Reporting verbs
Peter said to me, 'Would you like to have dinner with me?'
Peter invited me to have dinner with him.
Molly said to Jack, 'Don't forget to phone the electrician.'
Molly reminded Jack to phone the electrician.
Ryan said, 'Let's go for a walk. It's a beautiful day.'
Ryan suggested going for a walk.
Sam's neighbor told him, 'I'll call the police if he had any more parties.'
Sam's neighbor threatened to call the police if he had any more parties.
Sarah said, 'You really must try Giacobazzi's.' She said it was fantastic.
Sarah recommended trying Giacozazzi's.
The children said, 'We aren't going to bed. It's much too early.'
The children refused to go to bed.
Diana said to me, ''I'll take you to the station." -offer
Diana offered to take me to the station.
"You can leave early."
He allowed me to leave early.
"Please, please, don't punish me."
He begged me not to punish him.
"You mustn't talk during the test."
He forbade us to talk during the test.
'I have been waiting for you all morning," he said.
He said he had been waiting for me all morning.
He said, "you must try harder."
He said that I had to try harder.
"I will be working in Paris next year," he said.
He said that he would be working in Paris the following year.
What shall I do?
He wondered what he should do.
Ricky said, 'I'll never do it again.'
Ricky promised to never do it again./Ricky promised never to do it again.
She said, "You needn't worry."
She said I didn't need to/didn't have to worry.
"I will tidy my room tomorrow," she said.
She said that she would tidy her room the next day.
She said, "Happy Birthday to me!"
She wished me a happy birthday.
'You copied Anna's exam!' the teacher said to Simon.
The teacher accused Simon of copying Anna's exam.