Reporting Verbs Exercise

advise hope promise suggest

beg insist remind threaten
deny invite refuse warn
Fill the gaps using the verbs in the box. Use each verb once only.
1 "I didn't do it," she said.
he .............................. doing it.
! ""ave lunch with me," she said.
he .............................. me to have lunch with her.
# "$hy don't you buy one%" said &om.
&om .............................. I buy one.
' "I promise I'll ta(e you to )rague," said *ary.
*ary .............................. to ta(e me to )rague.
+ "I hope ,ndy phones tonight," said -lare.
-lare .............................. ,ndy would phone that night.
. ")lease, please don't tell anyone/" he said.
"e .............................. me not to tell anyone.
0 "I won't do it," he said.
"e .............................. to do it.
1 "2ou should have lessons," she said.
he .............................. me to have lessons.
3 "$e really must go with you," they said.
&hey .............................. on going with me.
14 "5on't forget to phone 6ranny," said *um.
*um .............................. me to phone 6ranny.
11 "If you wear my &7shirt again, I'll pinch you very hard," said *aggie.
*aggie .............................. to pinch me very hard if I wore her &7shirt again.
1! "5on't fly (ites near electric overhead cables," said my father.
*y father .............................. me not to fly (ites near electric overhead cables.
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Answers
1 "I didn't do it," she said.
he denied doing it.
! ""ave lunch with me," she said.
he invited me to have lunch with her.
# "$hy don't you buy one%" said &om.
&om suggested I buy one.
' "I promise I'll ta(e you to )rague," said *ary.
*ary promised to ta(e me to )rague.
+ "I hope ,ndy phones tonight," said -lare.
-lare hoped ,ndy would phone that night.
. ")lease, please don't tell anyone/" he said.
"e begged me not to tell anyone.
0 "I won't do it," he said.
"e refused to do it.
1 "2ou should have lessons," she said.
he advised me to have lessons.
3 "$e really must go with you," they said.
&hey insisted on going with me.
14 "5on't forget to phone 6ranny," said *um.
*um reminded me to phone 6ranny.
11 "If you wear my &7shirt again, I'll pinch you very hard," said *aggy.
*aggie threatened to pinch me very hard if I wore her &7shirt
again.
1! "5on't fly (ites near electric overhead cables," said my father.
*y father warned me not to fly (ites near electric overhead cables.
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