Reporting verbs

Emma: “Sorry I left early last week”

• - Reported: Emma ___ early the past week.

• apologized for leaving

• apologized leave

• apologized for leave

• apologized to leave

Answer explanation

Apologize + for + gerund (ing)

Sebastian: “Teacher, I haven’t missed any of my lessons”

• - Reported: Sebastian ___ any of the lessons.

• denied missing

• denied to miss

• denied miss

• denied me missing

Answer explanation

Deny + gerund (ing)

Johnny: “It was Ellen, she broke the window glass”

• - Reported: Johnny ___ the window.

• accused Ellen of breaking

• accused Ellen to break

• accused of breaking

• accused to break

Answer explanation

Accused + Person (Ellen) + of + gerund (ing)

Diego: “No! I don’t want to go to the principal’s office”

• - Reported: Diego __ to the principals office.

• refused to go

• refused going

• refused go

• refused to going

Answer explanation

Refuse + infinitive (to + verb)

Jennifer to Maria: “You need to eat well, or you will get sick”

• - Reported: Jennifer __ well, or she would get sick.

• advised Maria to eat

• advised Maria eat

• advised Maria eating

• advised Maria to eating

Answer explanation

advise + person (Maria) + infinitive (to + verb)

Teacher Victor “My B1-5 students are the smartest group I have had"

• - Reported: The teacher ____ his B1-5 group were the smartest group he had had.

• claimed that

• advised his class to

• tells

Answer explanation

claimed + (that) + clause (one tense in the past)

Gina: “Alfonso, don't forget to bring some cake tomorrow"

• - Reported: Gina ___ the cake for the next day.

• reminded Alfonso to bring

• reminded Alfonso bringing

• reminded to bring

• reminded Alfonso to bringing

Answer explanation

Remind + person (Alfonso) + infinitive (to + verb)

The teacher: “Great job! You have worked really hard these days"

• - Reported: The teacher ___ really hard these days.

• praised us for working

• praised us to work

• praised us for work

• praised for work

Answer explanation

praise + person (us) + for + gerund (ing)

Gustavo to Alexa: “Congratulations for getting the new position at work"

• - Reported: Gustavo ___ a new position at work.

• congratulated Alexa for getting

• congratulated Alexa for get

• congratulated Alexa to get

• congratulated Alexa getting

Answer explanation

congratulate + person (alexa) + for + gerund (ing)

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