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[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 take the kidsto take the kidstaking the kids to the zoo
‘I’m not cleaning the toilet again’ — He refused that cleaningto cleancleaning 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 to trythat tryingtrying the salmon salad
[Teacher to Students]: ‘Listen students, I am right about this’ — The teacher explained that he was rightthat he was being rightthat 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 we go to histo going to histhat go to his house next time
[Waiter]: ‘Can I take your coat?’ — The waiter offered to take mytaking myto take his 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 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 to give us any morethat giving 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 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 watch that French moviewatching 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 tired so he couldn’t take us tohe was being 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 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 exercisedoing more exercise so that he mightthat doing more exercise can make him to feel healthier
‘Let’s go somewhere else’ — We suggested to go somewhere elsethat they go somewhere elsegoing 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 not to do thatto 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 leaving all the foodnot to leave more foodto leave all the food in the fridge
‘I’m not studying anymore reporting verbs!’ — I refused not to study anymoreto study no moreto study anymore reporting verbs