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  • Let me carry those bags for you, ma’am.
    He offered to carry some heavy bags for his elderly neighbour.
  • You’ve got the wrong guy. I didn’t kill her!
    He denied killing her.
  • Say that again and I’ll shoot you!
    The robber threatened to shoot me.
  • I’ll do it first thing tomorrow.
    He promised to do it next thing tomorrow.
  • Will you please, put the kettle on, hon?
    I asked my husband to put the kettle on.
  • You really should see a doctor. It might be something serious.
    He promised to do it next thing tomorrow.
  • Why don’t we go to the movies?
    He suggested going to the movies.
  • You did really well in the test. I’m proud of you, son.
    Mom praised me for doing well in my maths test.
  • You did it! You took the last cookie from the cookie jar!
    1. She accused him of taking the last cookie from the cookie jar.
  • Can’t you learn anything, man? You’ve made a terrible mistake. Again.
    He criticized his friend for making the same mistake again.
  • Yes, I did it. It was me who took the money
    She admitted to taking the money.
  • Please, please, teacher, don’t tell my mom!
    The pupil begged the teacher not to tell his mom.
  • I’m sorry, I wasn’t listening.
    He apologized for not listening to the teacher
  • Watch your mouth, dude. I will not be spoken to like that!.
    She objected to being spoken to like that.
  • I really must leave now.
    She insisted on leaving.
  • You’d better not go there. It’s dangerous.
    They advised/warned me not to go there.
  • I won’t go in there. I hate caves.
    She refused to go inside the cave.
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