Reporting Verbs – English Grammar Test for B2
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Part A – Multiple Choice (1–20)
Choose the correct answer (a, b, or c).
1 She admitted ___ the secret by mistake.
(a) to tell
(b) telling
(c) to telling
2 The teacher warned the students ___ late for the exam.
(a) to be not
(b) not being
(c) not to be
3 He offered ___ me with my bags.
(a) helping
(b) help
(c) to help
4 They insisted on ___ the bill.
(a) pay
(b) paying
(c) to pay
5 She suggested ___ to the cinema.
(a) go
(b) to go
(c) going
6 He promised ___ me as soon as he arrived.
(a) calling
(b) to call
(c) call
7 She thanked him ___ her with the project.
(a) to help
(b) helping
(c) for helping
8 The boss advised me ___ more professional.
(a) being
(b) be
(c) to be
9 He refused ___ any questions.
(a) to answer
(b) answer
(c) answering
10 The manager reminded us ___ the reports by Monday.
(a) to finish
(b) finish
(c) finishing
11 She apologized ___ rude earlier.
(a) to be
(b) being
(c) for being
12 He blamed me ___ the mistake.
(a) for making
(b) to make
(c) making
13 They encouraged me ___ for the scholarship.
(a) apply
(b) to apply
(c) applying
14 She denied ___ anything wrong.
(a) doing
(b) to do
(c) do
15 The doctor advised him ___ more exercise.
(a) to take
(b) taking
(c) take
16 She warned me not ___ too close to the fire.
(a) getting
(b) to get
(c) get
17 He offered ___ us to the airport.
(a) to drive
(b) driving
(c) drive
18 They accused her ___ the report.
(a) stealing
(b) of stealing
(c) to steal
19 He reminded me ___ the light off.
(a) turn
(b) turning
(c) to turn
20 She insisted ___ alone.
(a) to go
(b) on going
(c) going
Part B – Gap-Fill (21–30)
Complete the sentences with the correct form of the reporting verb in brackets.
21 He __________ (apologize) for arriving late.
22 She __________ (offer) to help me with the assignment.
23 They __________ (promise) to call us back later.
24 He __________ (admit) losing the document.
25 She __________ (warn) me not to believe him.
26 The boss __________ (advise) us to take a short break.
27 I __________ (thank) her for helping me.
28 He __________ (deny) copying from his classmate.
29 She __________ (remind) me to pay the bills.
30 They __________ (encourage) me to try again.
Part C – Sentence Transformation (31–40)
Rewrite each sentence using the word in brackets.
31 “Don’t be late again,” the teacher said.
→ The teacher __________ me not to be late again. (warn)
32 “I didn’t take your keys,” he said.
→ He __________ taking my keys. (deny)
33 “You should visit your parents more often,” she said.
→ She __________ me to visit my parents more often. (advise)
34 “Let’s watch a movie,” he said.
→ He __________ watching a movie. (suggest)
35 “I’ll drive you home,” he said.
→ He __________ to drive me home. (offer)
36 “You broke my phone!” she said.
→ She __________ me of breaking her phone. (accuse)
37 “I’m sorry I shouted at you,” he said.
→ He __________ for shouting at me. (apologize)
38 “I’ll never lie to you again,” he said.
→ He __________ never to lie to me again. (promise)
39 “Don’t go near that dog!” she said.
→ She __________ me not to go near the dog. (warn)
40 “Thanks for your help,” he said.
→ He __________ me for my help. (thank)
Part D – Error Correction (41–50)
Find and correct the mistakes.
41 He suggested to go for a walk.
42 She denied to steal the money.
43 The teacher told to the class to be quiet.
44 He apologized to be late.
45 She offered helping me with the boxes.
46 They insisted to pay for dinner.
47 The doctor advised him give up smoking.
48 He blamed me to make a mistake.
49 She accused me for lying.
50 They reminded us don’t forget our passports.
Part E – Dialogue Completion (51–60)
Complete the mini-dialogues with the correct reporting verb.
51
A: “You should rest more.”
B: My doctor __________ me to take a few days off.
52
A: “Let me carry that bag for you.”
B: He __________ to carry it for me.
53
A: “Yes, I broke the window.”
B: He __________ breaking the window.
54
A: “Don’t forget to lock the door.”
B: She __________ me to lock it.
55
A: “Please don’t tell anyone.”
B: He __________ me not to tell anyone.
56
A: “Why don’t we go out for coffee?”
B: She __________ going for coffee.
57
A: “I didn’t cheat on the test.”
B: He __________ cheating.
58
A: “You’re late again!”
B: She __________ me of always being late.
59
A: “Thank you for your help.”
B: He __________ me for helping him.
60
A: “Don’t worry, I’ll finish the report on time.”
B: He __________ to finish it.
Answer
1(b) 2(c) 3(c) 4(b) 5(c) 6(b) 7(c) 8(c) 9(a) 10(a)
11(c) 12(a) 13(b) 14(a) 15(a) 16(b) 17(a) 18(b) 19(c) 20(b)
21 apologized 22 offered 23 promised 24 admitted 25 warned 26 advised 27 thanked 28 denied 29 reminded 30 encouraged
31 warned 32 denied 33 advised 34 suggested 35 offered 36 accused 37 apologized 38 promised 39 warned 40 thanked
41 going 42 stealing 43 told the class 44 for being 45 to help 46 on paying 47 to give 48 for making 49 of lying 50 not to forget
51 advised 52 offered 53 admitted 54 reminded 55 asked 56 suggested 57 denied 58 accused 59 thanked 60 promised