Crime vocab.
Reported sentences
Choose the correct words
What's the verb?
Reported questions
100

A ____ has taken some clothes from the store.

shoplifter

100

‘You have plenty of time.’  He told me ___________

He old me that I had plenty of time.

100

The boy offered / denied / refused that he had broken the window.

denied

100

I c___________ that I had too much homework.

complained

100

‘Do you speak Italian?’  She asked me.....

 She asked me whether I spoke Italian.

201

A ____ tried to take my bag while I was walking across the square, but I managed to run away.

mugger

201

The bus will be late.’  He told us ____

He told us  that the bus  would be late.

  

201

I offered / ordered / admitted to help Emma with her project.

offered

201

Ben said that he was hungry, so I ____________ to make a sandwich for him.

offered

201

 'Who did you see?' she asked.
She asked me.....

 She asked me who I'd seen.

300

A ____ came into their house at night and stole a laptop.

burglar

300

‘I’ve hurt my leg.’  He said that he ____________.

He said that he had hurt his leg.

300

Our teacher asked / announced / refused that a new student was joining the class.

announced

300

We wanted to go into the building, but the security guard ________ us to stay outside.

ordered

300

'Are you going to the Helsinki conference?' 

He asked me if  ...

He asked me if I was going to the Helsinki conference.

402

Some ____ have written on the walls of that old factory.

vandals

402

‘I saw Anne at the party.’  She said ____

She said that she had seen Anne at the party.

402

I ordered / agreed / announced to tidy my room as soon as possible.

agreed

402

I’m sure that Karen will ___________ to help you with your homework if you ask her.

agree

402

'What time does the train leave?'

He asked me....

He asked me what time the train left.

500

Stealing money is a serious ____.

fraudster

500

‘You must tidy your room.’  She told me that I _________________

She told me that I had to tidy my room.

500

The police officer complained / agreed / ordered us to move our bicycles.

ordered

500

The head teacher ___________ to the school that Daniel had won a prize for his project.

announced

500

'Where did he go?'  

She asked ..

She asked where he went.

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