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Reporting Verbs B1+

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  • ‘Yes, you’re right. It’s my fault.’ The girl...
    The girl agreed that it was her fault.
  • The server ... that we try the burger. (encouraged / persuaded / recommended)
    recommended
  • ‘I was with my friends at a club at 9 pm last night.’ The man...
    The man claimed that he had been with his friends at a club at 9 pm that night.
  • ‘If you like pizza, then Pizza Shed on the High Street is the place to go.’ She...
    She. recommended having pizza at Pizza Shed.
  • ‘I won’t go to the police station.’ The boy...
    The boy refused to go to the police station.
  • ASK, TELL, PERSUADE, ENCOURAGE, INVITE
    VERB + OBJECT + INFINITIVE WITH "TO"
  • ‘I need you to tell me what happened.’ The man...
    The man demanded to know what had happened.
  • AGREE, OFFER, REFUSE, CLAIM
    VERB + INFINITIVE WITH "TO"
  • ‘OK, OK, I’ll go to the concert with you.’ She...
    She persuaded me to go to the concert with her.
  • SAY, CLAIM, RECOMMEND, EXPLAIN, AGREE
    VERB + THAT + SENTENCE
  • Girl: I can’t run any further. I give up. Boy: Come on. You can do it! He ... her to carry on running. (encouraged / invited / persuaded)
    encouraged
  • Emma looked sad today. Let’s invite her ... shopping with us this weekend. (going / go / to go)
    to go
  • ‘We’re going to the park. Would you like to come with us?’ They...
    They invited me to go to the park with them.
  • APOLOGISE FOR, SUGGEST, RECOMMEND
    VERB + GERUND
  • My sister claimed ... my tablet, but I don’t believe her. (not breaking / that she didn't break / to not break)
    that she didn't break
  • ‘I was in the garden when it happened.’ The woman...
    The woman explained that she had been in the garden when it happened.
  • ‘I know it’s hard, but I think you should try to learn Japanese.’ He...
    He encouraged me to learn Japanese.
  • ‘Empty your pockets for me, please.’ The police officer...
    The police officer told/asked him to empty his pockets.