6. 15 REPORTING VERBS. MIXED

Reported Speech Practice

Report these sentences using these verbs:

apologise / insist / enquire / warn / agree / refuse / add / order / admit / recommend / remind / want to know / advise / threaten / request

 

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1. He said: “I won’t help you today.”

He refused to help me that day.

Reporting Verbs

apologise / insist / enquire / warn / agree / refuse / add / order / admit / recommend / remind / want to know / advise / threaten / request

2. She said: “Why did you come here yesterday?”

She wanted to know why I had gone there the day before.

3. He said: “These results are wrong.”

Reporting Verbs

apologise / insist / enquire / warn / agree / refuse / add / order / admit / recommend / remind / want to know / advise / threaten / request

He said that those results were wrong.

4. She said: “I’m sorry. I made a mistake this morning.”

She apologised for having made a mistake that morning.

5. He said: “Don’t forget about our meeting tomorrow.”

He reminded me not to forget about our meeting the next day.

6. She said: “You should visit this museum next week.”

She recommended visiting that museum the following week.

7. He said: “Take your medicine now.”

He advised me to take my medicine then.

Reporting Verbs

apologise / insist / enquire / warn / agree / refuse / add / order / admit / recommend / remind / want to know / advise / threaten / request

8. She said: “Don’t enter this place.”

She warned me not to enter that place.

9. He said: “I broke your phone yesterday.”

He admitted that he had broken my phone the day before.

10. She said: “Remind me about these documents later today.”

She asked me to remind her about those documents later that day.

11. He said: “Don’t use this equipment again.”

He warned me not to use that equipment again.

12. The manager said: “Finish your work by tomorrow.”

The manager ordered us to finish our work the next day.

13. She said: “Did you finish your homework last night?”

She asked whether I had finished my homework the night before.

14. He said: “Let’s meet here next week.”

He suggested meeting there the following week.

15. She said: “Bring these files today.”

She insisted that I bring those files that day.