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Reporting Verbs

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"Sorry I couldn't go to your party" He...

He apologised for not coming to my party.

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"I didn't take your car yesterday" He ...

He denied taking / having taken my car the day before / the previous day.

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"I'll be there as soon as I can" She...

She promised to be there as soon as she could

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"Don't go so near the edge of the cliff" He ...

He warned me against going / not to go so near the edge of the cliff.

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"Would you like to come to my house for tea" She ...

She invited me to go to her house for tea.

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"If only I had studied harder" She...

She regretted not having studied harder.

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"It was you who ate my chocolates!" He...

He accused me of eating his chocolates.

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"You'll be grounded unless you finish your homework soon" He...

He threatened to ground me / me with being grounded unless I finished my homework soon.

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"I won't do what you told me!" She...

She refused to do what I / they told her.

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"Remember to bring your books tomorrow" She...

She reminded me to bring my books the following / next day.

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"It was me who left the front door open" She...

She amitted (to) having left / leaving the door open.

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"I'll give you a lift to the airport" She..

She offered to give me a lift to the airport.

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"You should really watch that movie!" He...

He recommended watching that movie / insisted on watching that movie.

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"Let's go to the cinema next Saturday" She...

She suggested going to the cinema the following / next Saturday.

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"If I were you, I would study more" He ...

He advised me to study more.

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"I'm multilingual. I am fluent in more than five languages" She...

She boasted about being multilingual / about being fluent in more than five languages.

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