Reported phrases with NOT or negation
"Don't be afraid," he said (encourage)
He encouraged me NOT to be afraid.
"Would you move your car, please?" she asked.
She asked if I would move my car.
"No, you must let me pay for the drinks!," she said.(insist)
She insisted on paying for the drinks.
"I'll be home before midnight, Dad," I said. (promise)
I promised my dad that I would be home before midnight.
"If you are too busy, I can pick Susy up from football," said Liam.(offer)
Liam offered to pick Susy up from football.
"Don't forget to do your homework!," she said. (remind)
She reminded me NOT to forget to do my homework. She reminded me to do my homework.
"How long will you stay in Delémont?" she asked
She asked how long I would stay in Delémont.
"Hey, you just stole that bread from my trolley!," the woman said. (accuse)
The woman accused me of stealing the bread from her trolley.
"Why don't you try accupuncture for hayfever?" she said.(suggest)
She suggested trying accupuncture for hayfever.
"You must plug it in first and then you switch it on," said the electrician.(explain)
The electrician explained that I had to plug it in first and then switch it on.
"Don't walk anywhere at night by yourself in New York," she said.(warned)
She warned me NOT to walk anywhere by myself in New York.
"Who is the author, Mary?" she asked
She asked Mary who the author was.
"I'm really sorry that I let you down yesterday, Susan," he said.(apologise)
He apologised to Susan for letting her down.
"I ate the late biscuit, it was me," she said. (admit)
She admitted that she had eaten the last biscuit.
"If you don't stop, I'll punch you in the nose!" she said. (threaten)
She threatened to punch me in the nose.
"Come on, you don't need to study tonight, you work too hard," she said. (persuade)
She persuaded me NOT to study that night.
"Are you going to finish on time?" he asked
He asked whether I was going to finish on time.
"You look very smart in that jacket, Sally," he said. (compliment)
He complimented Sally on her jacket.
"If I were you I wouldn't invest all my money in a car," he said. (advise)
He advised me not to invest all my money in a car.
"I would never say no to spending a year abroad, go for it if you have the chance!" said my mum.(recommend)
My mum recommended that I spend a year abroad.
"Please don't tell anyone I told you the answer," he said.(beg)
He begged me NOT to tell anyone that he had told me the answer.
"What did you buy at the store yesterday?" he asked
He asked me what I had bought at the store the day before.
"Well done for getting the job, Harry," she said. (congratulate)
She congratulated him on getting the job.
"I didn't say anything to dad, mum must have told him," my sister said.(deny)
My sister denied saying anything to our dad.
"He should see a doctor as soon as possible," he said.(suggest)
He suggested that he see a doctor as soon as possible.