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Reporting verbs and reported speech

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  • Teacher:” Who were they travelling with yesterday?” (USE ask)
    The teacher asked who they had been travelling with the day before.
  • Worker: Remeber you need to pay us, Boss. (USE remind)
    The worker reminded the boss that he needed to pay them.
  • Rachel: 'I'm sorry, I lost the key.' (USE admit)
    Rachel admitted that she had lost the key.
  • The fireman asked:”When is the fire engine going to be ready?”
    The fireman asked when the fire engine was going to be ready.
  • Dave to Charlie: 'OK, I won't do my homework I'll play XBox with you.' (USE persuade)
    Charlie persuaded his friend to play Xbox with him.
  • Claire to Doug: 'Do you know Tara?'
    Claire asked Doug whether/if he know Tara.
  • Susan to Jane: ' Yes, I think you're absolutely right about the new teacher.' (USE agree)
    Susan agreed that Jane was absolutely right about the new teacher.
  • Write the question in direct speech: Jane’s brother asked her who she was going out with.
    “Who are you going out with Jane?”
  • Coach: 'You must win this game!' (USE warn)
    The coach warned the team that they had to win the game.
  • "It's a great idea to go to the beach," said Maria. (USE suggest)
    Maria suggested going to the beach.
  • Prime minister: ' I will not answer your irrelavant questions.' (USE refuse)
    The Prime minister refused to answer the irrelavant questions.
  • Fred: ”Why weren’t we allowed to park here last month?” (USE ask)
    Fred asked why they hadn’t been allowed to park there the month before.
  • Harry:”How long has Peter had his sports car?”
    Harry wanted to know how long Peter had had his sports car.
  • Peter to Barbara: ' I will always love you'. (USE promise)
    Peter promised to always love Barbara.
  • Tom to his sister 'You ate all the biscuits'. (USE accuse)
    Tom accused his sister of eating all the biscuits.
  • The zookeeper asked:”How much food did the lions eat last week?
    The zookeeper asked how much food the lions had eaten the week before.
  • Singer to me :”Would you sing a song with me?”
    The Singer asked me if I would sing the song with him.
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