reported speech 1
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reporting verbs 1
reporting verbs 2
100

He says: "Karen will be late today"

He said (that) Karen would be late that day

100

Mary asks me: "Are you waiting for David?"

Mary asked me if I was waiting for David

100

She told him: I'll give you a lift to the station if you want" (Offer)

She offered to give him a lift to the station

100

The stuntman says to the audience: "Don't try this at home" (Advised )

The stuntman advised the audience not to try it at home

200

Lisa says: "Sarah went to the cinema yesterday"

Lisa said (that) Sarah had gone to the cinema the day before

200

Michael asks me: "Will your sister celebrate her birthday in this restaurant?

Michael asked me if my sister would celebrate her birthday in that restaurant

200

He says to me: "Yes, I'll lend you my laptop" (Agree)

He agreed to lend me his laptop

200

He says: "I haven't spent all my money" (Deny)

He denied spending/having spent all his money

300

Mary tells us: "My teacher will go to London tomorrow"

Mary told us (that) her teacher  would go to London the following day 

300

Will asks: "Where have you bought your bike?"

Will asked me where I had bought my bike

300

He asked: " What about if we meet on Sunday?" (Suggest)

He suggested meeting on Sunday

300

Kevin says to me: ""I'm sorry, I forgot your birthday" (Apologise) 

Kevin apologised for forgetting my birthday.

400

Jason says: "I am going to do my best next weekend"

Jason said (that) he was going to do his best the following weekend

400

Gary asks me: " Did they fly to Paris last week?"

Gary asked me if they had flown to Paris the previous week

400

They say to us: "Sorry, but we won't help you with the work" (Refuse)

They refused to help us with the work

400

Mary tells them: "I'll be back soon" (promise)

Mary promised to be back soon

500

Paul says: " I have never played tennis in this court"

Paul said (that) he had never played tennis in that court

500

The teacher told us: "Stop shouting"

The teacher told us to stop shouting

500

She says to me:" Yes, it was me, I broke your camera"(Admit)

She admitted breaking/having broken my camera

500

Father to his son: " Be careful in the sea" (Warn)

The father warned his son to be careful in the sea