encourage refuse promise demand suggest

1 “You must believe that I didn't know it was stolen.” he said. – He denied knowing it was stolen.

2 “I’ve never seen that man before." he said.- He insisted that he had never seen that man before.

3 “If you don’t leave, I’ll phone the police." he said.- He threatened to phone the police if he didn`t leave.

4 “I’m not going to let you into my house," he said.- He refused not to let him into his house.

5 "No, I didn’t steal the money." he said.- He claimed that he hadn`t stolen the money.

6 “Of course you can do it - just go ahead and try," he said.- He encouraged him to do it if he just went ahead and tried.

7 “I’ll never do such a thing again," he said.- He promised not to do such a thing again.

8 “Give me all your money now!" he said.- He demanded that she would give him all her money then.

9 “Remember to feed the cat before you leave.” he said.- He remind me to feed the cat before I left.

10 “Let’s go to the zoo, shalI we?" he said.- He suggested me going to the zoo.

10 Read the following reported sentences and underline the special introductory verbs, then rewrite them in Direct Speech.

1 He advised them to buy a burglar alarm.- “ I think you should buy a burglar alarm” he said.

2 She warned them that if they bothered Sally once more, she’d be forced to phone the police.- “If you bother Sally once more, I`ll phone the police!” she said (warned).

3 He accused Tom of stealing his bike.- “ You stole my bike!” he said (accused Tom).

4 He apologised for breaking her vase.- “ I` m sorry I broke your vase” he said to her.

5 He admitted stealing the car.- “ Yes, I stole the car” he said.

6 She complained that they didn't pay her enough money.- “You don`t pay me enough money” she said.

7 She informed me she’d already called an ambulance.- “I have already called an ambulance” she said.

8 He refused to help me.- “ No, I won`t help you” he said.

9 She denied killing him.- “I didn`t kill him” she said.

10 He boasted he had saved the trapped man without any help.- “I have saved the trapped man without any help!” he said.

11 Rewrite the following sentences in Reported Speech using special introductory verbs.

1 "Come on, Sue,” he said. “You can do it! Just hold onto the rope and jump.”- He encouraged her to come on as he was sure she would do it if just had hold onto the rope and jump.

2 “You are under arrest. You may remain silent but anything you say will be taken down and may be used as evidence against you,” the policeman said to him.- The policeman warned him to be under arrest, and he might remain silent but anything he said would be taken down and might be used as evidence against him.

3 “Why don’t you see a counsellor?” the doctor said. “He could help you get over this."- The doctor suggested my seeing a counsellor he could help me get over that.

4 I didn't take the diamonds,” she said. “I don't even have a key to the jewellery box.” – She denied taking the diamonds as she didn`t even have a key to the jewellery box.

5 “You lied to me, Steve!” Mary said. “Why don’t you just admit it?”- Mary accused him of lying to her and why Steve (he) didn`t just admit it.

6 "Have you read the reports?” he asked his assistant. “I want to go through them.”- He insisted that she had read the reports and he wanted to go through them.

7 “Can I have a word with you?” James said. “It’s about the Johnson case.”- James suggested having a word with me because it was about the Johnson case.

8 “Do you know when Sally is coming back?” he said. “A Mr Douglas wants to talk to her.”- He said if she knew when Sally was coming back as Mr Douglas wanted to talk to her.

9 "I'm sorry I caused the accident,” he said to the court. “I never meant to hurt anyone.”- He admitted (to) causing the accident and he had never meant to hurt anyone.

10 “Keep notes while listening,” the teacher said to the stu­dents "or you won’t be able to answer the questions.”- The teacher advised the students to keep notes while listening or they wouldn`t be able to answer the questions. Or. The teacher warned the students to keep notes while listening or they wouldn`t be able to answer the questions.

12 Complete the sentences using the words in bold.

1 "Let me help you with your essay,” the professor said to me.

suggested The professor suggested my helping with my essay.

2 He started taking driving lessons three weeks ago.

3 been He had been starting taking driving lessons for three weeks.

4 I haven't spoken to Paul for ages.

since It’s ages since I hadn`t spoken to Paul.

5 "Would you like me to do the shopping?” Steve said,

6 offered Steve offered me doing the shopping.

7 “I’m sorry I came late,” Pam said.

coming Pam apologized for coming......... late.

8 She went to Glasgow two weeks ago.

been She had been going to Glasgow for two weeks.

9 "Don’t play football on the grass!” he said to us

10 forbade He forbade us not to play.. on the grass.

11 "You lied to the police,” he said to Mark.

lying He accused Mark of lying.. to the police.

12 “No, I won’t ask her out again,” he said.

Refused He refused to ask her out............ again.

13 “Ok. it was me who broke the window,” he said,

14 having He admitted (to) having broke the window.

15 It’s a month since I last saw Peter.

for I had seen Peter for................ a month.

16 She has never eaten caviar before.

time It's the time for her to eat....... caviar.

17 He hasn’t called us yet.

still He hadn`t still called........................... us.