16.Fill in the gaps with one of the introductory
verbs from the list below in the past simple.

deny          suggest

insist         accuse advise       threaten

boast         agree promise      complain warn           remind

1 I'm the fastest runner on the team.'he
said.

He ...botufted... about being the
fastest runner on the team.

2 I didn't take your jacket.' he said to
her.

He
....................................................taking her jacket.

3 You should go to the doctor's.' Mum said
to me. Mum ....................................me to go to the doctor's.

4 I'll call you next week,' she said to
him.

She
...........................................to call him next week.

5 Yes. I'll set the table for dinner.' he
said to her.

He
......................................to set the table for dinner.

6 He always forgets my birthday.' she
said.

She.......................that he always
forgot her birthday.

7  Let's
go for a walk.' she said.

She
.............................................,.....going for a walk.

8 Leave, or I'll shoot,' the man said to
them.

The man
.....................................to shoot them if they

didn't leave.

9 Don't forget to feed the cat,' she said
to him.

She
...............................................him to feed the cat.

10 You broke my CD player,' she said to him.

She ............................him of
breaking her CD player.

11 Don't go near the edge of the cliff.'
Dad said to them.

Dad ..............................them not
to go near the edge

of the cliff.

12 You must do your homework before you go
out.' she said to us.

She.......................on us doing our
homework before

we went out.