Statements
Questions
Commands
Suggestions
Reporting verbs
100

"The game won't be too easy," she said

She said that the game wouldn't be too easy

100

"Did you like the movie?" she asked

She asked if I had liked the movie

100

"Do your homework," Dad told me

Dad told me to do my homework

100

"Let's watch a film," she suggested

She suggested watching a film

100

"I will tidy my room," she promised

She promised to tidy her room

She promised she would tidy her room

200

"I saw John yesterday at the store," he said

He said that he had seen John the previous day at the store

200

"Can you help me with his chore?" he asked

He asked if I could help him with that chore

200

"Don't be late!" he told me

He told me not to be late

200

"Let's buy you a new computer", she suggested

She suggested buying me a new computer

200

"Please, help me," he begged

He begged me to help him

300

"I have been working here for two years," she said

She said that she had been working there for two years

300
"When will I see you again?" he asked

He asked when he would see me again

300

"Don't talk to him when you see him this afternoon," he told me

He told me not to talk to him when I saw him that afternoon

300

"Let's move to Canada when I get older"

She suggested moving to Canada when she got older

300

"I will kill you if you scream," threatened the burglar

The burglar threatened me to kill me if I screamed

400

"If it rains tomorrow, the game will be called off," they said

They said that if it rained the following day, the game would be called off

400

"How long has Peter had this sports car?" they asked

They asked how long Peter had had that sports car

400

"Would you mind lending me a pencil?"

She asked me to lend her a pencil

400

"Would you like to go ice-skating tomorrow?"

She suggested going ice-skating the next day

400

"You stole the money," accused the bank officials

The bank officials accused him of stealing the money

500

"I must finish all this homework by tomorrow," she said

She said that she had to finish all that homework by the following day

500

"Why weren't we allowed to park here last week?" she asked

She asked why they hadn't been allowed to park there the previous week

500

"I was wondering if you could possibly tell me the time?"

She asked me if I could tell her the time

500

"If you are up to it, we could go dancing"

She suggested going dancing if I was up to it

500

"I haven't copied in the exam," he denied

He denied having copied in the exam