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Reporting Verbs
YASİN SERKAN YILDIRIM
Created on March 12, 2021
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REPORTING VERBS
10
ADVISE/AGREE/REFUSE
No, I won’t do the washing up today! She refused to do the washing up that day. You should talk to your sister. He advised me to talk to my sister. OK, I’ll come and help you tomorrow if you want me to. They agreed to come and help me the next day if I wanted them to.
remind/invite/promise
Would you like to come to my party on Saturday? He invited me to his party on Saturday. I’ll never tell anyone what you said. She promised never to tell anyone what I (had) said. Don’t forget to buy milk. He reminded me to buy the milk.
Urge/Admit/Apologize
You really should do your homework, it will improve your grades. She urged me to do my homework because it would improve my grades. I’m very sorry for breaking your window. He apologised for breaking her window. It was me who took the money. She admitted that she had taken the money. She admitted taking the money.
complain/suggest
Why don’t you go for a walk? They suggested going for a walk. My brother is always breaking my things. He complained that his brother was always breaking his things.
Offer/Encourage
Would you like a cup of tea? He offered me a cup of tea. Of course you should enter the competition – you’re really good at singing. She encouraged me to enter the competition.
BEG/DENY
Please give me 50p. He begged me to give him 50p. I didn’t kick the dog. They denied kicking the dog. They denied that they had kicked the dog.
Accuse/Threaten/Insist
You copied in the exam. They accused me of copying in the exam. I must phone him. She insisted on phoning him. I’m going to tell your mother. She threatened that she would tell my mother. She threatened to tell my mother.
ORDER
Do your homework now. She ordered me to do my homework. Would you like some fries with that? He ordered some fries on the side.
RECOMMEND
You should read this book – it’s really interesting. He recommended this book to me.
WARN
If you don’t do your homework I’ll ring your parents.She warned him that she would ring his parents if he didn’t do his homework.