Reporting verbs

I promise ________ anyone your secret.

• not telling

• not to tell

• not tell

I would never encourage ________ night shifts.

• working

• to work

• anyone to work

I can’t believe you’re blaming me ________ him to the party.

• for inviting

• to invite

• of inviting

I suggest ________ a break before we discuss the next point.

• to have

• having

• you having

My boss has refused ________ me have the day off for my birthday.

• letting

• to let

• let

Stephen admitted ________ the money.

• that he had stolen

• to steal

• to stealing

I’m so glad you ________ to that talk – apparently it was really boring.

• persuaded me not going

• persuaded not going

• persuaded me not to go

I would recommend ________ the castle and the museum.

• to visit

• visiting

• you visiting

We advised our daughter ________ the trip alone.

• not doing

• to not do

• not to do

He regretted ________ literature at university.

• not studying

• not to study

• not study