Reporting verbs

[Man to woman]: ‘Shall I get you some medicine?’ — He offered getting herto get herget her 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 that cleaningcleaningto clean the toilet again

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

‘Let’s not meet at the cinema’ — She suggested that to go tonot going togoing to the cinema

[Book]: You really must try the salmon salad — The book recommended tryingto trythat trying 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 methat she would 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 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 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 to do the homework for herthat do homework for herdoing the homework for her class

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

[Company]: We will not be giving you anymore money — The Company refused giving us any morethat giving us any moreto give 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 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 watch that French movieto watch 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 being tired so he couldn’t take us tohe was 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 doing his best tothat he would to do 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 doing more exercise can make himthat he might want to do more exercise 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 payto pay mepaying 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 we studythat studyingto 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 anymorenot to study anymoreto study no more reporting verbs