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  • ‘I won’t talk to her, ‘ Edward said. (refuse)
    Edward refused to talk to her.
  • ‘The meeting starts in half an hour,’ the secretary told us. (inform)
    The secretary informed us that the meeting started in half an hour. / The secretary informed us about the meeting starting in half an hour.
  • ‘I’m innocent,’ she said. (claim)
    She claimed to be innocent. / She claimed she was innocent.
  • “I’m sorry I forgot your birthday” said Amanda to me. (apologise)
    Amanda apologised for forgetting my birthday
  • “I’ll go to France on holiday” said John. (decide)
    John decided to go to France on holiday
  • "Have lunch with me" She said to me. (invite)
    She invited me to have lunch with her.
  • “It’s a great idea to go to the beach” said Maria. (recommend)
    Maria recommended going to the beach.
  • “Don’t cross the road there” she said to the children. (warn)
    She warned the children not to cross the road there.
  • "Thank you so much! I love the bike you bought me" she told him. (thank)
    She thanked him for buying her the bike.
  • "Be a vegetarian; it's better for your health." Tom said to Anna (persuade)
    Tom persuaded Anna to become a vegetarian.
  • “Don’t forget to buy milk!” said Jim to Lucia. (remind)
    Jim reminded Lucia to buy milk.
  • ‘Hurry up, ‘ they told us. (urge)
    They urged us to hurry up.
  • “Don’t forget that Lucy needs to go to the dentist” she said to me. (remind)
    She reminded me that Lucy needed to go to the dentist
  • ‘I can give you a lift,’ the man told me. (offer)
    The man offered to give me a lift.
  • "Yes, it was me who took your pen." he said to me (admit)
    He admitted taking my pen
  • “You should apply for the job” said Jack to Stella. (encourage)
    Jack encouraged Stella to apply for the job.
  • ‘I have a headache. It’s your fault,’ Sheila said to her husband. (blamed)
    Sheila blamed her husband for having a headache.
  • “I’ll study really hard for the exam” said Luke. (promise)
    Luke promised to study really hard for the exam.
  • “I’ll make the coffee!” said David. (insist on)
    David insisted on making the coffee.
  • "You're lying, Michael!", she said. (accuse)
    She accused Michael of lying
  • “How about having Indian food?” I said. (suggest)
    I suggested having Indian food.
  • ‘You had better start going to the gym,’ my doctor said. (advise)
    My doctor advised me to start going to the gym.
  • ‘Don’t touch anything,’ he told us. (warn)
    He warned us not to touch anything.
  • “Okay, Keiko can go to the party” said Keiko’s mum. (agree)
    Keiko’s mum agreed that Keiko could go to the party.
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