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RUMOURS (Reported speech & Reporting
verbs)B2, EOI CARTAGENA
Isabel Bastida & Ana Mena
1. REPORTED SPEECH
1. REPORTED SPEECH
1. REPORTED SPEECH
CHECK WHAT YOU KNOW
Reproduce someone’s words applying the necessary changes to tenses, time expressions, pronouns, determiners and expressions of place.
STATEMENTS She added that he had tricked her and she would make him pay for that.
QUESTIONS The woman asked him if he thought they would be in love forever.
FUNCTIONS Susie told him to make her happy or else.
TENSES
OTHER CHANGES
/ the previous day
/ the previous week
/ the day after
REPORTING VERBSThe most common reporting verbs are say, tell and ask.However, there are many others that can help us be more precise in the information we want to report.These verbs take a variety of structures. Note that some of them may take more than one structure.
REPORTING VERBSVerb+ object +infinitive
verb + infinitiveverb (that)+sentence
verb + gerundverb + object +Preposition+ gerund
Verb +Preposition+ gerund
adviseask
begconsider
encourageexpect
invitepersuade
remind
requestwarnwant
agree
claim
demand
decide
expect
guarantee
long
offer
promise
refuse
threaten
admitagreeannounceanswerboastclaimcomplain
decidedenyexplainguaranteeinsistpromisereassure (sb)recommendremind (sb)
requestreply shoutsuggestwhisper
admit
deny
mention
recommend
regret
report
suggest
Accuse (of)Blame (for)
Congratulate (on)Thank (for)
Apologize forInsist on
Jack encouraged me to look for a new job.
They invited all their friends to attend the presentation.
She offered to give him a lift to work.
My brother refused to take no for an answer.
Tom admitted (that) he had tried to leave early.
She agreed (that) we needed to reconsider our plans.
He denied having anything to dowith her.
Ken suggested studying early in the morning.
They accused the boys of cheating on the exam.
She blamed her husband for missing the train.
He apologized for being late.
She insisted on doing the washing up.
REPORTING VERBSIT IS TERRIBLE.WE CAN
HEAR THEM SHOUTING FROM
ACROSS THE STREET.
THE NEIGHBOURS COMPLAINED THAT THEY COULD HEAR THEM SHOUTING FROM ACROSS THE STREET
YOU HAVE BEEN WASTING OUR
MONEY ON COMPUTER
GAMES AGAIN.
MRS BRADLEY ACCUSED HER HUSBAND OF
WASTING MONEY ON COMPUTER
GAMES.
WE DIDN’T THROW
THE CHAIR.
THEY DENIED THROWING
THE CHAIR
REMEMBER THAT YOU HAVE
ALREADY HAD TWO
WARNINGS FROM THE
POLICE.
THE JUDGE REMINDED THAT THEY HAD ALREADY HAD TWO WARNINGS FROM THE POLICE.
I THINK YOU SHOULD SEE A
MARRIAGE GUIDANCE
COUNSELLOR.
SHE ADVISED US TO SEE / CONSULT
A MARRIAGE COUNSELLOR.