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Reporting verbs

Reporting verbs. Gaz: “I am very hungry.” Gaz said (that) he was very hungry. Gaz told me (that) he was very hungry. Reporting Questions. Gaz : “Do you like haggis?” Gaz asked me if I liked haggis. The verb goes after the subject, not before it.

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Reporting verbs

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  1. Reporting verbs • Gaz: “I am very hungry.” • Gaz said (that) he was very hungry. • Gaz told me (that) he was very hungry.

  2. Reporting Questions • Gaz: “Do you like haggis?” • Gazasked me if I liked haggis. • The verb goes after the subject, not before it. • Do/does/did disappear and the verb assumes its present simple/past simple form. • In yes/no questions, insert if or whether.

  3. Reporting Commands • Gaz: “Start the car.” • Gaz told me to start the car. • Gaz “Don’t open the door.” • Gaz told me not to open the door.

  4. Reporting Requests • Gaz: “Start the car, please.” • Gaz asked me to start the car. • Gaz “Can you open the door, please?” • Gaz asked me to open the door. • Gaz asked me if I could open the door.

  5. Reporting Requests • Will • Can • May • Must • Could • Might • Should • Would • Could • Might • Had to • These verbs don’t change

  6. Reporting Verbs • agree • offer • refuse • promise • threaten (not) to do something

  7. Reporting Verbs • advise • ask • convince • encourage • invite • persuade • remind • tell • warn somebody (not) to do something

  8. Reporting Verbs • apologize for • accuse somebody of • admit • blame somebody for • deny • insist on • recommend • regret • suggest (not) doingsomething

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