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REPORTING VERBS – ADMIT DOING, REFUSE TO DO, ETC.

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Reporting verbs – admit doing, refuse to do, etc.

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Transform the sentences into reported speech using one of the reporting verbs from the box
in past simple and any other necessary words.

promise admit advise regret suggest threaten agree apologise

deny refuse remind

EXAMPLE: “OK, I’ll be home early.” ⇒ John agreed to be home early.

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“I will help you, I promise.”

John promised to help me.

➪ Use promise + to + infinitive.

2 “Shall we go to the concert?”

Elvira [no answer] to the concert.

Correct answer: suggested going

➪ Use suggest + -ing verb.

3 "I didn't break the window"

George denied breaking the window.

➪ Use deny + -ing verb.

➪ Sometimes we can use the gerund (doing) or the perfect gerund (having done) with
little difference in meaning. With the perfect gerund we emphasise that the action was
completed in the past.

4 “I wish I hadn’t got married”

Sam regreted having married.

Correct answer: regretted getting|regretted having got

➪ Use regret + -ing verb.

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➪ Sometimes we can use the gerund (doing) or the perfect gerund (having done) with
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little difference in meaning. With the perfect gerund we emphasise that the action was
completed in the past.

5 “I’ll kill you!"

A gangster threatened to kill me.

➪ Use threaten + to + infinitive.

6 “You should go to the doctor.”

She suggested going to the doctor.

Correct answer: advised me to go

➪ Use advise + someone + to + infinitive.

7 "I won't help you."

He refuse to help me.

Correct answer: refused to help

➪ Use refuse + to + infinitive.

8 “I’m sorry that I was late.”

He apologised for being late.

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➪ Use apologise + for + -ing verb. Login

9 "Jack, remember to set the alarm before you leave."

Peter reminded Jack to set the alarm before he left.

➪ Use remind + someone + to + infinitive.

10 “I broke the window.”

Rachel admitted breaking the window.

➪ Use admit + -ing verb.

➪ Sometimes we can use the gerund (doing) or the perfect gerund (having done) with
little difference in meaning. With the perfect gerund we emphasise that the action was
completed in the past.

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