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reported speech + reporting verbs

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  • "No, I haven't driven this car," she said. (deny)
    She denied driving that car.
  • "I'm sorry I haven't written earlier," he said to me. (apologize)
    He apologized for not writing earlier.
  • “Why did you go out last night?” My mom asked me
    My mom asked me why I had gone out last night (the previous night)
  • "I will return soon," he said. (promise)
    He promised to return soon.
  • "I'm sorry I came late," she said. (apologize)
    She apologized for coming late.
  • Dad said, “I will be leaving this house next week.”
    Dad said that he would be leaving that house the following week .
  • "Yes, I ate the jam," Tom said. (admitted)
    Tom admitted eating the jam.
  • "Why don't we organize a concert?" he said. (suggest)
    He suggested organizing a concert.
  • "I'm sorry I haven't written earlier," he said to me. (apologize)
    He apologized for not writing earlier.
  • "You stole my bike!" I said to him. (accuse)
    I accused him of stealing my bike.
  • "Where are the glasses?" She asked me
    She asked me where the glasses were.
  • My sister told me, “I saw you at the supermarket yesterday.”
    My sister told me that she had seen me at the supermarket the day before.
  • "Would you like me to carry your suitcase?" he said to her. (offer)
    He offered to carry her suitcase.
  • "Remember to feed the cat," she said to me. (remind)
    She reminded me to feed the cat.
  • She wanted to know:”Will we get there on time, John?”
    She wanted to know if they would get there on time
  • "Don't press this button!" he said to us. (warn)
    He warned us not to press that button.
  • Keith told the immigration officer, “This is my first visit to the United States.”
    Keith told the immigration officer that that was his first visit to the United States.
  • ‘Please remember to take your blood test results with you, Garry.’ REMIND
    She/He reminded Garry to take his blood test results with him.
  • George said, “I can’t do it now but I’ll try later.”
    George said that he couldn't do it then but he would try later .
  • Tim: "How long did it take?"
    He asked how long it had taken.
  • Peter to Elizabeth: “I’ll give back the money when I have it.”
    Peter told Elizabeth that he would give back the money when he had it .
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