REPORTING VERBS

1. ‘You have stolen my money,’ he said.

ACCUSED
2. ‘I’m sorry I’ve hurt your feelings, ‘ he said.
APOLOGISED
3. ‘I have a headache. It’s your fault,’ Sheila said to her husband.
BLAMED
4. ‘I have a collection of sports cars,’ Eric said.
BOASTED
5. ‘Tidy it up and go to sleep,’ dad told us.
ORDERED
6. ‘Come to our party on Friday night,’ they said.
INVITED
7. ‘I’m innocent,’ she said.
CLAIMED
8. ‘I let you down,’ Mike told me.
ADMITTED
9. ‘Don’t touch anything,’ he told us.
WARNED
10. ‘The meeting starts in half an hour,’ the secretary told us.
INFORMED
11. ‘You should watch this musical,’ Elena told us.
RECOMMENDED
12. ‘I won’t talk to her, ‘ Edward said.
REFUSED
13. ‘Hurry up, ‘ they told us.
URGED
14. ‘Let’s meet at the main square, ‘ he said.
SUGGESTED
15. ‘I’ll sue you,’ he told me.
THREATENED
16. ‘Don’t leave your suitcase unattended, ‘ she said.
REMINDED
17. ‘I can order whatever you want,’ dad said.
AGREED
18. ‘We must go to the mountains for the weekend,’ Lily said.
INSISTED
19. ‘You had better start going to the gym,’ my doctor said.
ADVISED
20. ‘I can give you a lift,’ the man told me.
OFFERED
KEY

1. He accused me of stealing his money.

2. He apologised for hurting my feelings.
3. Sheila blamed her husband for having a headache.
4. Eric boasted about having a collection of sports cars.
5. Dad ordered us to tidy up and go to sleep.
6. They invited us to (go to) their party on Friday night.
7. She claimed to be innocent. / She claimed she was innocent.
8. Mike admitted letting me down. / Mike admitted (that) he had let me down.
9. He warned us not to touch anything.
10. The secretary informed us that the meeting started in half an hour. / The secretary informed us about the
meeting starting in half an hour.
11. Elena recommended watching the musical. / Elena recommended that we watch the musical.
12. Edward refused to talk to her.
13. They urged us to hurry up.
14. He suggested meeting at the main square. / He suggested that we (should) meet at the main square.
15. He threatened to sue me.
16. She reminded me not to leave my suitcase unattended.
17. Dad agreed to order whatever I wanted.
18. Lily insisted on going to the mountains for the weekend.
19. My doctor advised me to start going to the gym.
20. The man offered to give me a lift.