Reported Speech

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Question English Answer English
Tell the truth!
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demand He demanded to be told the truth
Yes, I'll be happy to help you.
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agree He agreed to help me.
Would you like me to open the door?
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offer He offered to open the door.
I’ll definitely be here early.
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promise He promised to be there early.
No, I won’t lend you any many.
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refuse He refused to lend me any many.
Hand over your money or I’ll shoot you.
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threaten He threatened to shoot me if I didn’t hand over my money.
I saw him steal the car.
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claim He claimed to have seen him steal the car.
You should see a doctor.
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advise He advised me to see a doctor.
You can borrow my car.
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allow He allowed me to borrow his car.
Please, turn the light off.
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ask He asked me to turn the light off.
Please, please stop shouting so loudly.
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beg He begged me to stop shouting so loudly.
Leave the room.
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command He commanded us to leave the room.
Go ahead, drive the car.
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encourage He encouraged me to drive the car.
You must not arrive late tonight.
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forbid He forbade me to arrive late that night.
Lift the receiver and wait for the dialling tone.
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instruct He instructed me to lift the receiver and wait for the dialling tone.
Would you like to come out to dinner with me?
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invite sb He invited me to go out to dinner with him.
Close the door immediately.
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order He ordered me to close the door immediately.
You may leave now.
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permit/allow He permitted/allowed me to leave then.
Don’t forget to water the plants.
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remind He reminded me to water the plants.
Don’t go near the edge of the cliff.
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warn He warned me not to go near the edge of the cliff.
I’d like you to study harder.
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want He wanted me to study harder.
Try to be punctual.
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urge He urged me to try to be punctual.
You stole my handbag!
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accuse sb of She accused me of stealing her handbag.
I’m sorry I was rude for you.
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apologise for He apologised for being rude to me.
Yes, I broke the window.
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admit (to) He admitted to breaking/having broken the window.
I’m more intelligent than you.
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boast about He boasted about being more intelligent than me.
You always leave the door open.
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complain to sb about He complained to me about my always leaving the door open.
No, I didn’t break the window.
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deny He denied breaking/heaving broken the window.
Let’s go out for a walk.
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Suggest He suggested going for a walk.
Yes, it’s a great idea.
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agree He agreed that it was a great idea.
You must take all the medicine.
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insist on He insisted on taking all the medicine.
I’m the best player of all.
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Boast He boasted that he was the best player of all.
I know who stole your car.
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claim He claimed that he knew who had stolen my car.
You never help me.
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complain She complained that he never helped her.
I never touched the vase!
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deny He denied that he had ever touched the vase.
It’s a success!
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exclaim He exclaimed that it was a success.
It’s a difficult theory to fallow.
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explain He explained that it was a difficult theory to follow.
Your application is under review.
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inform sb He informed me that my application was under review.
I won’t forget again.
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promise He promised that he wouldn’t forget again.
You ought to help her out.
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suggest He suggested that I help her out.
That’s how I crashed the car.
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explain to sb +how He explained to me how he had crashed the car.
He asked himself, “Where have they gone?”
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wonder where He wondered where they had gone.
He asked himself, “How can she do that?”
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wonder how He wondered how she could do that.
He asked himself, “Why is Tom so rude?”
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wonder why He wondered why Tom was so rude.
He asked himself, “What they will do?”
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wonder what He wondered what they would do.
He asked himself, “Shall I take the job?”
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wonder +whether +to-inf or clause He wondered whether to take/ he should take the job.
He asked himself, “What shall I do next?
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wonder what + to-inf He wondered what to do next.
He asked himself, “How can I break the news?”
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wonder how+to-inf He wondered how to break the news.
He said, “ She needn’t know who he was.”
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He said she didn’t need to/have to know who he was.
He said, “You needn’t meet me tomorrow.”
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He said I wouldn’t have to meet him the next day.

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