Reported speech: Reporting verbs used with a gerund
Prepiši poved tako, da uporabiš enega od glagolov iz tabele v pretekliku in spremeniš, kar je potrebno. Primer je dan. / Sentence transformation: rewrite each sentence using a verb from the box in the past simple and making the necessary changes. An example is given.
| apologise for | accuse of | suggest | admit (to) | complain about |
Example:
0 Sara: I know it was Billy who published a photo of me on facebook.
Sara accused Billy of publishing a photo of her on facebook.
1 Liam: Yes, I’ve spilt red wine on your carpet.
Liam ___________________________________________________________
2 Student to teacher: I am sorry I haven’t done my homework.
The student _____________________________________________________
3 Frank: Shall we go for a long walk?
Frank __________________________________________________________
4 Sally to children: I hate having to cook the same dishes all the time.
Sally ___________________________________________________________
| prohibit | deny | confess (to) | insist on |
5 Joe: No, I didn’t let the secret out.
Joe ____________________________________________________________
6 Suspect to detective: Yes, it was me who robbed the post office. I’m sorry.
The suspect _____________________________________________________
7 Child: I do want to get a big box of sweets for Christmas.
The child _______________________________________________________
8 Art gallery sign: Do not take photos!
They __________________________________________________________
