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Reporting Verbs

The document discusses different reporting verbs used to report what someone said in indirect speech. It provides examples of verbs followed by full infinitives like "agree to do", gerunds like "admit doing", prepositions plus gerunds like "insist on doing", and "that" clauses like "deny that". It then provides exercises changing direct speech to indirect speech using these reporting verbs.

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Reporting Verbs

The document discusses different reporting verbs used to report what someone said in indirect speech. It provides examples of verbs followed by full infinitives like "agree to do", gerunds like "admit doing", prepositions plus gerunds like "insist on doing", and "that" clauses like "deny that". It then provides exercises changing direct speech to indirect speech using these reporting verbs.

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REPORTING VERBS

INTRODUCTORY VERBS
VERB + FULL INFINITIVE

Agree “Yes, I’ll do it” He agreed to do it


Offer “Shall I open the window for you?” He offered to open the window
Promise “I promise I’ll finish it” He promised to finish it
Refuse “I won’t do it” He refused to do it
Threaten “Leave or I’ll call the police” He threatened to call the police

VERB+SB+FULL INFINITIVE

Advise “You should stop smoking” He advised me to stop smoking


Ask “Please, lend me some money” He asked me to lend him some money
Beg “Please, please help me” He begged me to help him
Invite “Would you like to come to the He invited me to come to the party
Order party” He ordered me to shut up
Remind “Shut up” he said He reminded me to send the letter
Warn “Don’t forget to send the letter” He warned me not to touch the iron
“Don’t touch the iron”
VERB + GERUND

Admit “Yes, I broke the window!” He admitted breaking/having broken the window
Deny “I didn’t break the window” He denied breaking/having broken the window

VERB+PREPOSITION+
GERUND

Insist on “You must stay to dinner” He insisted on me/my staying to dinner


Accuse sb of “You stole my necklace” She accused me of stealing her necklace
Apologise for “I’m sorry I didn’t tell you” He apologized for not telling me
Congratulate on “Congratulations! You passed the He congratulated me on passing the exam
Boast about test!” He boasted about being richer than me
“I’m richer than you”

VERB+THAT

Deny
“ I never touch your necklace” He denied that he had touched my necklace
Admit
“ Yes, I did it” He admitted he had done it
Promise
“I won’t be late again” He promised that he wouldn’t be late again
Agree
“Yes, we’ll go together” He agreed that we would go together
Explain
“These verbs are difficult to learn” He explained that those verbs were difficult
Complain
“You never phone me” He complained that I never phoned him

SUGGEST
Suggest + gerund He suggested going to the cinema
He suggested that we go to the cinema
Suggest + that+ subj+(should) + V
He suggested that we went to the cinema
Suggest + that+ subj+ past simple
Rewrite the sentences in Reported Speech using the verbs
given in brackets:

1. “You took my wallet yesterday” Olatz said. (accuse)

2. Roberto said “I’ll help you tomorrow” (promise)

3. “Why don’t we go to Madrid this weekend?” He said (suggest)

4. “She is always taking my things without permission!” he said

(complain)

5. “I will marry you” Gemma said (promise)

6. “Pay attention, please” The teacher said to the students (ask)

7. “Aim and shoot” the captain said to the soldiers (order)

8. “You’d better go to the dentist” Mum said to me (advise)

9. “I didn’t steal the money from the bag” he said (deny)

10.“I’m sorry I didn’t call you before coming” Jon said (apologize)

11.“Stop making that noise or I’ll leave” Lorena said (threaten)

12.“Please, please lend me your car” my sister said to me (beg)

13.“Don’t forget to water the plants” mum said to his son (remind)

14.“You must study the irregular verbs” the teacher said to her (insist)

15.“Don’t go near the river” she said to the children (warn)

16.“No, I won’t eat the beans” the child said (refuse)

17.“You should enter in silence” the teacher said to the students (advise)
18.Rachel said to Rose “You tore the book” (accuse)

19. “Why don’t we dress up for the party? (suggest)

Rewrite the sentences in Reported Speech using a reporting verb:

1. “You should eat less fast food” the doctor said to him

2. “Don’t forget to lock the door when you leave” mum said to me

3. “I’m sorry I damaged your car” Olatz said to him

4. “If I were you, I would stop smoking” Andres said to Marta

5. “Please, please don’t be angry with me” Maider said to Marian

6. “Why don’t you ask her out? “ I said to him

7. “I didn’t break into the house” the burglar said

8. “I won’t take your things without your permission” he said

9. “Let’s talk about it now” he said

10.“Don’t shout in class” the teacher said to the students

11. “Would you like me to help you carry those bags?” he asked

12.“Leave me alone!” Jane said to her sister

13.“I will never disappoint you again” he said to me

14.“Roberto took my books” she said

15.“You must stay with us” they said to him


16.“Yes, I broke your glasses” I said to him

Key:

1. Olatz accused me of taking her wallet the previous day


2. Roberto promised to help me the following day
3. He suggested we should go / we went to Madrid that weekend
4. She complained that she was always taking her things without
permission
5. Gemma promised to marry him
6. The teacher asked the students to pay attention
7. The captain ordered the soldiers to aim and shoot
8. Mum advised me to go to the dentist
9. He denied stealing/having stolen the money from the bag / He
denied that he had stolen the money from the bag
10.Jon apologized for not calling me before coming
11.Lorena threatened to leave
12.My sister begged me to lend her my car
13.Mum reminded her son to water the plants
14.The teacher insisted on her studying the irregular verbs
15.She warned the children not to go near the river
16.The child refused to eat the beans
17.The teacher advised the students to enter in silence
18.Rachel accused Rose of tearing the book
19.I suggested dressing up for the party

1. The doctor advised him to eat less fast food


2. Mum reminded me to lock the door when I left
3. Olatz apologized to him for damaging his car
4. Andres advised Marta to stop smoking
5. Maider begged Marian not to be angry with her
6. I suggested he should ask/ asked her out
7. The burglar denied breaking/having broken/ he had broken into the
house
8. He promised not to take my things without my permission
9. He suggested talking about it then
10.The teacher asked/ordered the students not to shout in class
11.He offered to help me carry those bags
12.Jane asked her sister to leave her alone
13.He promised not to disappoint her again
14.She accused Roberto of taking her books
15.They insisted on him/his staying with them
16. I admitted breaking /having broken/ that I had broken his glasses

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