Reporting Verbs
Say something is not true?
Deny
The exam was_____easy. I finished it really quickly.
'I'll help you with your homework.' Lina offered....
to help me with my homework
'Do you often read the news online?' my sister asked me.
My sister asked me if I often read the news online.
'To infinity and beyond'
Buzz Lightyear
Tell someone you're sorry for something you've done?
Apologise
My best friend speaks English_____
Fluently
'Send me a message when you get there.' Shaun told me......
to send him a message when I got there
'How can I improve my English?' Marcie asked her teacher.
Marcie asked her teacher how she could improve her English.
'I'm going to make him an offer he can't refuse'
The godfather
Find out information for the first time?
Discover
Little by little
Gradually
'Why don't we meet at the new cafe in town? Roberto suggested......
meeting at the new cafe in town
'Where do you want to go on holiday?' Dad asked us.
Dad asked us where we wanted to go on holiday.
'My precious'
Gollum
Tell someone formally something is wrong?
Complain
Often
Regularly
'Let's call Elena again.' Pedro insisted......
that we called Elena again
'What time so we have to be there?' I asked my friend.
I asked my friend what time we had to be there.
'Toto, I've a feeling we're not in Kansas anymore.'
Dorothy -Wizard of Oz
Tell someone you will certainly do something?
Promise
In the end
Eventually
'I promise i'll give you a lift.' She....
promised to give me a lift
'Have you seen what's happened in London?' Ian asked Jake.
Ian asked Jake if he had seen what had happened in London.
'Gretchen, stop trying to make ‘fetch’ happen! It’s not going to happen!'
Regina - Mean Girls