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ING Vs TO INF & Reported Speech - Practice

The document provides examples of grammar exercises involving: 1) Completing sentences with the -ing form or infinitive of verbs in brackets. 2) Writing sentences in reported speech. 3) Completing sentences with the correct form of the verbs "say" or "tell".

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ING Vs TO INF & Reported Speech - Practice

The document provides examples of grammar exercises involving: 1) Completing sentences with the -ing form or infinitive of verbs in brackets. 2) Writing sentences in reported speech. 3) Completing sentences with the correct form of the verbs "say" or "tell".

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GRAMMAR

A) Complete the sentences with the -ing form or the infinitive of the verb in
brackets.
Example: You need to buy (buy) some new boots for winter.
1 I phoned Abdul because I wanted _______________ (tell) him about our wedding.
2 Sandra left the meeting without _______________ (say) goodbye to anyone.
3 I love _______________ (walk) in the snow in winter.
4 _______________ (do) exercise is very good for your health.
5 Try not _______________ (spend) all of your money on computer games.
6 Do you know how _______________ (make) bread?
7 He sent Jenny an e-mail because he needed _______________ (tell) her the news.
8 It isn’t easy _______________ (learn) Chinese.
9 _______________ (dance) is something that I really don’t enjoy.
10 I prefer _______________ (find) a new dress for the party instead of staying at home.

B) Write the sentences in reported speech.


Example: ‘I love you.’ He told me that he loved me.
1 ‘I’m going to wash the car. It’s quite dirty.’ She said __________________________.
2 ‘We’ve finished our homework.’ They told her _______________________________.
3 ‘The train will be late because it’s raining.’ He said ___________________________.
4 ‘My sister can speak French very well.’ She told him __________________________.
5 ‘Mark didn’t phone me because he was busy.’ He said __________________________.
6 ‘We’re moving to Wales.’ She told me ______________________________________.
7 ‘My boss won’t be late for the meeting.’ He said ______________________________.

C) Complete the sentences with the correct form of say or tell.


Example: ‘It’s snowing!’ said Maxine.
1 They __________ they were selling their house.
2 Could you __________ us when the flight will arrive?
3 We see Natalie every day and she never _________ hello to us.
4 Lucy __________ her sister that she was going to get divorced.
5 What will you __________when you meet your cousin?
6 Andrew __________ his parents that he didn’t want to go to university.

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