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Other Reporting Verbs 1
Other Reporting Verbs 2
100

"You should study hard." She/ say..

She said (that) I should study hard.

100
"Go home!" He/tell...
He told me to go home.
100
"Who are you?" He/ask...
He asked me who I was.
100

"I'll definitely be there at 8 p.m." He/...

He promised to be there at 8 p.m.

100

"By the way, I live in Australia." He/

He mentioned that he lived in Australia./He mentioned living in Australia.

200
"I'm leaving soon." She/say..
She said (that) she was leaving soon.
200
"Don't worry!" She/tell...
She told me not to worry.
200
"When will the class start?" She/ask...
She asked me when the class would start.
200

"Would you like to have dinner with me, Anna?" He/...

He invited Anna to have dinner with him.

200

"I'm getting married!" She/

She announced that she was getting married.

300
"You must attend class." He/tell...
He told me (that) I had to attend class.
300
"Meet me here tomorrow." He/tell...
He told me to meet him there the following/next day.
300
Have you been to Perth? He/ask...
He asked me if/whether I had been to Perth.
300

"It's true. I stole the cookie from the cookie jar." She/...

She admitted stealing the cookie from the cookie jar./She admitted that she had stolen the cookie from the cookie jar.

300

"You should come to the party with me." He/

He persuaded me to go to the party with him./ He persuaded me that I should go to the party with him.

400
"It will be warmer next month when it is summer." She/say...
She said (that) it would be warmer the next/following month when it was summer.
400
"Don't read this book until I have finished it." She/tell...
She told me not to read the/that book until she had finished it.
400
"Who's the best student in your class?" She/want to know...
She wanted to know who the best student in my class was.
400

"I'm sorry I was late." She/...

She apologised for being late.

400

"I want to see the manager!" He/

He insisted on seeing the manager./ He insisted that he wanted to see the manager.

500
"I've never met anyone like you and I hope I can see you again." He/tell...
He told me (that) that he had never met anyone like me and he hoped he could see me again.
500
"Do you know what has been happening on the news?" He/wonder...
He wondered if/whether I knew what had been happening on the news.
500

"You got really great exam results!" She/...

She congratulated me on getting great exam results.

500

"You always wear nice clothes." He/

He complimented me on (always) wearing nice clothes.