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REPORTED SPEECHREPORTED SPEECH

REPORTING VERBSREPORTING VERBSFOLLOWED BY AFOLLOWED BY A

GERUNDGERUND

CHANGES INCHANGES INTIME REFERENCETIME REFERENCE

YES/NO QUESTIONSYES/NO QUESTIONSPRONOUN CHANGESPRONOUN CHANGES

TENSE CHANGESTENSE CHANGES REQUESTS & ORDERSREQUESTS & ORDERS

CHANGES INCHANGES INPLACE REFERENCEPLACE REFERENCE EXERCISEEXERCISE

WH- & HOWWH- & HOWQUESTIONSQUESTIONS

REPORTING VERBSREPORTING VERBSFOLLOWED BYFOLLOWED BYAN INFINITIVEAN INFINITIVE

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PRONOUN CHANGES FROM DIRECT TO INDIRECTPRONOUN CHANGES FROM DIRECT TO INDIRECT

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Pronouns change if there is a shift in the reference point.

T H E S P E A K E R T H E R E P O R T E R

I have seen many countries, but your country is the best.

R E F E R E N C E P O I N T R E F E R E N C E P O I N T R E F E R E N C E P O I N T R E F E R E N C E P O I N T

REFERENCES MADEREFERENCES MADE

THE SPEAKER HIMSELF I

OUR COUNTRY YOUR COUNTRY

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He says he has seen many countries but our country is

the best.


THE SPEAKER HE

OUR COUNTRY OUR COUNTRY

ADVANCE TO THE NEXT SLIDE

AN INHABITANT OF THE VISITED COUNTRYA VISITING TOURIST

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I think you have something that you hide, and I will find

it.



THE INSPECTOR I

THE SUSPECT YOU

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She says she thinks I have something that I hide and she

will find it.


THE INSPECTOR SHE

THE SUSPECT I


THE INTERROGATED SUSPECTAN INTERROGATING POLICE INSPECTOR

THE SECRET IT THE SECRET IT

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I am here to help you because your worries are my

unhappiness.



THE MOTHER I

HELP FOR THE DAUGHTER HELP YOU

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She says she is here to help me because my worries are

her unhappiness.


THE MOTHER SHE

HELP FOR THE DAUGHTER HELP ME

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THE DAUGHTER IN NEED OF HELPA MOTHER WHO WANTS TO HELP

THE DAUGHTER’S WORRIES YOUR WORRIES

THE DAUGHTER’S WORRIES MY WORRIES

THE MOTHER’S UNHAPPINESS

MY UNHAPPINESSTHE MOTHER’S UNHAPPINESS

HER UNHAPPINESS

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TENSE CHANGES FROM DIRECT TO INDIRECTTENSE CHANGES FROM DIRECT TO INDIRECT


“I AM GOING”

“I WAS GOING”SHE WAS GOINGSHE WAS GOING

SHE HAD BEEN GOINGSHE HAD BEEN GOING


SHE SAID SHE SAID (THAT) (THAT) ......

“I HAVE BEEN GOING”

“I GO”SHE HAD BEEN GOINGSHE HAD BEEN GOING

SHE WENTSHE WENT

“I WENT”

“I HAVE GONE”SHE HAD GONESHE HAD GONE

SHE HAD GONESHE HAD GONE

“I HAD GONE”

“I WILL GO”SHE HAD GONESHE HAD GONE

SHE WOULD GOSHE WOULD GO

The tense moves by one degree back in time if the reporting verb is in the past tense.

WILL GO > WOULD GO GO > WENT WENT > HAD GONE HAS GONE > HAD GONE IS GOING > WAS GOING WAS GOING > HAD BEEN GOING

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I have seen many countries, but your country is the best.

THE TENSE OF THE DIRECT SPEECHTHE TENSE OF THE DIRECT SPEECH

HAVE SEEN

IS

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He said he had seen many countries but our country was

the best.

THE SHIFT OF THE TENSE THE SHIFT OF THE TENSE BY ONE DEGREE BACK IN TIMEBY ONE DEGREE BACK IN TIME

HAVE SEEN HAD SEEN

IS WAS

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AN INHABITANT OF THE VISITED COUNTRYA VISITING TOURIST


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You are wasting your time playing that foolish guitar.


AM WASTING

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He said I was wasting my time playing this foolish guitar.


WAS WASTING


THE SONA FATHER WHO IS DISAPPOINTED WITH WHAT

HIS SON IS DOING


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I am going to Boston because I have been admitted to

Harvard.


AM GOING

HAVE BEEN ADMITTED

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He said he was going to Boston because he had been admitted

to Boston.


