Reported Speech 3 - English for success

Reporting verbs
Use the appropriate verb

1	"I didn't do it," she said.
	She ________________ doing it.
2	"Have lunch with me," she said.
	She ________________ me to have lunch with her.
3	"Why don't you buy one?" said Tom.
	Tom ________________ I buy one.
4	"I promise I'll take you to Prague," said Mary.
	Mary ________________ to take me to Prague.
5	"I hope Andy phones tonight," said Clare.
	Clare ________________ Andy would phone that night.
6	"Please, please don't tell anyone!" he said.
	He ________________ me not to tell anyone.
7	"I won't do it," he said.
	He ________________ to do it.
8	"You should have lessons," she said.
	She ________________ me to have lessons.
9	"We really must go with you," they said.
	They ________________ on going with me.
10	"Don't forget to phone Granny," said Mum.
	Mum ________________ me to phone Granny.
11	"If you wear my T-shirt again, I'll pinch you very hard," said Maggy.
	Maggie ________________ to pinch me very hard if I wore her T-shirt again.
12	"Don't fly kites near electric overhead cables," said my father.
	My father ________________ me not to fly kites near electric overhead cables.

Reporting Verbs Exercise - answers

1	"I didn't do it," she said.
	She denied doing it.
2	"Have lunch with me," she said.
	She invited me to have lunch with her.
3	"Why don't you buy one?" said Tom.
	Tom suggested I buy one.
4	"I promise I'll take you to Prague," said Mary.
	Mary promised to take me to Prague.
5	"I hope Andy phones tonight," said Clare.
	Clare hoped Andy would phone that night.
6	"Please, please don't tell anyone!" he said.
	He begged me not to tell anyone.
7	"I won't do it," he said.
	He refused to do it.
8	"You should have lessons," she said.
	She advised me to have lessons.
9	"We really must go with you," they said.
	They insisted on going with me.
10	"Don't forget to phone Granny," said Mum.
	Mum reminded me to phone Granny.
11	"If you wear my T-shirt again, I'll pinch you very hard," said Maggy.
	Maggie threatened to pinch me very hard if I wore her T-shirt again.
12	"Don't fly kites near electric overhead cables," said my father.
	My father warned me not to fly kites near electric overhead cables.