Reporting verbs
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Paola Rojas
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Not everything we said was "said"
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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)
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We follow these verbs with to + infinitive:
agree
threaten
offer
refuse
promise
Jude offered to drive me to the airport
Verb + to + infinitive
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In negatives, we use
not +to+ infinitive
I promised not to tell anyone.
verb + to + infinitive
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persuade
remind
tell
warn
advice
encourage
ask
convince
invite
The doctor adviced me to have a rest
We follow these verbs with person + to + infinitive:
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In negatives, we use
verb+ person +not +to+ infinitive
I persuaded my sister not to go out with him
verb + person + to + infinitive
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insist on
reccomend
regret
suggest
apologise for
accuse (sb) of
admit
blame (sb) for
deny
We follow these verbs with gerund:
I apologise for being so late
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In negatives, we use auxiliary + not + verb + gerund OR verb + not + gerund
I don't recomend going to that restaurant
I recomend not going to that restaurant
verb + gerund
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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.’
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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.’
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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.’
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Reorder
promised
come
they
to
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Reorder
we
decided
to
attend
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Reorder
Reorder the following: We...
were
asked
not
to
move
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Reorder
they
appologised for
i
ignoring
me
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Reorder
my classmate
accused
me
of
cheating
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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
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Multiple Choice
complete the sentence with the correct option:
My mum advised ....
me to talk to him
talking to him
to talk to him
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Multiple Choice
complete the sentence with the correct option:
You need to apologise for....
hitting him
to hit him
him to hit him
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Multiple Choice
complete the sentence with the correct option:
they promised....
behave
to behave
behaving
Not everything we said was "said"
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