Reported Speech Flashcards
Yes, I’ll lend you the money (Agree)
He agreed to lend the money
I saw the robbers (Claim)
He claimed to have seen the robbers
Give me the money (Demand)
He demanded to be given the money
Would you like me to help you (Offer)
He offered to help me
I’ll return the book to you soon (Promise)
He promised to return the book to me soon
No, I won’t call her (Refuse)
He refused to call her
Stop shouting or I’ll punish you (Threaten)
He threatened to punish her if she didn’t stop shouting
You should eat more fruit (Advise)
He advised me to eat more fruit
You can go to the party (Allow)
He allowed me to go to the party
Could you do me a favour (Ask)
He asked me to do him a favour
Please don’t hurt me (Beg)
He begged them to not hurt him
Put your hands up (Command)
He commanded him to put his hands up
You mustn’t stay out late (Forbid)
He forbade him to stay out late
Will you come to my wedding (Invite)
He invited them to come to his wedding
Go to your room (Order)
He ordered them to go to their room
Don’t forget to buy some milk (Remind)
He reminded me to buy some milk
Don’t touch the iron (Warn)
He warned me not to touch the iron
You committed the crime (Accuse)
He accused him of committing the crime
Yes, I gave away your secret (Admit to)
He admitted giving/having given away my secret
I’m sorry I’m late (Apologise for)
He apologised for being late
I’m the best student of my class (Boast about)
He boasted about being the best student of his class
I have noisy neighbours (Complaint to sb of)
He complained of having noisy neighbours
I haven’t used your computer (Deny)
He denied having used his computer
You must finish by friday (Insist on)
He insisted on me finishing by Friday
Let’s go out to dinner (Suggest)
He suggested going out to dinner
That’s how it works (Explain + How)
He explained to me how it worked
I don’t like him because he’s rude (Explain)
He explained that he didn’t like him because he was rude
The results will come out tomorrow (Inform)
He informed us that the results would come out the next day
What a glorious day (Remark)
He remarked that it was a glorious day
Go ahead, phone her (Encourage)
He encouraged him to phone her
Insert coin (Instruct)
He instructed me to insert a coin
Finish your work (Urge)
He urged me to finish my work
You may speak now (Permit)
He permitted me to speak
