Exercise 2. Rewrite the dialogues in reported speech, using gerund.

Gap-fill exercise

Fill in all the gaps, then press "Check" to check your answers. Use the "Hint" button to get a free letter if an answer is giving you trouble. You can also click on the "[?]" button to get a clue. Note that you will lose points if you ask for hints or clues!
Example:
Teacher: Come in, Peter!
Peter: I’m sorry I’m late.
Peter apologised for being late.
1. Linda: Let me pay for the meal.
Tom: Certainly not! I’ll pay.
Tom insisted on .
2. Mr. Smith: I feel like meeting our children soon.
Mrs. Smith: I think so.
Mr. and Mrs. Smith looked forward to .
3. Woman: Hey! You’ve broken the window of my house!
Boy: Oh ... no, I’ve just arrived here. I don’t know anything about it.
The boy denied .
4. Policeman: You mustn’t leave the shop!
Customer: What’s that?
Policeman: Stay here! You mustn’t leave the shop!
The policeman stopped the customer (from) .
5. Detective: You have stolen Mrs. Brown’s car!
The thief: Yes...! But...
The thief admitted .
6. Mary: What shall we do on Saturday?
Ann: What about having a party?
Ann suggested .
7. John’s wife: The house is very nice! We’ll certainly buy it!
John: I think so.
John and his wife were thinking of .