Irregular verbs
Headlines
Reported speech
Reporting verbs
Thoughts and opinions
100

Past simple: "Think"

Thought

100

Leader:

a. pledge    b. cash    c. chief

c. chief

100

"I’m flying back to Japan tomorrow", he said.

He said (that) he was flying to Japan the following day.

100

“I’ll study really hard for the exam” said Luke. 

(Promise)

Luke promised that he would study hard for the exam.

Luke promised to study hard for the exam.

100

Complete the sentence:

"Many people ____________ misgivings about using the Internet."

  

have

200

Past simple: "Stand"

Stood

200

Force someone to resign:

a. oust    b. ban    c. boost

a. oust

200

"I'll show you when I finish," he said.

He told me he would show me when he (had) finished

200

“It’s disgusting! I’m not going to eat any more”, he said.

(Refuse)

He refused to eat any more.

200

Complete the sentence:

"I decided to come _______ about my past and tell the truth"

clean

300

Past participle: "Spring"

Sprung

300

Money to persuade someone to help you:

a. pledge    b. blaze    c. bribe

c. bribe

300

"You must finish the report today," my boss told me.

(command) 

My boss told me to finish the project that day

300

“I’m sorry I forgot your birthday” said Amanda to me.

(Apologise)

Amanda apologised for forgetting my birthday.

300

Complete the sentence:

"I think Mary and Robert's fight is really just because they got their ______ crossed."

wires

400

Past simple: "Teach"

Taught

400

Attempt=

a. bid     b. move     c. loom

a. bid

400

He told them, "Don't tell me such nonsense!"

He told them not to tell him such nonsense

400

“Right, let’s buy the car in the morning!” we said. 

(Agree)

We agreed to buy the car in the morning.

400

Complete the sentence:

"He was in two _______ whether to make the trip to Oslo."

minds

500

Past participle: "Wear"

Worn

500
Investigation:


a. hunt    b. probe    c. deal

b. probe

500

"What time did you arrive in London?" he asked. 

He asked me...

He asked me what time I  had arrived in London

500

“Don’t forget that Lucy needs to go to the dentist” she said to me. 

(Remind)

She reminded me not to forget that Lucy needed to go to the dentist.

She reminded me that Lucy needed to go to the dentist.

500

Complete the sentence:

"The salesman ________ us into buying the car. "

Talked