Which are the Reporting

Verbs?
• ACCUSE: object + preposition + gerund
- They accused the boy of cheating on the exam.
• ADMIT: that + indirect speech
- Tom admitted that he had tried to leave early.
• ADVISE: object + to + infinitive
- She advised me to leave early.
• AGREE: with someone
- I agree with you that they shouldn’t do that.
: on/ about something
- I don’t agree on several points of the resolution.
: that + indirect speech
- She agreed that we needed to reconsider our plan.
• ANNOUNCE: that + indirect speech
- Peter announced that he had voted for Obama.
• ANSWER: that + indirect speech
- He answered he didn’t want to go.
• APOLOGIZE: for + gerund
- James apologized for being late.
: to someone for something
- You must apologize to her for being so rude.
• COMPLAIN: to someone that + indirect speech
- Marc complained to the teacher that his mark was wrong.
: of/about something
- He’s always complaining about your behaviour.
• DENY: that + indirect speech
- The president denied that this was a political decision.
: gerund
- He denied having anything to do with the victim.
• EXPLAIN: (to + object)+ that + indirect speech
- The tour guide explained to the tourists that they needed the passport.
• INSIST: on + gerund
- He insisted on doing the revision.
: that + indirect speech
- She insisted that I had done it.
• MENTION: that + indirect speech
- My brother mentioned that he wanted to buy that motorbike.
• OFFER: to + infinitive
- Martha offered me to work with her.
• ORDER: object + to + infinitive
- The officer ordered them to fire.
• PROMISE: that + indirect speech
- She promised me that she would do it.
: to + infinitive
- His boyfriend promised her to buy her a ring.
: someone something
- Mike promised me a bike.
• REFUSE: to + infinitive
- My uncle refused to do that.
• RECOMMEND: that + subject + infinitive without to
- The doctor recommended me to rest.
: subject + should + verb
- My mum recommended me I shouldn’t were this dress.
• REMIND: object + to + infinitive
Remind me to buy some apples.
• SUGEST: to + object + that + subject + should + verb
- She suggested to us that we should wait.
Exercices
 Obama’s Speech
• “And you must know that whatever measure of comfort we
can provide, we will provide”

promised
• Mr. Obama …………….. to provide any measure of comfort
they can provide.
• “We know that there were other teachers who barricaded
themselves inside classroms and kept steady through it all
and reassured their students by saying, <<Wait for the good
guys, they are coming. Show me your smile>>”

• He ……………..
explained how some teachers acted during the tragedy.

• “Can we say that we’re truly doing enough (…)? I’ve been
reflecting on this the last few days, and if we’re honest with
ourselves, the answer’s no.”

• The president …………….. to not be doing enough .

admitted
Reporting
verbs’
exercices
 2. Fill the gaps using the verbs in
the box. Use each verb once only.
Advise hope promise suggestbeginsist remind threaten deny invite refuse
warn
• 1. "I didn't do it," she said.
• She ________________ doing it.
• 2. "Have lunch with me," she said.
• She ________________ me to have lunch with her.
• 3. "Why don't you buy one?" said Tom.
• Tom ________________ I buy one.
• 4. "I promise I'll take you to Prague," said Mary.
• Mary ________________ to take me to Prague.
• 5. "I hope Andy phones tonight," said Clare.
• Clare ________________ Andy would phone that night.
• 6. "Please, please don't tell anyone!" he said.
• He ________________ me not to tell anyone.
 2. Fill the gaps using the verbs in
the box. Use each verb once only.
• 7. "I won't do it," he said.
• He ________________ to do it.
• 8. "You should have lessons," she said.
• She ________________ me to have lessons.
• 9. "We really must go with you," they said.
• They ________________ on going with me.
• 10. "Don't forget to phone Granny," said Mum.
• Mum ________________ me to phone Granny.
• 11. "If you wear my T-shirt again, I'll pinch you very hard," said Maggy.
• Maggie ________________ to pinch me very hard if I wore her T-shirt again.
• 12. "Don't fly kites near electric overhead cables," said my father.
• My father ________________ me not to fly kites near electric overhead cables.
 3. Change into reporting
speech:
• 1. " I won´t help you with your homework", Mark said to Martha.
• Mark . . . . . .
• 2. "This exercise is too difficult", Paul said.
• Paul . . . . . .
• 3. "OK, I´ll go with you to the concert", Lola said to Mario.
• Lola . . . . . . .
• 4. Sara said to Tom, "Do you want to go to the cinema?“.
• Sara . . . . . . .
• 5. "Sara, stay in your house", her mum said.
• Her mum . . . . . . .
• 6. "I took the money", the thief said.
• The thief . . . . . . .
Answers
the to
exercises
 2. Fill the gaps using the verbs in the box.
Use each verb once only.
• 1. She denied doing it.
• 2. She invited me to have lunch with her.
• 3. Tom suggested I buy one.
• 4. Mary promised to take me to Prague.
• 5. Clare hoped Andy would phone that night.
• 6. He begged me not to tell anyone.
• 7. He refused to do it.
• 8. She advised me to have lessons.
• 9. They insisted on going with me.
• 10. Mum reminded me to phone Granny.
• 11. Maggie threatened to pinch me very hard if I wore her T-shirt again.
• 12. My father warned me not to fly kites near electric overhead cables.
 3. Change into reporting speech:

• 1. refused
• 2. complained
• 3. agreed
• 4. invited
• 5. told
• 6. admitted