Statements
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Reporting verbs + infinitive/gerund
Reporting verbs + infinitive/gerund
100

“I won’t see you tomorrow”

She said.....

She said she wouldn't see me tomorrow. 

100

“Where is he?”

She asked me...

She asked me where he was. 

100

“Don’t be late!”.

She...

She told me not to be late. 

100

The teacher said, "You can't leave the room!"

The teacher ordered us...

The teacher ordered us not to leave the room.

100

He said: "It was you who broke the vase!"

He accused me ...

He accused me of breaking/having broken the vase. 

200

“I didn’t go to the party”

He told me...

He told me he hadn't gone to the party.

200

“Why did you go out last night?”

He asked me ...

He asked me why I had gone out last night. 

200

“Tidy your room!”

She ...

She told me to tidy my room.

200

The doctor said, "You mustn't eat any sweets!"

The doctor forbade me...

The doctor forbade me to eat any sweets. 

200

She said: "I'm sorry I lost the book you gave me."

She apologised ...

She apologised for losing/having lost the book I gave her. 

300

“ I’d never been there before”

He told me ...

He told me that he had never been there before.

300

“Have you been to Paris?”

She asked me ...

She asked me if/whether I had been to Paris.

300

 “Would you mind passing the salt?”

She ...

She asked me to pass the salt. 

300

Don said, "I won't tell anyone!"

Don promised ...

Don promised not to tell anyone. 

300

Dad said: "Let's go to the park!"

Dad suggested ...

Dad suggested going to the park. 

400

“He hasn’t eaten breakfast”

She told me that ....

She told me that he hadn't eaten breakfast. 

400

“Can you lend me your bike?”

She asked me...

She asked me if/whether I could lend her my bike.

400

“Would you bring me a cup of coffee, please?”

She ...

She asked me to bring her a cup of coffee.

400

Jake said, "You should see a doctor."

Jake advised me ...

Jake advised me to see a doctor.

400

Mum said: "I'll lend you the money."

Mum insisted ...

Mum insisted on lending me the money. 

500

"He works in a bank"

She told me that...

She told me that he works in a bank.

She told me that he worked in a bank. 

500

“What were you doing when I saw you?”

He asked me...

He asked me what I was doing when he saw me. 

500

“Could you please open the window?”

He ...

He asked me to open the window.

500

I said to the teacher: "Please don't give us any homework."

I begged the teacher...

I begged the teacher not to give us any homework. 

500

She said: "We should take the first flight home."

She recommended ...


She recommended taking the first flight home.