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Report the verb
Reported speech!
Reported questions!
What doesn't fit?
100
The students are awesome. They're never ________. (boring/bored)
bored
100

He __________ that he had eaten the last chocolate biscuit.

persuaded

suggested

confessed

confessed

100

"I'm sorry, but I don't agree"

He said that he didn't agree.

100
"What are you thinking?"
She asked me what I was thinking.
100

action, comedy, paperback, western

paperback

200

He was really __________ by the new James Bond film. (disappointing/disappointed)

disappointed

200

I _________ Louis exactly what I thought about him.

tell

say

think

told

200

"I found the plot rather disappointing"

She said she had found the plot rather disappointing.

200
"What are you up to?"
He asked me what I was up to.
200

director, actress, novel, musical

novel

300

My favourite actor is Matt Damon. His movies are always _________. (exciting/excited)

excited

300

There are so many things to do in NYC, but Travis _________ that we go to Times Square again.

insist

think

say

insisted

300

"They've been arguing for days."

He said  that they had been arguing for days.

300
"Do you like ponies?"
He asked if I liked ponies.
300

headlines, article, subheading, film

film

400

The test was really difficult. I felt ___________. (overwhelming/overwhelmed)

overwhelmed

400

Lisa _________ she would be here by now.

tell

say

inform

said

400

"I love to watch cartoons in the afternoon."

She said that she loved to watch cartoons in the afternoon.

400

"Did you like  Gillian and Addie and the Teenage Scrooge?"

She asked if I had liked Gillian and Addie and the Teenage Scrooge."

400

horse, sloth, tree, frog, jaguar

horse

500
I was so __________ this morning because the train kept stopping. (annoyed/annoying)
annoyed
500

We didn't know what to do on Saturday, so Ollie __________ we go to Flip Out.

suggest

admit

say

suggested

500
"He never eats cereal for breakfast."
He said that he never ate cereal for breakfast.
500
"Have you gone to the movies alone?"
He asked me whether I had gone to the movies alone.
500

thriller, fantasy, comedy, journalist

journalist

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