having lied / that she had lied / lying to us.
8 Mel blamed Rick for missing the film.
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