The use of verb forms after different introductory verbs

Introductory verb	Direct Speech	Indirect Speech
+ to infinitive to agree to offer to promise to refuse to threaten	Jim said, ‘Yes, I’ll lend you some money.’ Tom said, ‘Can I help you? Dick said,’ I’ll give your book back.’ Jean said, ‘No, I won’t call mum.’ Dad said, ‘I’ll punish you.’	Jim agreed to lend me some money. “Tom offered to help me. Dick promised to give my book back. Jean refused to call mum. Dad threatened to punish me.
+ object + to infinitive to advise to allow to ask to beg to command to forbid to invite to order to remind to warn	Mum said, ‘You should eat more fruit.’ Dad said, ‘Y can go to the party.’ Teddy said, ‘Could you do me a favour?’ The child said, ‘Doctor, please, don’t hurt me.’ The officer said, ‘Stand still.’ Mum said, ‘You mustn’t stay out late.’ Jenny said, ‘Will you come to my party?’ Dad said. ‘Go to your room.’ Mum said, ‘Don’t forget to buy bread.’ Blue Beard said, ‘Don’t touch this key.’	Mum advised me to eat more fruit. Dad allowed me to go to the party. Teddy asked me to do him a favour. ‘The child begged the doctor not to hurt him. ‘The officer commanded the soldiers to stand still. ‘Mum forbade me to stay out late. ‘Jenny invited me to come to her party. ‘Dad ordered me to go to my room. ‘Mum reminded me not to forget to buy bread. Blue Beard warned his wife not to touch that key.
+ gerund apologise for to boast about/of to complain (to smb) of smth to deny to suggest to insist on	Sam said, “I’m sorry, I’m late.’ Sue said, “I’m very pretty.’ Mum said, ‘We have noisy neighbours.’ Derek said, “I didn’t use your computer.’ Steve said, ‘Let’s go out to dinner.’ The boss said, ‘You must finish this report by Friday.’	Sam apologised for being late. Sue boasted of being pretty. Mum complained of having noisy neighbours. Derek denied using my computer. Steve suggested (our) going out to dinner. The boss insisted on me (my) finishing the report by Friday.
+ that clause to boast to complain to deny to explain to smb to inform to exclaim to remark to promise to remind to threaten	Sue said, “I’m very pretty’. Mum said, ‘We have noisy neighbours.’ Derek said, “I didn’t use your computer.’ Mary said, ‘I don’t like him because he is rude.’ The teacher said, ‘The exam result will come out tomorrow.’ Len said, ‘What a glorious day!’ Dick said,’ I’ll give your book back.’ Mum said, ‘Don’t forget to buy bread.’ Dad said, ‘I’ll punish you.’	Sue boasted that she was very pretty. Mum complained that we had noisy neighbours. Derek denied that he had used my computer. Mary explained that she didn’t like him because he was rude. The teacher informed us that the exam result would come out the next day. Len exclaimed/remarked that it was a glorious day. Dick promised that he would give me my book back. Mum reminded me that I had to buy bread. Dad threatened that he would punish me.
+ that + should + bare infinitive to suggest to insist to demand	The monitor said, ‘Let’s have a class meeting tomorrow.’ The boss said, ‘You must finish this report by Friday.’ The teacher said, ‘You have to hand in your papers on Monday.	The monitor suggested that our class should have a meeting the next day. The boss insisted that I should finish that report by Friday. ‘The teacher demanded that we should hand in our papers on Monday.

*TASK 69. Complete the sentence. Follow the example.

Example. 'You should spend more time studying,' - The teacher advised me to spend more time studying.

1. 'Don't forget to lock the door before you leave.' - Sam reminded ____________

2. 'I'm sorry I forgot to call you.' - Jim apologized ____________

3. 'You never listen to me. Stuart.' - Mary complained ____________

4. 'Shall we go bowling this evening?' - Mark suggested ____________

5. 'You mustn't play near the road.' - Father forbade ____________

6. 'This man stole my wallet!' – Mr. Brown accused ____________

7. 'I'm the best basketball player in the school.' - Steve boasted ____________

8. 'Yes, I took the letter.' - Claire admitted ____________

9. 'You must stay for lunch, Sarah.' – Mrs. Stamp insisted ____________

10. 'Please, please, let me borrow your bicycle.' - Martin begged ____________

11. 'Don't touch the oven. It's hot.' - Mother warned ____________

**TASK 70. Fill in the gaps with one of the introductory verbs from the list below. Follow the example.

Example. 'I'm the fastest runner on the team,' he said. – He boasted about (of) being the fastest runner on the team.

to deny to suggest to boast to agree to advise to warn

to insist to accuse to promise to complain to threaten to remind

to order to allow to exclaim

1. 'I didn't take your jacket,' John said to his brother.

2. 'You should go to the doctor's,' Mum said to me.

3. 'I'll call you next week,' Mary said to Peter.

4. 'Yes, I'll set the table for dinner,' the husband said to his wife.

5. 'He always forgets my birthday,' Jane said.

6. 'Let's go for a walk,' the owner said to his dog.

7. 'Leave, or I'll shoot,' the man said to the boys.

8. 'Don't forget to feed the cat,' mum said to Liz.

9. 'You broke my CD player,' the sister said to him.

**TASK 71. Turn the sentences given below into reported speech using an appropriate introductory verb. Follow the example.

