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REPORTING VERBS

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  • Mum, I didn't do it on purpose!    The girl _________( do) it on purpose. 
    DENIED DOING IT
  • "You should see a doctor." Marc- his friend
    Marc advised his friend to see a doctor.
  • "Let's go to the cinema."  Jack (REGRETTED, SUGGESTED, ADVISED, WANTED) going to the cinema.
    SUGGESTED
  • The criminal _____________to answer any questions without a lawyer present.
    REFUSED
  • The burglar ___________ to kill me if I screamed.
    THREATENED
  • My sister __________ that she always had too much work to do.
    COMPLAINED
  • The politician ________ that he had had an affair with another woman.
    CONFESSED
  • "I wish I had gone to the concert." I ________________ (not have) gone to the concert.
    REGRETTED, NOT HAVING GONE
  • "You stole my money!"                     He __________me ____________ his money.
    ACCUSED , OF STEALING
  • It's a pity I couldn't see the game. "He (SUGGESTED, REFUSED, DENIED, REGRETTED) not seeing the game."
    REGRETTED
  • "The cashier didn't accept credit cards at the store."        The cashier  ____ to accept credit cards. 
    REFUSED
  • My dad __________ me to take the job because the pay was good.
    CONVINCED
  • The guide _____ us not to drink the water there because it wasn't safe.
    WARNED
  • The teacher ______ me of cheating. I didn't do such a thing!
    ACCUSED
  • The bank officials ____ to lend him the money.
    AGREED
  • We____________ him to keep on practicing .
    ENCOURAGED
  • "Dad, I fell in love with Martha."   I __________ to my Dad that I ________(fall  in love) with Martha.
    ADMITTED, I HAD FALLEN IN LOVE
  • "Mary, why don't you start studying for the exam next week?"  She __________ to Mary to start learning for the exam the following week.  
    SUGGESTED
  • The couple _____ doing anything that was illegal.
    DENIED
  • I _________ her to forgive me and told her I was so sorry.
    BEGGED