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English Word Skills Exercises for B1 – Verb patterns: reporting verbs

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1. Circle the correct verbs to complete the sentences.

  • 1)
    ‘OK. I’ll feed your cat while you’re away,’ she
  • c) 2) ‘You really must stay for dinner,’ he
  • c) 3) ‘I’ll definitely be there to meet you at the airport,’ she
  • c) 4) ‘It’s dangerous to walk around that part of town at night,’ he
  • c) 5) ‘Is the café still open at this time? she
  • c) 6) ‘I’m the one who broke your laptop,’ he
  • c) 7) ‘I could lend you some money,’ he
  • c) 8) ‘You’d better say sorry,’ she
  • c

2. Circle the correct reporting verb. Then complete the sentences with the infinitive or -ing form of the verbs in brackets.

  • 1)
    My parents never encouraged / suggested me (sing) when I was younger.
  • 2)
    Did you admin / apologise to your teacher for (miss) the class?
  • 3)
    My Spanish friends mentioned / told (come) to visit us this summer.
  • 4)
    Why are you accusing / blaming me of (copy) your homework? It isn’t true!
  • 5)
    The President has denied / refused (answer) any more questions on this topic.
  • 6)
    I begged / offered her (pay) for our train tickets.
  • 7)
    They denied / insisted (stay) at the party until after midnight.
  • 8)
    My cousin encouraged / refused me (play) a few songs on the piano.
  • 9)
    Why did you agree / insist on (have) the end-of-term party at our house?
  • 10)
    My parents begged / refused my sister not (leave) school at sixteen.
  • 11)
    My brother finally admitted / apologised (tell) everyone my secret.
  • 12)
    Our next door neighbour accused / warned us of (make) too much noise late at night.

3. Complete the text with the missing words.

  • When I got home, my brother was singing loudly in the kitchen. I asked him 1) to make so much noise, but he insisted 2) singing even louder. I accused him 3) being the worst singer I’d ever heard. Instead of getting cross, he thanked me 4) giving him an idea. Then he went upstairs, smiling. I wondered 5) asking him what he was doing, but I knew he would refuse 6) tell me. Two minutes later, he came downstairs again with a camcorder. He persuaded me 7) video him. ‘If I’m that bad, we can make money on YouTube,’ he told 8)

VOCAB BOOST!

When you learn reporting verbs, it’s a good idea to learn the related nouns at the same time. You can also learn what verbs these related nouns usually go with. Tip: the most common verbs that go with the related nouns are give and make.

agree – make an agreement

advise – give some advice

4. Use a dictionary to find the nouns related to the verbs below. Write them in the correct category.

  • accuse apologise encourage promise suggest warn
give +make +

5. Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first. Use the correct form of give or make and a noun related to the underlined verb.

  • 1)
    They warned us about the dangerous cliffs.
  • They about the dangerous cliffs.
  • 2)
    He rarely encourages his son.
  • He rarely his son any
  • 3)
    She forgave him as soon as he apologised for his behaviour.
  • She forgave him as soon as he for his behaviour.
  • 4)
    The police accused him of something serious.
  • The police a serious against him.
  • 5)
    Why do you never suggest anything?
  • Why do you never any ?

Extra exercises

6. Circle the correct answers to complete the sentences.

  • 1)
    Dave me for breaking his phone, but it wasn’t actually my fault!
  • c) 2) My girlfriend wouldn’t let me pay for the meal and on paying herself.
  • c) 3) It was a beautiful evening, so I having a barbecue.
  • c) 4) My friends me to go to the concert although I didn’t really want to.
  • c) 5) I to lend you some money, but you said you didn’t want it.
  • c) 6) My sister me to call my grandmother because it was her birthday.
  • c

7. Rewrite the sentences using the verbs in brackets as a reporting verb.

  • 1)
    ‘You should check your phone bill,’ Fiona’s mother said to her. (advise)
  • Fiona’s mother
  • 2)
    ‘I’ll get back to you later,’ Max told me. (promise)
  • Max
  • 3)
    ‘I’m sorry I’m late,’ said the student. (apologise)
  • The student
  • 4)
    ‘Let’s have a party!’ my friend said. (propose)
  • My friend
  • 5)
    ‘Why don’t you join the debating society?’ the teacher asked me. (encourage)
  • The teacher
  • 6)
    ‘You’ve been reading my text messages!’ Tina said to her brother. (accuse)
  • Tina

8. Complete the sentences with the phrases below.

  • I can’t I’m pretty It could It looks
  • It’s clear It’s hard Judging by
  • 1)
    to say, but I think she might be crying.
  • 2)
    certain that no one else was involved.
  • 3)
    her expression, she appears to be in shock.
  • 4)
    be sure, but I’d say that it’s quite late.
  • 5)
    that the bike is badly damaged.
  • 6)
    be that the roads are very icy.
  • 7)
    as if his car has broken down.

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