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REPORTED SPEECH VERBS

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"Don't talk during the exam" Said the teacher. (warn)

The teacher warned us not to talk during the exam

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"The accident was all my fault" said Greg (admit)

Greg admitted that the accident was all his fault.

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“Would you like to come for lunch on Sunday?” Ned asked Sandra. (invite)

Ned invited Sandra to come for lunch on Sunday.

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"Don't forget to call your grandmother" Mom said to me (remind / me)

My mom reminded me to call my grandmother.

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"I promise I will take you to Las Vegas" he told her (promise)

He promise her to take her to Las Vegas

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"Why don't we phone Matt to invite him to the party?" She told me (suggest)

She suggested phoning Matt to invite him to the party

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"I won't do my homework" Alice said to her mom (refuse)

Alice refused to do her homework

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"Please, please, don't tell my mom what happened" She told her brother (beg)

She begged her brother not to tell their mom what happened

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"You won the competition, congratulations" Jim told me (congratulate / on)

Jim congratulated me on winning the competition

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“The bags look very heavy. Can I help you?" He told her. (offer)

He offered to help her with the bags

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"You lost Samantha's new bracelet" Maggie told him (accuse / of)

Maggie accused him of losing Samantha's new bracelet.

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"You should visit the Roman Colosseum" He told us. (recommend)

He recommended that we should visit the Roman Colosseum/He recommended visiting

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"I'm sorry I'm late" Nadia said (apologize)

Nadia apologized for being late

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"I didn't talk to him yesterday" She said (deny)

She denied talking to him the previous day

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"I'll order the cheeseburger with fries" Bob said (decide)

Bob decided to order the cheeseburger with fries.

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"You never get home early" His mother told him (complain)

His mother complained that he never gets home early

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