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Reporting verbs

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"You have stolen my money", he said (accused)

He accused me of stealing his money

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"I'm sorry I hurt your feelings", he said (apologised)

He apologised for hurting my feelings.

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3.‘I have a headache. It’s your fault,’ Sheila said to her husband. BLAMED

Sheila blamed her husband for having a headache

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4.‘I have a collection of sports cars,’ Eric said. BOASTED

Eric boasted about having a collection of sports cars.

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5.‘Tidy it up and go to sleep,’ dad told us. ORDERED

Dad ordered us to tidy up and go to sleep

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.6 ‘Come to our party on Friday night,’ they said. INVITED

They invited us to (go to) their party of Friday night.

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7.‘I’m innocent,’ she said. CLAIMED

She claimed to be innocent. / She claimed she was innocent.

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8.‘I let you down,’ Mike told me. ADMITTED

Mike admitted letting me down/ Mike admitted (that) he had let me down

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9.‘Don’t touch anything,’ he told us. WARNED

He warned us not to touch anything

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10.‘The meeting starts in half an hour,’ the secretary told us. INFORMED

They secretary informed us that the meeting started in half an hour./ The secretary informed us about the meeting starting in a half an hour.

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11.‘You should watch this musical,’ Elena told us. RECOMMENDED

Elena recommended watching the musical./ Elena recommended that we watch the musical.

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12.‘I won’t talk to her, ‘ Edward said. REFUSED

Edward refused to talk to her

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13.‘Hurry up, ‘ they told us. URGED

They urged us to hurry up

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14.‘Let’s meet at the main square, ‘ he said. SUGGESTED

He suggested meeting at the main square./ He suggested that we (should) meet at the main square.

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15.‘I’ll sue you,’ he told me. THREATENED

He threatened to sue me.

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16.‘Don’t leave your suitcase unattended, ‘ she said. REMINDED

she reminded me not to leave my suitcase unattended

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