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Reporting Verbs C1

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  • It's John's fault that we got such bad results,' Jack said. (blame)
    Jack blamed John for the bad results.
  • 'You stole the money, Eric!' Joanna shouted. (accuse)
    Joanna accused Eric of stealing the money.
  • 'I think you should try that restaurant,' Jason said. (recommend + subjunctive)
    Jason recommended that we try that restaurant.
  • 'I won't go to sleep!' the child yelled. (refuse)
    The child refused to go to sleep.
  • 'I wish I hadn't talked to Laura like that,' Mike said. (regret)
    Mike regretted/regrets talking to Laura like that.
  • Report the sentence with an appropriate reporting verb. 'Please, please don't tell my mum about my exam results!' Paula said.
    Check with the teacher!
  • 'Where does Kyle live?' Alina asked. (wonder)
    Alina wondered where Kyle lived.
  • Report the sentence with an appropriate reporting verb. 'Be careful with Andrew. He's a sly person,' Nina said to me.
    Check with the teacher!
  • Report the sentence with an appropriate reporting verb. 'I'm sorry I didn't go to your birthday party,' Gareth said to Annie.
    Check with the teacher!
  • Report the sentence with an appropriate reporting verb. 'I didn't kill anyone, Officer,' the suspect said.
    Check with the teacher!
  • 'OK, I'll take you to the station,' Maria said. (agree)
    Maria agreed to take...
  • Report the sentence with an appropriate reporting verb. 'Why don't we go to the bar?' Ted told his friends.
    Check with the teacher!
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