Statements
Commands
Questions
Other Reporting Verbs 1
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/promise...
He promised to be there at 8 p.m.
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/invite...
He invited Anna to have dinner with him.
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/admit...
She admitted stealing the cookie from the cookie jar./She admitted that she had stolen the cookie from the cookie jar.
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/apologise...
She apologised for being late.