Reporting statements Flashcards
allege
‘The police forced me to confess.’ > She
She alleged that the police had forced her to confess.
allege (behaupten) :The two men allege (that) the police forced them to make false confessions.
It has been alleged that the minister received a secret payoff from an arms dealer.
announce
‘I’ve found my keys” > She
She announced that she had found her keys.
announce: The prime minister has announced that public spending will be increased next year.
boast
‘I easily beat everyone else in the race!’
She boasted that she easily beat everyone in the race.
She boasted that she had easily beaten everyone in the race.
They boasted that they had never lost a single game.
She boasted that she had never had an accident.
confess
‘I must say that at first I was confused by the question.’
She confessed that at first she was confused by the question.
She confessed that at first she had been confused by the question.
confess
to admit that you have done something wrong or something that you feel guilty or bad about:
She confessed to her husband that she had sold her wedding ring.
I have to confess (that) when I first met Reece I didn’t think he was very bright.
moan
‘Oh, I am too hot!’
She moaned that she was too hot.
First she moans (that) she’s too hot, and then that she’s too cold.
