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Reported speech with Gerund and Infinitive

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  • “ I feel like seeing you soon, Susan,” said her mother. (look forward)
    Susan's mother looked forward to seeing her (daughter) in the near future.
  • Sarah said, "you should go on a holiday." (suggest)
    Sarah suggested going on a holiday.
  • My mother said, “Don't forget to make an appointment with the dentist.” (remind)
    My mother reminded me to make an appointment with the dentist.
  • “You are not allowed to run out of the garden," Ms Kelly said to the children. (discourage)
    Ms. Kelly discouraged the children from running out of the garden
  • Mrs. Brown said, “ You may use my car, son.” (permit)
    Mrs. Brown permitted his son to use his car.
  • "I wish I didn't work here", said Harry. (regret)
    Harry regretted working  there.
  • "I didn't break the vase," said Sasha. (deny)
    Sasha denied breaking the vase.
  • "Let me drive you home, I insist", Thomas said to his girlfriend. (insist)
    Thomas insisted on driving his girlfriend home.
  • "First, press the red button before the green one", Vova said to Lana. (instruct)
    Vova instructed Lana to press the red button before the green one.
  • "Is it true that you do not know the victim?", the detective asked Dollar. (suspect)
    The detective suspected Dollar of knowing the victim. / Dollar was suspected of knowing the victim.
  • “ Please, please don’t tell dad,” my little brother cried. (beg)
    My little brother begged me not to tell dad.
  • "You should definitely prepare for this exam," said our teacher. (advise)
    Our teacher advised us to prepare for the exam.
  • “If I were you, I would sell my shares,” his accountant said to Bill. (persuade)
    Bill's accountant persuaded Bill to sell his shares.
  • "Do your homework before dinner," said my mom. (tell)
    My mom told me to do my homework before dinner.
  • “I’ll get to work early, honest I will,” Angela said. (promise)
    Angela promised to get to work early.
  • "Zhenya, would you like to have dinner with me on Friday night?" asked Tim. (invite)
    Tim invited Zhenya to have dinner with him on Friday night.
  • "Say your password or die", the robbers said to Eva. (threaten)
    The robbers threatened to kill Eva if she didn't say her password.
  • Peter said, "I've been in love with you for a long time." (admit)
    Peter admitted being (having been) in love with me for a long time.
  • "No, I don't want to play paintball this weekend," said Jonas. (refuse)
    Jonas refused to play paintball that weekend.
  • "Yes, okay, I’ll lend you my car tomorrow," Alex said to Bill. (agree)
    Alex agreed to lend Bill his car the next day.
  • "I can give you a ride to the airport if you need it," said Viktor. (offer)
    Viktor offered to give me a ride to the airport.
  • The doctor advised the patients: "You should not drink coffee in the morning anymore". (warn)
    The doctor warned the patients not to drink coffee in the morning. / The doctor warned the patients against drinking coffee in the morning.
  • The judge said to him, “ You must pay a fine of fifty dollars” (order)
    The judge ordered him to pay a fine of fifty dollars.
  • "It's Helen. She murdered my husband last night", Angela told the police. (accuse)
    Angela accused Helen of murdering her husband the previous night (or: the night before).
  • "We are grateful for your contribution to our school", the headmaster told Lucy (thank)
    The headmaster thanked Lucy for contributing to their school.
  • Tommy said, "I'm sorry I wasn't on time." (apologise)
    Tommy apologised for not having been (being) on time.
  • Prof. Ward talked to Jessie: "You should take a physics course." (encourage)
    Prof. Ward encouraged to Jessie to take a physics course.
  • Jimmy said, "I have always wanted to drive that car." (dream)
    Jimmy dreamt of driving that car.
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