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REPORTED SPEECH

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REPORTED SPEECH

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Fuentes

Pronouns and "Time and Place"Expression Changes in Reported Speech

PRONOUNS CHANGES

Fuentes

TIME AND PLACE CHANGES

REPORTING VERBS

Verb + (that) + clause

  • Say He said (that) he was busy.
  • Tell She told me (that) she needed help.
  • Admit He admitted (that) he had lied.
  • Agree They agreed (that) it was a bad idea.
  • Deny She denied (that) she had taken the book.
  • Explain The teacher explained (that) the test would be easy.
  • Insist He insisted (that) everything was fine.
  • Promise She promised (that) she would be on time.
  • Suggest He suggested (that) we meet later.
  • Complain She complained (that) the room was too cold.
  • Confess He confessed (that) he had made a mistake.

Verb + to + infinitive

  • Agree She agreed to come with us.
  • Offer He offered to help me with the bags.
  • Promise They promised to call later.
  • Refuse He refused to answer the question.
  • Decide I decided to stay h ome.
  • Threaten She threatened to tell the truth.
  • Volunteer He volunteered to organize the event.

Verb + person + to + infinitive

  • Tell She told me to be quiet.
  • Advise The doctor advised him to rest.
  • Ask He asked me to help him.
  • Remind She reminded me to bring my ID.
  • Warn They warned us not to touch the wires.
  • Encourage He encouraged me to apply for the job.
  • Invite They invited us to join the club.
  • Persuade She persuaded him to come to the party.
  • Beg He begged her to stay a little longer.
  • Order The officer ordered them to leave immediately.

REPORTING VERBS

Verb + verb-ing

  • Admit She admitted taking the money.
  • Deny He denied knowing anything about it.
  • Suggest They suggested going to the cinema.
  • Recommend I recommended studying harder.
  • Regret He regretted saying those words.
  • Avoid She avoided talking to him.
  • Consider They considered moving to Canada.

Verb + preposition + verb-ing

  • Accuse (of) She accused him of stealing her
phone.
  • Apologize (for) He apologized for being late.
  • Insist (on) They insisted on paying the bill.
  • Congratulate (on) We congratulated her on winning the prize.
  • Thank (for) I thanked him for helping me.
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