Reporting Verbs
I'll take you to the party.
He offered ___________ to the party.
to take me
'The party starts tomorrow', he said.
He said _______________.
the party started the following day/next day
Choose the odd one out:
1. a domestic/direct/long-distance/seasonal flight
seasonal
When we arrived, we went straight to the hotel reception and ________.
checked in
Why don't we go to the party instead?
He suggested _________ to the party instead.
that we go/going
'I'll travel with you next Friday', he said.
He said _____________________.
would travel with me the following Friday.
Choose the odd one out:
a tourist/weekend/long-distance/sightseeing excursion
long-distance
We ____ off on our journey through the mountains at 7am.
set
P1: Come on! Come to the party, it will super fun!
P2: Ohh ok then. I'll come!
He persuaded __________ to the party.
me to come
She asked______________________.
why in God's name I had left that job.
I'm going to buy a _____ ticket on the train as I won't be returning any time soon.
one-way/single
During a trip, there was so much snow on the road, that we got ___ up for a while, and to park on the side of the road.
held
P1: You stole me car, I'm sure of it!
He accused _________________ his car.
me of stealing
'Where's the swimming pool?', they said
They asked ______________.
where the swimming pool was.
I very rarely go on ________ expeditions to buy things as I'm not that materialistic. However, I often like to go on _______ expeditions in the wilderness with my girlfriend and just a couple sleeping bags.
shopping/camping
Seeing my sister's kids crying all the time, really has ____ ___ off having kids.
put me
Well done for passing the exam.
He congratulated _______________ the exam
me on passing
He said that ____________________________.
she would have come with me if I had told her
When booking tickets I almost always book a ____ trip because I always wants to return as well. Last year I was on a _____ trip with some colleagues, but not everything was work related. For example we did do a ______ tour with a man called Jeremy from the city.
round, business, guided
My mother tried her hardest to ____ me ____ becoming a lawyer, but I still became a surgeon.
talk...into