Reported Speech

agree: She agreed to do my homeowork.

offer: She offered to bake some cookies for us.

refuse: She refused to tell us her secret.

demand: She demanded to be told the truth.

threaten: She threatened to punish us with more work.

promise: She promised to visit her grandparents.

claim: She claimed to have done all the paperwork.

advise: They advised me to come to the meeting.

allow: They allowed us not to be present.

beg: She begged him to stop screaming.

command: He commanded them to put down their guns.

encourage: Mary encouraged him to keep working hard.

forbid: He forbade you to take those pills.

invite: The boy invited her to come to his party.

want: The doctor wanted her to go to rehab.

instruct: She instructed the kids to do the handicrafts.

permit: My mom permitted me to eat more candy.

urge: He urged the people to go out quickly.

order: My friend ordered me to help him with his job.

remind: My teacher reminded me to do the project.

warn: She warned us not to forget the date.

admit (to): He admitted (to) sending the letter.

accuse of: He accused me of stealing his money.

apologize for: Mary apologized for being late.

complain to... of...: She complained to the company of not sending the package.

deny: The students denied pushing the button.

insist on: My parents insisted on me wearing warm clothes.

suggest: They suggested going to the cinema.

complain: He complained that the children were too loud.

deny: She denied that she had stolen the money.

explain: John explained that he was going to a funeral.

exclaim / remark: They remarked that the baby was crying.

promise: Victoria promised that she would visit us.

boast: The girl boasted that she had brilliant marks.

inform: We informed them that they had been accepted.

claim: The government claimed that the president had the answer.

agree: The students agreed that the exam was pretty difficult.

suggest: I suggested that the children had to study harder.