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Reported speech - Gerund vs Infinitive

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  • "You should drink bleach" said Donald to the American people (encourage)
    Donald encouraged the American people to drink bleach.
  • “ I can't wait to see Messi retire” thought Cristiano (look forward)
    Cristiano looked forward to seeing Messi retire.
  • "You should lie all the time," said Boris to his cabinet. (recommend)
    Boris recommended (that) his cabinet lie all the time.
  • “You must pay 1 pound for every lie you tell” the judge said to Boris (order)
    The judge ordered Boris to pay 1 pound for every lie he told.
  • "Tell me how wonderful I am", said Cristiano to his agent (instruct)
    Cristiano instructed his agent to tell him how wonderful he was.
  • "I don't care what you say - I'm going to write a song slagging off my ex!" said Shakira. (insist)
    Shakira insisted on writing a song slagging off her ex
  • "You should not listen to Donald's advice," the scientist warned the public. (warn)
    The scientist warned the public not to listen to Donald's advice.
  • "I'm sorry I ripped your arm off, Mo" said Sergio (apologise)
    Sergio apologised for ripping Mo's arm off.
  • Sergio said he had been in love with himself for a long time. (admit)
    Sergio admitted (to) being / having been in love with himself for a long time.
  • "I wish I had been born in a different era  from Messi", said Cristiano. (regret)
    Cristiano regretted being born/ having been born in the same era as Messi.
  • "I'm going to tell the press your hair is not real", Melania said to Donald (threaten)
    Melania threatened to tell the press that Donald's hair was not real.
  • "It's everyone else. They are the ones who are lying", said Boris. (accuse)
    Boris accused everyone else of lying.
  • “Don't forget to take your mirror to Manchester, Cris” said Cristiano's mum  (remind)
    Cristiano's mum reminded him to take his mirror to Manchester.
  • “Stop that - you can't tell people the truth”, Boris said to his staff (prevent)
    Boris prevented his staff from telling the truth.
  • “If I were you, I would retire” Cristiano said to Messi (try,  persuade)
    Cristiano tried to persuade Messi to retire.
  • “Yes, okay, I’ll watch your stupid documentary,” Pilar said to Sergio (agree)
    Pilar agreed to watch Sergio's stupid documentary.
  • "I didn't hurt him on purpose!" said Sergio (deny)
    Sergio denied hurting him on purpose.
  • "I think Donald is the one who tried to kill democracy", said the detective (suspect)
    The detective suspected Donald of trying to kill democracy.
  • “ Please, please, please don’t tell people it's a wig” Don said to Mel (beg)
    Don begged Mel not to tell people it was a wig.
  • “ I wont't try to try to kill people on the pitch any more, I promise” said Sergio (promise)
    Sergio promised to stop trying to kill people on the pitch.
  • "One day I'll be the best footballer in the world" thought Cristiano. (dream)
    Cristiano dreamt of being the best footballer in the world one day.
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