Reporting verbs

[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 taking the kidstake the kidsto take the kids to the zoo

‘I’m not cleaning the toilet again’ — He refused to cleanthat cleaningcleaning the toilet again

‘Why don’t we meet at the cinema?’ — He suggested meeting atthat meeting atto meet at the cinema

‘Let’s not meet at the cinema’ — She suggested going tonot going tothat to go 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 he was rightthat was rightthat he was being right

[Mum to me]: ‘I’ll definitely come and get you at 8 o’clock’ — My Mum promised that she would come and get meshe would to come and get mecoming to 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 to take histo take mytaking 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 herto do the homework for herthat do homework for her class

‘I really will do the washing tomorrow’ — She promised that I would organize the washing the next dayorganizing 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 to visit the museumthat to visit the museumvisiting the museum in the center of town

‘We shouldn’t stay at the hotel as it had bad reviews’ — He suggested not staying at the hotelnot to stay at the hotelstaying 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 watching that French moviewatch that French movieto watch 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 doing his best tothat he would do his best tothat he would to do his best to protect the country

[Doctor to man]: ‘You might want to do more exercise to feel healthier’ — The doctor suggested that doing more exercise can make himthat he might want to do more exercisedoing 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 that I paypaying meto pay me more money

‘I won’t do that again, I promise!’ — I promised not to do thatto do thatnot doing that again

[Teacher]: ‘Why don’t we study more reporting verbs?’ — The teacher suggested that studyingthat we studyto study more reporting verbs

‘We can’t promise that we will leave all the food in the fridge’ — They didn’t promise to leave all the foodnot to leave more foodleaving all the food in the fridge

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