Verb patterns in reported speech

Report the following direct speech, using the verbs given.

'Why don't you accept the offer?' I said to her.

a. I suggested ­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­________________________________

b. I advised __________________________________

c. I recommended _____________________________

'You really must settle your debts,' he said to me.

d. He insisted ________________________________

e. He told ___________________________________

f. He ordered ________________________________

g. He made __________________________________

h. He urged __________________________________

'I'll pay you back tomorrow,' she said to me.

i. She said ____________________________________

j. She told ____________________________________

k. She explained _______________________________

1. She promised _______________________________

m. She insisted __________________________________

'Please, please let me come with you,' she said to her father.

n. She begged __________________________________

o. She pleaded __________________________________

/from Headway English Course. Advanced Workbook/

Report the following using an appropriate introductory verb from the list below.

Promise, apologise, remind, complain, deny, inform, order, allow, encourage, forbid

1. "The exam papers are still being marked, Jane," the teacher said.

…The teacher informed Jane that the exam papers were still being marked. ……………..

2. "Don't forget to thank your mother," he said to Linda. ………………………………….

3. "You mustn't come here again," she said to the tramp. ………………………………….

4. "I didn't hit him," Sarah said. …………………………………………………………….

5. "I'll tidy up when I return home, Mum," Tim said. ………………………………………

6. "I'm sorry I forgot to do the homework," she said to the teacher. ………………………..

7. "You may see her for a few minutes," the nurse said to me. …………………………….

8. "Get off the grass immediately!" he said to the kids. ……………………………………

9. "You're always forgetting to shut the fridge door," she said to her husband . …………..

10. "Come on! Try it again," he said to me. ………………………………………………..

First write an appropriate introductory verb, then report the following situations.

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