Reporting Verbs: notes and useful links

To practice reported speech using verbs different from say/tell, look at the notes HERE or in the document below and click on the links provided. Go for it!

Although the list is quite complete, there are some verbs which cannot be included in any of the groups. Here are some of them:

• ACCUSE: She accused Michael of lying. [accuse + object + of + gerund]
• APOLOGISE: I apologised to them for burning the dinner. [apologise ( + to + object) + for + gerund]
• BLAME: He blamed me for breaking the computer. [blame + object + for + gerund]
• CONFESS: He confessed to stealing the car. [confess + to + gerund]
• INSIST: They insisted on going with Bob. [insist + on + gerund]

Exercise 1

Exercise 2 

Exercise 3 

Exercise 4 

Exercise 5