Reported Speech Verbs 2

REPORTED SPEECH VERBS 2

1. Verb + ing

- Cassie denied dating Nate. - Rue regretted shouting at her mum. - Elliot apologised to Jules for lying to her. - Maddy praised Lexi for doing a good job. - Cassie blamed Rue for telling on Nate and her. - Kat insisted on paying for the pizza. * 'Deny' and 'regret' can also use a that clause in the suitable tense.

- Deny (negar)- Regret (arrepentirse)- Apologise to sb for (disculparse) - Praise sb for (elogiar) - Blame sb for (culpar) - Insist on (insistir)

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2. Verb + to + infinitive

- Fezco offered to help Lexie with her play. - Rue decided to break up with Jules. - Nate threatened to hurt Maddy. - Lexi claimed to know the truth about Fezco. * 'Decide' and 'claim' can also use a that clause in the suitable tense.

- Offer (ofrecerse) - Decide (decidir) - Threaten (amenazar) - Claim (afirmar)

3. Verb + that clause (in the suitable tense) - Explain (explicar) - Complain (quejarse) - Doubt (dudar)

- The headmaster explained that the course had finished. - Ethan complained that he didn't see Kat any more. - Cassie doubted that Maddy would forget her.

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4. Verb + sb + to + infinitive - Beg (rogar) - Encourage (animar) - Convince (convencer) - Persuade (persuadir) - Request (solicitar) - Warn (advertir) - Remind (recordar)

- Rue's mum begged her to go to rehab. - Elliot encouraged Rue to talk to Jules. - Nate convinced Jules not to call the police. - Lexi persuaded Ethan to act in her play. - Rue's sponsor requested her to attend a meeting. - Ashtray warned the police to stay away. - Cal reminded Nate to take his keys.

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