RUMOURS

(Reported speech & Reporting verbs)

B2
1. REPORTED SPEECH
1. REPORTED SPEECH
1. REPORTED SPEECH
 CHECK WHAT YOU KNOW

Reproduce someone’s words applying the necessary changes to tenses, time

expressions, pronouns, determiners and expressions of place.

STATEMENTS She added that he had tricked her and she would make him
pay for that.

QUESTIONS The woman asked him if he thought they would be in love

forever.
FUNCTIONS Susie told him to make her happy or else.
TENSES
OTHER CHANGES

/ the previous day

/ the previous week

/ the day after
 REPORTING VERBS

The most common reporting verbs are say, tell

and ask.
However, there are many others that can help
us be more precise in the information we want
to report.
These verbs take a variety of structures. Note
that some of them may take more than one
structure.
 REPORTING VERBS
verb + object + Verb +
Verb+ object verb (that)+
verb + infinitive verb + gerund Preposition+ Preposition+
+infinitive sentence
gerund gerund

admit
agree
agree
announce
advise
answer
ask claim
boast
claim admit
beg demand
complain
consider
deny
decide
decide
encourage
deny mention Accuse (of)
expect expect
explain Blame (for)
Apologize for
guarantee recommend
guarantee Insist on
insist Congratulate (on)
invite
promise regret Thank (for)
persuade long
reassure (sb)
recommend report
remind offer
remind (sb)
suggest
request promise
request
warn
reply
want refuse
shout
suggest
threaten
whisper
Jack encouraged me
She offered to Tom admitted (that) He denied having They accused the
to look for a new He apologized
give him a lift to he had tried to leave anything to do boys of cheating on
job. for being late.
work. early. with her. the exam.
They invited all She insisted on
My brother She agreed (that) we Ken suggested She blamed her
their friends to doing the
refused to take no needed to reconsider studying early in husband for missing
attend the washing up.
for an answer. our plans. the morning. the train.
presentation.
 REPORTING VERBS
IT IS TERRIBLE.WE CAN
HEAR THEM THE NEIGHBOURS
SHOUTING FROM COMPLAINED THAT THEY
ACROSS THE COULD HEAR THEM
STREET. SHOUTING FROM ACROSS
THE STREET
 MRS BRADLEY
YOU HAVE BEEN ACCUSED HER
WASTING OUR HUSBAND OF
MONEY ON WASTING
COMPUTER MONEY ON
GAMES AGAIN. COMPUTER
GAMES.
 WE
DIDN’T
THROW THEY
THE DENIED
CHAIR. THROWING
THE CHAIR
 REMEMBER THE JUDGE
THAT YOU HAVE REMINDED THAT
ALREADY HAD THEY HAD ALREADY
TWO WARNINGS HAD TWO
FROM THE WARNINGS FROM
POLICE. THE POLICE.
 I THINK YOU
SHOULD SEE A SHE ADVISED US
MARRIAGE TO SEE / CONSULT
GUIDANCE A MARRIAGE
COUNSELLOR. COUNSELLOR.