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Reported Speech Introductory verbs

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  • "Would you like me to carry your suitcase?" he said to her. (offered)
    He offered to carry her suitcase.
  • "I know his address," she said. (claimed)
    She claimed to know his address.
  • "Yes, I ate the jam," Tom said. (admitted)
    Tom admitted eating the jam.
  • "I want to see the documents," he said to me. (insisted)
    He insisted on seeing the documents.
  • "You stole my bike!" I said to him. (accused)
    I accused him of stealing my bike.
  • "Remember to feed the cat," she said to me. (reminded)
    She reminded me to feed the cat.
  • "I will return soon," he said. (promised)
    He promised to return soon.
  • "Don't bother me again!" she said to us. (forbade)
    She forbade us to bother her again.
  • "I'll leave if you do it again," she said to him. (threatened)
    She threatened to leave if he did it again.
  • "I don't think you should play the game," he said to me. (advised)
    He advised me not to play the game.
  • "Why don't we organize a concert?" he said. (suggested)
    He suggested organizing a concert.
  • "I've saved the men without any help!" he said. (boasted)
    He boasted of/about saving the men without any help.
  • "We are very successful businessmen," they said. (boasted)
    They boasted of/about being very successful businessmen.
  • "Why don't you stay in our country house?" they said to us. (invited)
    They invited us to stay in their country house.
  • "Turn right!" he said to them. (commanded)
    He commanded them to turn right.
  • "Yes, you may leave early," he said to us. (allowed)
    He allowed us to leave early.
  • "Don't press this button!" he said to us. (warned)
    He warned us not to press that button.
  • "You must keep notes while listening to the guide," the teacher said to us. (insisted)
    The teacher insisted on us keeping notes while listening to the guide.
  • "I'm sorry I haven't written earlier," he said to me. (apologized)
    He apologized for not writing earlier.
  • "I have a headache," I said to her. (complained)
    I complained (to her) of/about having a headache.
  • "I'm sorry I came late," she said. (apologized)
    She apologized for coming late.
  • "Congratulations! You've passed the exam!" I said to them. (congratulated)
    I congratulated them on passing the exam.
  • "Please, don't leave me alone!" she said to them. (begged)
    She begged them not to leave her alone.
  • "No, I haven't driven this car," she said. (denied)
    She denied driving that car.
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