Reporting Verbs English file Upper intermediate | Baamboozle - Baamboozle

English 11 Public

Students make reported speech sentences using appropriate verbs

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"YOU stole the cookies!"

S/he accused me of stealing the cookies.

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"Do you want to come to my birthday party?"

S/he invited me to his/her birthday party.

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Don't forget to take your keys.

S/he reminded me to take my keys.

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I will NOT work later than 6. No way.

S/he refused to work later than 6.

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If you want, I can help you with your homework.

S/he offered to help (me) with my homework.

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If you don't stop it I'll kill you!

S/he threatened to kill me (if I didn't stop it).

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I will always love you forever.

S/he promised to always love me forever.

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What you should do is rent an apartment near the sea.

S/he suggested renting an apartment near the sea. OR S/he advised me to rent an appartment near the sea.

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I made a mistake. I should have finished university.

S/he regrets not finishing university.

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I am the one who stole all of the money.

S/he admitted to stealing all of the money.

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Put this into reported speech: 2 years ago: "They´ll go to England, but if they didn´t get a ticket before the office closed on Saturday, its going to be very expensive.".... S/he said that...

...that they would go to England, but if they hadn´t got a ticket before the office had closed the previous Saturday that it was going to be very expensive.

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