Share Reported Speech - tell, ask, + other reporting verbs
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“Of course I’ll watch the new series of Sherlock.” (promise)
She promised to watch the new series of Sherlock.
“Please, please let me watch the film at your house!” (beg)
She begged me to let her watch the film at my / our house
“Why don’t we go to the cinema?” (suggest)
He suggested (that) we (should) go to the cinema / going to the cinema.
“I don’t think they’ll show the series again.” (doubt)
She doubted (that) they would show the series again.
“No, no, I won’t pay £75 a month for cable television!” (refuse)
He refused to pay £75 a month for cable television.
“I’ve been binge-watching all this week.” (admit)
She admitted (that) she had been binge-watching all that week / to having binge-watched all that week.
“Is it difficult to become a political analyst?” (wonder)
He wondered if / whether it is/was difficult to become a political analyst.
“How long have you been a cameraman, Max?” (ask)
She asked him / Max (for) how long he’d/he had been a cameraman.
“Don’t tell me the ending!” (warn)
She warned me / us not to tell her the ending.
“OK, kids, I may let you stay up late.” (tell)
He told the kids (that) he might let them stay up late.
"You should check those numbers again, Jake if you don't want the house to collapse" (advise)
He advised Jake to check those numbers again if he didn't want the house to collapse.
"It's true, I'm so stressed over my new job" said Bob. (admit) 2 versions!
Bob admitted to being stressed over his new job. / Bob admitted that he was stressed over his new job.
"Has she ever fallen in love?" (wonder)
He wondered if she had ever fallen in love.
"I have been working here since yesterday" (tell)
He told me that he had been working there since the day before.
"I will go there next week!" (promise)
She promised that she would go there the following week.
"There is nothing new in art except talent" said Chekhov. (say)
Chekhov said that there was nothing new in art except talent.
