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[Man to woman]: ‘Shall I get you some medicine?’ — He offered getting herget her herto get her some medicine
‘I’ll definitely take the kids to the zoo’ — He promised take the kidstaking the kidsto take the kids to the zoo
‘I’m not cleaning the toilet again’ — He refused cleaningto cleanthat cleaning the toilet again
‘Why don’t we meet at the cinema?’ — He suggested to meet atthat meeting atmeeting at the cinema
‘Let’s not meet at the cinema’ — She suggested that to go togoing tonot going to the cinema
[Book]: You really must try the salmon salad — The book recommended tryingthat tryingto try the salmon salad
[Teacher to Students]: ‘Listen students, I am right about this’ — The teacher explained that he was being rightthat was rightthat he was right
[Mum to me]: ‘I’ll definitely come and get you at 8 o’clock’ — My Mum promised that she would come and get mecoming to get meshe would to come and get me at 8 o’clock
[Dad]: ‘Why don’t we go to my house next time?’ — My Dad suggested to going to histhat we go to histhat go to his house next time
[Waiter]: ‘Can I take your coat?’ — The waiter offered taking myto take myto take his coat
[Teacher]: ‘By the way class, I’m not going to do your homework for you.’ — The teacher didn’t offer that do homework for herdoing the homework for herto do the homework for her class
‘I really will do the washing tomorrow’ — She promised organizing the washing the next daythat I would organize the washing the next dayto organize the washing the next day
[Company]: We will not be giving you anymore money — The Company refused that giving us any moreto give us any moregiving us any more money
‘Why don’t we visit the museum in the center of town’ — She suggested that to visit the museumto visit the museumvisiting the museum in the center of town
‘We shouldn’t stay at the hotel as it had bad reviews’ — He suggested staying at the hotelnot staying at the hotelnot to stay at the hotel as it had bad reviews
[My friend to me]: You have to watch that French movie, it was funny!’ — My friend recommended to watch that French moviewatching that French moviewatch that French movie because it was funny
[Grandfather to us]: ‘I can’t take you to the park because I’m tired’ — My Grandfather explained that he was being tired so he couldn’t take us tohe was tired so he couldn’t take us tohe was tiring so he couldn’t take us to the park
[President]: ‘I swear I will do my best to protect the country!’ — The president promised that he would to do his best todoing his best tothat he would do his best to protect the country
[Doctor to man]: ‘You might want to do more exercise to feel healthier’ — The doctor suggested doing more exercise so that he mightthat he might want to do more exercisethat doing more exercise can make him to feel healthier
‘Let’s go somewhere else’ — We suggested going somewhere elseto go somewhere elsethat they go somewhere else
[Boss to me]: I could pay you more money — My boss offered paying methat I payto pay me more money
‘I won’t do that again, I promise!’ — I promised to do thatnot to do thatnot doing that again
[Teacher]: ‘Why don’t we study more reporting verbs?’ — The teacher suggested that studyingto studythat we study more reporting verbs
‘We can’t promise that we will leave all the food in the fridge’ — They didn’t promise not to leave more foodleaving all the foodto leave all the food in the fridge
‘I’m not studying anymore reporting verbs!’ — I refused not to study anymoreto study anymoreto study no more reporting verbs