Criticising & Suggesting
Reporting Verbs
Reporting Statements
Negative Prefixes
Household Chores
100

They should _____ studied harder if they wanted to pass.

have

100

He tell/told his daughter to clean up her bedroom.

told

100

"I am the king of the world" - Jack

Jack said he was the king of the world.

100

honest

dishonest

100

Every morning, I __________ before leaving for work.

make my bed

200

She ______ have left the car window open. The car is wet from the rain.

shouldn't

200

She ________ that she had a lot of homework to do. (explain)

explained

200

"Food poisoning is dangerous" - Nick

Nick said (that) food poisoning was dangerous.

200

logical

illogical

200

After dinner, we usually _________ together to finish quicker.

wash the dishes

300

They left the house late and now they're stuck in traffic. They _____________ earlier. (should/leave)

should have left

300

She _________ if he could leave her in peace.

asked

300

"I sent out the invitations yesterday" - said Anna

Anna said she had sent out the invitations the day before/the previous day.

300

convenient

inconvenient

300

My brother is responsible for ________ out the trash every evening.

taking

400

He has a stomachache because he ate a lot. He _______________ so much last night. (should/eat)

shouldn't have eaten

400
The teacher _______ the homework to the students.

explained

400

"Don't worry, I'll go to the supermarket later" - Josh to Ana

Josh told her not worry and he would go to the supermarket later.

400

practical

impractical

400

She does the ______ every Sunday, washing and folding all the clothes.

laundry

500

We _______________ her find her cat earlier, but she said her boyfriend was helping her.

could have helped

500

Josh ______ he would go out later.

said

500

"Have you bought everything for the party?" Josh asked Anna

He asked if she had bought everything for the party.

500

acceptable

unacceptable

500

I always ________ the living room on weekends to keep the floor clean.

vacuum