RUMOURS (Reported speech & Reporting

verbs)B2, EOI CARTAGENA

Isabel Bastida & Ana Mena

1. REPORTED SPEECH

1. REPORTED SPEECH

1. REPORTED SPEECH

CHECK WHAT YOU KNOW

Reproduce someone’s words applying the necessary changes to tenses, time expressions, pronouns, determiners and expressions of place.

STATEMENTS She added that he had tricked her and she would make him pay for that.

QUESTIONS The woman asked him if he thought they would be in love forever.

FUNCTIONS Susie told him to make her happy or else.

TENSES

OTHER CHANGES

/ the previous day

/ the previous week

/ the day after

REPORTING VERBSThe most common reporting verbs are say, tell and ask.However, there are many others that can help us be more precise in the information we want to report.These verbs take a variety of structures. Note that some of them may take more than one structure.

REPORTING VERBSVerb+ object +infinitive

verb + infinitiveverb (that)+sentence

verb + gerundverb + object +Preposition+ gerund

Verb +Preposition+ gerund

adviseask

begconsider

encourageexpect

invitepersuade

remind

requestwarnwant

agree

claim

demand

decide

expect

guarantee

long

offer

promise

refuse

threaten

admitagreeannounceanswerboastclaimcomplain

decidedenyexplainguaranteeinsistpromisereassure (sb)recommendremind (sb)

requestreply shoutsuggestwhisper

admit

deny

mention

recommend

regret

report

suggest

Accuse (of)Blame (for)

Congratulate (on)Thank (for)

Apologize forInsist on

Jack encouraged me to look for a new job.

They invited all their friends to attend the presentation.

She offered to give him a lift to work.

My brother refused to take no for an answer.

Tom admitted (that) he had tried to leave early.

She agreed (that) we needed to reconsider our plans.

He denied having anything to dowith her.

Ken suggested studying early in the morning.

They accused the boys of cheating on the exam.

She blamed her husband for missing the train.

He apologized for being late.

She insisted on doing the washing up.

REPORTING VERBSIT IS TERRIBLE.WE CAN

HEAR THEM SHOUTING FROM

ACROSS THE STREET.

THE NEIGHBOURS COMPLAINED THAT THEY COULD HEAR THEM SHOUTING FROM ACROSS THE STREET

YOU HAVE BEEN WASTING OUR

MONEY ON COMPUTER

GAMES AGAIN.

MRS BRADLEY ACCUSED HER HUSBAND OF

WASTING MONEY ON COMPUTER

GAMES.

WE DIDN’T THROW

THE CHAIR.

THEY DENIED THROWING

THE CHAIR

REMEMBER THAT YOU HAVE

ALREADY HAD TWO

WARNINGS FROM THE

POLICE.

THE JUDGE REMINDED THAT THEY HAD ALREADY HAD TWO WARNINGS FROM THE POLICE.

I THINK YOU SHOULD SEE A

MARRIAGE GUIDANCE

COUNSELLOR.

SHE ADVISED US TO SEE / CONSULT

A MARRIAGE COUNSELLOR.