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 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 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 that tryingto trytrying 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 histhat we go to histo going 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 herthat do homework for herto do the homework for her class

‘I really will do the washing tomorrow’ — She promised organizing the washing the next dayto organize the washing the next daythat I would organize 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 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 to stay at the hotelnot staying 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 to watch that French moviewatching that French moviewatch 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 tiring 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 elsethat they go somewhere elsegoing somewhere else

[Boss to me]: I could pay you more money — My boss offered to pay methat I paypaying me more money

‘I won’t do that again, I promise!’ — I promised not doing thatto do thatnot to do 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 not to leave more foodleaving all the foodto leave all the food in the fridge

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