Reporting verbs
Verb + to + infinitive
(
agree/claim/decide /refuse /offer/promise )
-"Yes, I'll help you," he said. He agreed to help us.
-'I'm good at helping people,' he said He claimed to be good at helping people.
- I
think I'll help you," He said. He
decided to help us.
-'I won't help you, he said. He refused to help us
-'Shall I help you?" he said He offered to help us
- Don't worry, I'll help you," he said. He promised to help us
verb + object + to + infinitive
(
advice/encourage / order/ persuade/ remind / warn
-If I were you, I'd study hard," he said. He advised me to
study hard
-Go on, study hard and
you'll get good marks, he said. He
encouraged me to study hard
-"Study !" he
said .
He ordered me to study
-"You should watch
this new TV show", he said He
persuaded me to watch that new TV show
-"Don't forget to
study hard," he said. He reminded me to study hard
-"Study! Don't waste
your time,' he said. He
warned me not to waste my time
verb + -ing form
( admit/deny/recommend/suggest
I took your dictionary He admitted taking my
dictionary
I didn't take your dictionary, he said. He denied taking my
dictionary
You should buy this dictionary he said He recommended buying that dictionary
Let's get a dictionary,
he said He suggested getting a dictionary
verb + preposition + -ing
form
(
apologise for / complain of / insist
on
' I'm sorry I lost your
pen, he said He apologised
for losing my pen
My back hurts, he said
complain of insist on He
complained of having a bad back
'Don't be silly I will
buy a new pan for you, he said He
insisted on buying a new pen for me
verb + object + preposition + -ing form
(accuse someone of / congratulate someone on
You cheated in the
test," he said. He accused me of
cheating in the test
"You passed the
test! Well done! he said He
congratulated me on passing the test.
verb+ that clause
(announce /
complain / demand
-"I'm going to send
my college applications, he said
He announced that he was
going to send his college applications
-I don't have time to
send my college applications, he said
He complained that he didn't
have time to send his college applications
-Tell me what happened to
my college applications he said
He demanded that I tell him
what had happened to his college applications
verb + indirect question
(enquire
/wonder / question )
Can I leave early? he
asked. He enquired
whether he could leave early.
What will my new class be
like? he asked He wondered what his new class
would be like.
Why do we need to write our answers by hand? he asked He questioned why they needed to write their answers by hand.
Choose the correct answer from a,b,c or d:
1.
I ……….… my sister not to sit on that broken chair.
a)
complained b) warned c) admitted d) mentioned
2.
Gabriel ……….… Susan to see a specialize .
a)
insisted b) explained c) said d) advised
3.
The instructor ……….… us to work in pairs.
a) encouraged b) blamed c) admitted d) explained
4.
My tutor................... to me that the private would start later on Saturday .
a) told b) explained c) asked d) informed
5.
Now you ......................
that you are not proud of what you had done.
a) told b) advised c) wondered d) admitted
6. I .................. my parents to let me go on
holiday with my friends.
a)
suggested b) begged c) declared d) mentioned
7. Albert .................... for forgetting his friend's birthday party.
a)
ordered b) admitted c) apologised d) insisted
8.
He promised that he ..................... us the next morning.
a) will phone b) would phone c) phoned d) had phoned
9.
He says that Paris .....................
the capital of France .
a) is b)
be c)
had been d) is
being
10. He told me that he was sure he had seen me there .....................
a) last
week b) next week c) the week after d) the week before
11. I ……….… about the price of the new sunglasses .
a) told b) said c) denied d) inquired
12. The manager
.................. that we could leave a bit earlier ..
a)
admitted b) convinced c) persuaded d) agreed
13. He ................... the children not to touch these
wires over there.
a) denied b) suggested c) wondered d) warned
14. She ...................her friend Lilly that she needed to go to the dentist.
a) reminded b) remembered c) said d) admitted
15. Soha said that she had gone to bed
early....................
a) now b) today c) that
night d)
tonight
16. John.................. to go to France on holiday.
a) said b) decided c) admitted d) told
17 . He said just now that no one…………… to leave.
a) be allowed b)
were allowed c) is being allowed d) is allowed
18. He apologized
for ................ rude to my little brother
a) being b) be c) not being d)
was
19 He says
that he ………. to Canada
a) would
travel b) travels c) will travel d)
could travel
20 They said they...............me there in the café the following
Friday.
a) were meeting b) are going to meet c-
will meet d-
met
21
He
admitted that he had arrived late the night.............
a) next b)
then c- after d-before
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