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Upper '24 - Reporting Verbs

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  • Yes, I did it! It was me who gave him the answers to the test. She ..... (reporting verb?) ....................
    She admitted giving him the answers to the test.
  • Will you please put the kettle on, Susie? I .........
    I asked Susie to put the kettle on.
  • What time does the train leave?He asked.....
    He asked what time the train left.
  • CHOOSE THE CORRECT OPTION - I won't go in there. I hate caves!
    She denied going inside the cave.
    She refused to go inside the cave.
    She announced that she would not go inside the cave.
  • Give me the money or I'll shoot you!The robber .........
    The robber threatened to shoot me  if I didn't give him the money.
  • I'll do it first thing in the morning. (He promised...)
    He promised to do it first thing in the morning.
  • You really need to see a doctor. It might be something serious! (She suggested...)
    She suggeted that I should see a doctor because it might be something serious!
  • Please, don't forget to feed the cats before you leave, Sally.  Pat asked Sally .............................
    Pat asked Sally to feed the cats before she left.
  • Let me carry those bags for you.
    He suggested carrying those bags for me.
    He promised to carry the bags for me.
    He offered to carry those/the bags for me.
  • Teacher, will you give us a test next week AGAIN!!!???? (paraphrase using about)
    The students complained about the test the following week.
  • CHOOSE THE BEST OPTION - 'Susan is the person who won first prize for best short story. Let's give her a clap!'
    They refused that the winner was Susan.
    They announced that the winner was Susan.
    They announced Susan to win the prize.
    They agreed that the winner was Susan.
  • How many countries has he travelled to? Could you tell me ......
    ... how many countries he has travelled to?
  • Careful! The floor is slippery! She told........ because..... .
    She told us to be careful because the floor was slippery.
  • Does Parson live in Paris with all his family? I wonder ......
    ....if Parson lives in Paris with all his family.
  • CHOOSE THE BEST OPTION - 'Susan is the person who won first prize for best short story. Let's give her a clap!'
    They announced Susan to win the prize.
    They refused that the winner was Susan.
    They announced that the winner was Susan.
    They agreed that the winner was Susan.
  • The accident is your fault! YOU broke my phone, NOT ME.   She (REPORTING VERB ?)......... and said ......
    She denied breaking her phone and said it had been my fault.
  • CHOOSE THE CORRECT OPTION - You'd better not climb the hill. It's dangerous!
    They asked me not to climb the hill.
    They warned me not to climb the hill.
    They wondered if I would climb the hill.
    They suggested not climbing the hill.
  • Why don't we go to the movies? I (reporting verb?)................................
    I suggested going to the movies.
  • CHOOSE THE BEST OPTION - 'Who was she talking to?'
    I'd like to know who was she talking to .
    I'd like to know who she was talking to .
    I would have liked to have known who she had been talking to
    I'd like to know who she had been talking to.
  • REORDER- Can you tell me .... PREPARE FOR HOW TAKES IT USUALLY FOR YOU LONG TO THE MEETING ?
    Can you tell me ....LONG IT USUALLY TAKES YOU TO PREPARE FOR THE MEETING?
  • Pick up the dirty clothes and take them to the laundry now! She ....(reporting verb?).....
    She ordered me to take the dirty clothes to the laundry at that moment/ then.
  • Ok ok ok ok, I will postpone the test one week so that you can study. Our teacher ....(reporting verb?) .........
    Our teacher agreed to postpone the test one week so that we could study.
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