Reporting verbs

[Man to woman]: ‘Shall I get you some medicine?’ — He offered to get hergetting herget her her some medicine

‘I’ll definitely take the kids to the zoo’ — He promised to take the kidstake the kidstaking 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 atmeeting atthat meeting 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 that tryingtryingto try the salmon salad

[Teacher to Students]: ‘Listen students, I am right about this’ — The teacher explained that was rightthat he was being rightthat he was right

[Mum to me]: ‘I’ll definitely come and get you at 8 o’clock’ — My Mum promised she would to come and get mecoming to get methat she would come and get me at 8 o’clock

[Dad]: ‘Why don’t we go to my house next time?’ — My Dad suggested that go to histo going to histhat we go to his house next time

[Waiter]: ‘Can I take your coat?’ — The waiter offered to take myto take histaking my coat

[Teacher]: ‘By the way class, I’m not going to do your homework for you.’ — The teacher didn’t offer doing the homework for herthat do homework for herto do the homework for her class

‘I really will do the washing tomorrow’ — She promised that I would organize the washing the next dayto organize the washing the next dayorganizing the washing the next day

[Company]: We will not be giving you anymore money — The Company refused that giving us any moregiving us any moreto give us any more money

‘Why don’t we visit the museum in the center of town’ — She suggested visiting the museumto visit the museumthat to visit the museum in the center of town

‘We shouldn’t stay at the hotel as it had bad reviews’ — He suggested not to stay at the hotelstaying at the hotelnot staying 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 moviewatch that French moviewatching 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 tiring so he couldn’t take us tohe was tired so he couldn’t take us tohe was being tired 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 tothat he would do his best todoing his best to protect the country

[Doctor to man]: ‘You might want to do more exercise to feel healthier’ — The doctor suggested that he might want to do more exercisethat doing more exercise can make himdoing more exercise so that he might to feel healthier

‘Let’s go somewhere else’ — We suggested to go somewhere elsegoing 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 not to do thatnot doing thatto do that again

[Teacher]: ‘Why don’t we study more reporting verbs?’ — The teacher suggested that we studyto studythat studying 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 foodto leave all the foodleaving all the food in the fridge

‘I’m not studying anymore reporting verbs!’ — I refused to study anymorenot to study anymoreto study no more reporting verbs