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It can be difficult to give enough context to fully explain the choice of a verb tense, and often textbooks choose simpler explanations because more complex ones can be more confusing.

He apologised for not getting back to me sooner.ĭo this exercise to test your grammar again.

'I'm really sorry I didn't get back to you sooner.' Verbs like admit, apologise for, complain about, deny, insist on, mention and suggest can follow an -ing form pattern.

The police officer warned us not to go in there.

The guide told us to wait for her in reception.

We can also use an infinitive to report imperatives, with a reporting verb like tell, order, instruct, direct or warn. They advised us not to write our passwords down.'It's not a good idea to write your passwords down.' She promised to do the report by Friday.'I'll do the report by Friday, for sure.' Verbs like advise, agree, challenge, claim, decide, demand, encourage, invite, offer, persuade, promise, refuse and remind can follow an infinitive pattern. Many reporting verbs can be followed by another verb in either an infinitive or an -ing form. However, we can also use other reporting verbs. When we tell someone what another person said, we often use the verbs say, tell or ask. Reported speech 3 – reporting verbs: 1 Grammar explanation Indirect speech: He denied finishing the coffee. Indirect speech: He told us to wait there.ĭirect speech: 'It wasn't me who finished the coffee,' he said. Indirect speech: She persuaded me to come. Don't put the bag on the table.Look at these examples to see how reporting verbs are used.ĭirect speech: 'You should come, it's going to be a lot of fun,' she said.Can you send invitations to all participants? → He asked his secretary.You must not use the calculator.→ The maths teacher told the students.Could you bring your laptops? → The teacher asked the students.Enjoy your stay in Paris → The hotel manager told her.Please, park your car away from the factory.Could you spell your name, please? → She asked him.

Please, help me with my homework → She begged her brother.(Before doing the exercise you may want to see the lesson on reported speech) Transform these requests and commands into reported speech (start the sentence as suggested.) Do the exercises below about the reported speech (requests and commands) and click on the button to check your answers.