Example. "No, I won't do your homework for you,' she said to me. - She refused to do my homework for me.

1. 'You lied to me,' Dennis told Ann.

2. 'I promise I won't tell anyone your secret,' Tara said to Diana.

3. ‘Don't forget to post the letters,' Mum said to me.

4. 'I'm sorry I ruined your shirt,' Sarah told Frances.

5. 'No, I didn't use Tim's computer,' George said.

6. 'Don't get too close to the fire,' Mike said to the children.

7. 'Let's have a party,' Simon said.

8. 'I'll punish you if you behave badly,' Mum told the twins.

9. 'It was me who broke the vase,' she said.

10. 'Could I use your phone, please?' David asked me.

11. 'Yes, I'll help you with the washing-up.' Sandra told me.

12. 'Everyone stop talking!' Mr Jones told the class.

13. Please, please, don't tell anyone about this,' he said to us.

14. You should go to the dentist's,' she told her brother.

15. 'Children, sit down'' the school bus driver said.

16. 'Throw down your weapons!' the policeman said to the robbers.

17. 'No, you may not stay out late tonight,' Dad said to Louise.

18. 'You must wash your hands before eating dinner,' she told the children.

19. 'That's the most beautiful necklace I've ever seen!' Amanda said.

**TASK 72. Turn the sentences given below into Reported speech observing the Sequence of Tenses. Try to use different introductory verbs. Follow the example.

Example. 'What is your name?' the receptionist at the hotel asked me. The receptionist at the hotel asked me what my name was.

1. 'Where are your parents?' Uncle Bill asked us.

2. 'Will you help me carry the box, please?' Dad asked me.

3. 'What time will you be home?' Mum asked me.

4. 'Can you play the guitar?' the Boy Scout leader asked Jim.

5. 'Who was at the door?' David asked Janet.

6. 'Where is the post office?' the exchange student asked his landlady.

7. 'When will you do your homework?' Meg asked me

8. The boss asked his secretary, 'Have you finished typing those reports, Joanne?”

9. John asked Sam, 'Do you like computer games?'

10. 'Will you give me a lift to work, please?' Ted asked his colleague.

11. 'Where is your jacket?' Steve’s wife asked him.

12. 'How old will you be on your next birthday?' the sports instructor asked me.

13. 'Where is your umbrella?' the mother asked her daughter.

14. "Do you like playing football?' John asked us.

15. The boss asked his employee, 'What time are you going home today?'

16. 'Will you take the children to school today?' the husband asked his wife.

17. 'Who called you today?' Lily asked.

18. ‘When will you decorate the kitchen?' Martha asked.

19. 'Who broke my vase?' I asked the children.

20. Father asked. 'Will you help me lift these boxes, please?'

21. ‘How many foreign languages do you speak?' the tourist asked the guide.

22. ‘Where is the tourist information centre?' we asked a passer-by.

***TASK 73. Translate into English.

1. Тед попросил Флору позвонить ему, как только она прибудет в Чикаго, и она пообещала сделать это в ту же минуту, как увидит первый же телефон.

2. Миссис Стюарт воскликнула, что она никогда в жизни не ела такого вкусного десерта и положила себе на тарелку еще один кусочек торта.

3. Жена мистера Девиса сообщила нам по телефону, что он серьезно болен, и не сможет работать до тех пор, пока врач не разрешит ему заниматься активной деятельностью.

4. Питер спросил, почему я зашел за ним так рано, и очень удивился, когда я сказал ему, что уже без пятнадцати девять. Я предложил ему помочь собрать вещи, когда увидел его пустой чемодан. Только в эту минуту он вспомнил, что не перевел часы на летнее время и извинился, что заставляет меня ждать.

5. На последней паре моя соседка по комнате спросила меня, взяла ли я с собой ключ. Я сказала, что ключ у меня в кармане, и спросила в чем дело. Мария объяснила, что ее парень пригласил ее в кино, и она не пойдет домой вместе со мной. Она добавила, что вернется поздно, и просила не будить ее завтра, пока она не проснется сама.

6. Мартин пожаловался, что его младший брат испортил новый магнитофон. Я спросил, почему ребенку разрешают трогать такие дорогие вещи. Мой друг ответил, что когда все уходят из дома и пятилетний Джим остается один, трудно проконтролировать, что он делает.

7. Анабель спросила Джона, куда он собирается ехать на каникулы. Он ответил, что еще окончательно не решил, но, скорее всего, он поедет к морю, если соберет для этого достаточно денег. Он не был уверен, сможет ли он собрать нужную сумму, и в этом случае, он останется в городе, и все лето будет работать.

8. Когда миссис Стоун пришла домой, ее старая соседка пожаловалась ей, что в ее отсутствие дети веди себя очень шумно. Миссис Стоун пообещала соседке, что поговорит с детьми. Она также сказала, что если подобное повторится, она накажет детей и поведет их в воскресенье в зоопарк.

9. Инструктор предупредил туристов. Что восхождение будет довольно трудным, так как вчера прошел дождь и камни скользкие. Он посоветовал им взять запасную пару обуви и теплые носки, так как прогноз погоды обещает еще три дня дождей.

10. Секретарь мистера Джонса сказала мне, что он освободится не раньше, чем через полчаса. Она извинилась, что мне придется подождать. Она также предложила мне кофе и принесла несколько свежих журналов и газет, чтобы я мог провести это время с пользой.