DIRECT SPEECH REPOSTED SPEECH EXAMPLES

V + to inf
Yes, I will… “OK. I’ll help you.”
agree to do sth
OK. I’ll…  John agreed to help me.
I’ll... “Shall I carry your bag?”
offer to do sth
Shall I…?  Tim offered to carry her bag.
I’ll (definitely)… “I won’t tell her about that”
promise to do sth
I won’t…  Tim promised not to tell her about that.
“No, I won’t help you.”
No, I won’t… refuse to do sth
 John refused to help me.
I’ll…if you… “I’ll shoot if you move.”
threaten to do sth
I’ll…unless you…  The robber threatened to shoot if she moved.
V + object + to inf
If I were you
Should “If I were you, I wouldn’t buy that car.”
advise sb to do sth
Had better  John advised me not to buy that car.
Ought to
Would you...?
Can you...?
Could you…? “Would you mind not talking here?”
ask sb to do sth
Do you mind…?  The man asked the girl not to talk there.
Would you mind…?
Please
“Please don’t tell my wife about this.”
Please …
beg sb to do sth  Tim begged his colleague not to tell his wife about
Please don’t …
that.
“Drop your weapons.”
V+O order sb to do sth  The captain commanded / ordered his crew to drop
their weapons.
“Would you like to go to the cinema with me?”
Would you like to…? invite sb to do sth
 Tim invited Mary to go to the cinema with him.
Don’t forget to… “Don’t forget to buy some sugar”
remind sb to do sth
Remember to…  My mom reminded me to buy some sugar.
V + gerund
“Yes, I stole your bag.”
(Yes), I + V2 admit doing sth
 John admitted stealing my bag.
I shouldn’t have V3 “I shouldn’t have called him yesterday.”
regret doing sth
I wish + S + had V3  My best friend regretted calling him the previous day.
Shall we…?
Let’s…
“Why don’t we go to the zoo?”
How about…? suggest doing sth
What about…?  The monitor suggested going to the zoo.
Why don’t we…?
V + object + prep + gerund
“You broke my glass.”
You V2 accuse sb of doing sth
 John accused me of breaking his glass.
I’m sorry for… “I’m sorry I broke the glass.”
apologize to sb for doing sth
Sorry, I + V2  Tim apologized (to me) for breaking the glass.
“You caused the accident”
blame sb for sth
You V2  John blamed me for the accident.
blame sth on sb
 John blamed the accident on me.
“You’re always forgetting things.”
You’re always V-ing complain to sb about doing sth  He complained that I was always forgetting things.
 He complained about my forgetting things.
Congratulations
“Well done! You passed your exam”
Well done congratulate sb on doing sth
 John congratulated Mary on passing her exam.
Bravo!!!
“Why are you so late? That’s not good at all.”
criticize sb for doing sth
 My boss criticized / scolded her for being so late.
I must + V0 “I must see the manager.”
insist sb on doing sth
I have to + V0  John insisted on seeing the manager.
Thank you
“Many thanks for your help.”
Thanks thank sb for doing sth
 She thanked me for my help.
Many thanks
V + object + noun
“Would you like some tea?”
Would you like + N ? offer sb sth
 He offered me some tea.