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'You really must come to the party!' my friend said. -insist
My friend insisted that we came / we come / we should come the party.
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'It's my fault. I forgot to turn the tap off.' my brother said. -admit
My brother admitted (that) it was his fault. He had forgotten to turn the tap off.
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‘Why don’t we have a party at my place next weekend?’ said Sarah. -suggest
Sarah suggested having a party at her place next / the following weekend.
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‘It wasn’t me who left the lights on all night!’ he said. -deny
He denied having left the lights on all night.
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‘We should have paid more attention to climate change earlier,’ they said. -regret
They regretted not having paid more attention to climate change earlier.
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‘We are taking measures to protect the environment,’ the company said. -claim
The company claimed to take measures to protect the environment.
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‘If it’s not ready by the end of the week, we’ll cancel the order,’ said Tony James.-threaten
Tony James threatened to cancel the order if it was not ready by the end of the week/ that week.
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‘You should unplug the devices you’re not using,’ the teacher said. -recommend
The teacher recommended that we should unplug devices we’re not using.
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‘Don’t worry Mr. Simpkins, your suit will be ready by Friday,’ said Andrew. -reassure
Andrew reassured Mr. Simpkins (that) his suit would be ready by Friday /the Friday ('the Friday' if it is now after Friday)
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‘You really need to stop using the car so much,’ they said. -insist
They insisted that I/we need to stop using the car so much.
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‘The reason for the delay is that there is a technical problem,’ said the pilot. -explain
The pilot explained that the delay was due to a technical problem
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‘Don’t drive the car until the brakes have been replaced. It’s not safe’ said Ken. -warn
Ken warned me not to drive the car until the brakes had been replaced.
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‘You’re right, we should avoid wasting water,’ the minister said. -agree
The minister agreed to avoid wasting water.
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'You need to make an appointment online.' she said. -explain
She explained (that) I needed to make an appointment online.
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‘Don’t forget to post that letter when you go out,’ said Minnie. -remind
Minnie reminded me to post the letter.
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‘I never ride my bicycle,’ she said. -confess
She confessed to not riding her bicycle.
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'Go on - apply for the job! You might get it. Go for it!' my best friend said -encourage
My best friend encouraged me to apply for the job.
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‘It was me who threw the paper on the fl oor!’ the student said. -admit
The student admitted throwing the paper on the floor.
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‘I threw the glass bottle in the wrong bin.' he said. -admit
He admitted having thrown the glass bottle in the wrong bin.
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‘What about using both sides of the sheet to save paper!’ she said. -advise
She advised us/me to use both sides of the sheet to save paper.
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'For heaven’s sake don’t drink the water! It’s straight from the river.' My mum said. -warn
My mum warned me not to drink the water.
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‘There’ll be a meeting of all heads of department at 11 a.m.’ said Janet. -announce
Janet announced (that there would be) a meeting of all heads of department at 11a.m. (that day).
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‘I’m not going to change my old car just because it’s old!’ she said. -refuse
She refused to change her car just because it was old.
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‘The world should stop burning fossil fuels as soon as possible.’ scientists said. -urge
The scientist urged the world to stop burning fossil fuels as soon as possible
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'If I were you, I'd invest your money in gold.' mum said. -advise
Mum advised me to invest my money in gold.
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‘We are the most eco-friendly company in the region!’ they said. -boast
They boasted about being the most eco-friendly company in the region.
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'Don't worry. Everything will be ready on time.' My dad said -assure
My dad assured me (that) everything would be ready on time.
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'I'll give you a hand with that if you like.' My sister said. -offer
My sister offered to give me a hand.
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'The next meeting will take place on 30 April.' my boss said. -announce
My boss announced that the next meeting would take place on 30 April.
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'With my new method, you can learn 30 words a day.' The professor said. -claim
The professor claimed (that) with your new method, I (you) could learn 30 words a day.
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‘Climate change is happening because people are irresponsible.’ -blame
They blame people for being irresponsible for climate change happening.
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'Yes, I will definitely be at the meeting.' I said.-confirm
I confirmed (that) I would be at the meeting.
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