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Reporting verbs

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    Reporting verbs patterns
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  • 1. “You took my purse yesterday” Mary said. (accuse)
    1. Mary accused me of taking her purse the previous day
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  • 2. “I will marry you” Tom said (promise)
    2. Tom promised to marry her
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  • 3. “I didn’t steal the money from the till” he said (deny)
    3. He denied stealing/having stolen the money from the till / He denied that he had stolen the money from the till
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  • 4 “Leave me alone!” Mary said to her sister
    4.Mary asked her sister to leave her alone
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  • 5. “You’d better go to the dentist” Mum said to me (advise)
    5. Mum advised me to go to the dentist
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  • "You must study the irregular verbs” the teacher said to her (insist)
    She insisted on us studying the irregular verbs
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  • 15. “Don’t cheat on your exams” she said to the children (warn)
    She warned the children not to cheat on the exam
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  • “I won’t take your things without your permission” he said
    He promised not to take my things without my permission
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  • Leo said he had stolen the watch
    Leo admitted stealing the watch/that he has stolen the watch
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