Reporting verbs

​Reporting Verbs

​Not everything we said was "said"

​Say is an option...

​But not the only one

To report what other people have said, you can use say or a specific verb For example: 'I'll drive you to the airport.' Jude said he would drive me to the airport. Jude offered to drive me to the airport.

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​- The wisest teacher in the universe (moi)

​Depending on the verb we use, we need to follow certain grammar rules

We follow these verbs with to + infinitive:

• ​agree

• threaten

• offer

• refuse

• promise​

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Jude offered to drive me to the airport

​Verb + to + infinitive

In negatives, we use

not +to+ infinitive

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I promised not to tell anyone.

​verb + to + infinitive

• ​persuade

• remind

• tell

• warn

• ​advice

• encourage

• ask

• convince

• invite

​verb + person + to + infinitive

The doctor adviced me to have a rest

​We follow these verbs with person + to + infinitive:

In negatives, we use

verb+ person +not +to+ infinitive

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I persuaded my sister not to go out with him

​verb + person + to + infinitive

• ​insist on

• reccomend

• regret

• suggest

• apologise for

• accuse (sb) of

• admit

• blame (sb) for

• deny

We follow these verbs with gerund:​

​verb + gerund

I apologise for being so late​

In negatives, we use auxiliary + not + verb + gerund OR verb + not + gerund

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I don't recomend going to that restaurant​

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I recomend not going to that restaurant​

​verb + gerund

Match

Choose which verb match each sentence best

• he suggested

• he confessed

• she regretted

• she refused

• he promised

‘You sit down. I’ll do it’

‘Yes, it was me. I did it.’

‘I wish I hadn’t done it.’

‘No, I won’t do it.’

‘I’ll do it, believe me.’

• ‘You sit down. I’ll do it’

• ‘Yes, it was me. I did it.’

• ‘I wish I hadn’t done it.’

• ‘No, I won’t do it.’

• ‘I’ll do it, believe me.’

Match

Choose which verb match each sentence best

• they advised

• he denied

• they reminded me

• she offered

• he invited

‘I think you should do it.’

‘I didn’t do it!’

‘Don’t forget to do it!’

‘Would you like to do it?

‘Let’s do it.’

• ‘I think you should do it.’

• ‘I didn’t do it!’

• ‘Don’t forget to do it!’

• ‘Would you like to do it?

• ‘Let’s do it.’

Match

Choose which verb match each sentence best

• he accused her

• he agreed

• she regretted

• she refused

• he promised

‘You did it!’

'OK I'll do it'

‘It would have been better if he hadn´t done it.’

‘No, they won't do it.’

‘It's OK, I'll do it for you.’

• ‘You did it!’

• 'OK I'll do it'

• ‘It would have been better if he hadn´t done it.’

• ‘No, they won't do it.’

• ‘It's OK, I'll do it for you.’

Reorder

Reorder the following

• promised

• come

• they

• to

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• 4

Reorder

Reorder the following

• we

• decided

• to

• attend

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• 1
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• 3
• 4

Reorder

Reorder the following: We...

• were

• asked

• not

• to

• move

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Reorder

Reorder the following

• they

• appologised for

• i

• ignoring

• me

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• 3
• 4
• 5

Reorder

Reorder the following

• my classmate

• accused

• me

• of

• cheating

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• 5

Multiple Choice

complete the sentence with the correct option:

The teacher asked

• her to erase the board

• her erasing the board

• to erase the board

Multiple Choice

complete the sentence with the correct option:

My mum advised ....

• me to talk to him

• talking to him

• to talk to him

Multiple Choice

complete the sentence with the correct option:

You need to apologise for....

• hitting him

• to hit him

• him to hit him

Multiple Choice

complete the sentence with the correct option:

they promised....

• behave

• to behave

• behaving