WAS GOING

HAD BEEN ADMITTED

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THE MOTHER WHO RECEIVED THE GOOD NEWS ON THE PHONE

THE SON WHO GAVE SOME GOOD NEWS A DAY AGO


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C H A N G E S I N P L A C E R E F E R E N C EC H A N G E S I N P L A C E R E F E R E N C E

THE SPEAKER THE REPORTER

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“HERE”

HEREHERE

THERETHERE


“THERE”

“THERE”

HEREHERE

THERETHERE

NOT AT THE REFERRED PLACE

AT THE REFERRED PLACE

THE POSITIONOF THE REPORTER

NOT AT THE REFERRED PLACE

AT THE REFERRED PLACE

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“I AM BORED HERE.

COULD THEY CHANGE

THE MUSIC?”

““MY GIRLFRIEND IS BORED MY GIRLFRIEND IS BORED

HEREHERE. COULD YOU POSSIBLY . COULD YOU POSSIBLY

CHANGE THE MUSIC, SIR?”CHANGE THE MUSIC, SIR?”


TO THE REPORTER TO THE WAITER

BOTH AT A RESTAURANT

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“YOU CAN’T BRING YOUR

CAR HERE UNTIL FRIDAY.

WE HAVE A LOT OF WORK.”

““THE MECHANIC SAID WE THE MECHANIC SAID WE

COULDN’T TAKE THE CAR COULDN’T TAKE THE CAR

THERETHERE UNTIL FRIDAY UNTIL FRIDAY

BECAUSE THEY HAD A LOT BECAUSE THEY HAD A LOT

OF WORK”OF WORK”

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TO THE REPORTER TO HIS WIFE

AT THE REPAIR SHOP

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AT HOME

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“NOW”

“NOW”

NOWNOW

THENTHEN

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“AT THE MOMENT”

“AT THE MOMENT”

AT THE MOMENTAT THE MOMENT

AT THAT MOMENTAT THAT MOMENT

NOT AT THE TIME OF SPEAKING

AT THE TIME OF SPEAKING

THE TIMEOF THE REPORT

NOT AT THE TIME OF SPEAKING

AT THE TIME OF SPEAKING

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“YESTERDAY”

“YESTERDAY”

YESTERDAYYESTERDAYTHE DAY BEFORETHE DAY BEFORE

THE PREVIOUS DAYTHE PREVIOUS DAYNOT ON THE SAME DAY

ON THE SAME DAY

“TOMORROW”

“TOMORROW”

TOMORROWTOMORROWTHE FOLLOWING DAYTHE FOLLOWING DAY

THE NEXT DAYTHE NEXT DAYNOT ON THE SAME DAY

ON THE SAME DAY

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HE ASKED WHY…HE ASKED WHY… ..HE ASKED WHAT…HE ASKED WHAT… ..HE ASKED WHEN…HE ASKED WHEN… ..HE ASKED HOW MUCH…HE ASKED HOW MUCH… ..WHY…WHY…??WHAT…WHAT…??WHEN…WHEN…??HOW MUCH…HOW MUCH…??

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REPORTING WH- & HOW - QUESTIONSREPORTING WH- & HOW - QUESTIONS

WHOWHO

WHATWHAT

WHENWHEN

WHEREWHERE

WHYWHY

HOWHOW

HOW OFTENHOW OFTEN

HOW MANYHOW MANY

HOW MUCHHOW MUCH

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QUESTION STATEMENTWHERE…WHERE…?? HE ASKED WHERE…HE ASKED WHERE… ..

WHEREWHERE DID YOU GODID YOU GO??

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He asked whatHe asked what he HAD BEEN DOINGhe HAD BEEN DOING

He asked whenHe asked when he HAD GONEhe HAD GONE

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He asked how muchHe asked how much you HAD HADyou HAD HAD

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HE ASKED …HE ASKED … ..

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ASKEDASKED

REPORTING YES / NO QUESTIONSREPORTING YES / NO QUESTIONS

IFIF

WHETHERWHETHER

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QUESTION STATEMENT

WILL YOU COMEWILL YOU COME??

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HE ASKED IFHE ASKED IF HE HAD TRIEDHE HAD TRIED..

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IFIFWHETHERWHETHER

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REPORTING THE ORDERREPORTING THE ORDERREPORTING THE APPEALREPORTING THE APPEALREPORTING THE REQUESTREPORTING THE REQUESTREPORTING THE PLEAREPORTING THE PLEAORDERING BOBORDERING BOBASKING sth. FROM DANASKING sth. FROM DANREQUESTING sth FROM MEGREQUESTING sth FROM MEGBEGGING LISA BEGGING LISA

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THE SPEAKER THE REPORTERADVISING JOHNADVISING JOHN REPORTING THE ADVICEREPORTING THE ADVICE

YOU SHOULD KEEP YOUR ROOM CLEANYOU SHOULD KEEP YOUR ROOM CLEAN

TO… .TO… .

HEHE ADVISED ADVISED JOHNJOHN TO TO KEEPKEEP HIS ROOM CLEAN HIS ROOM CLEAN

HEHE ORDERED ORDERED BOBBOB TO TO CLEANCLEAN HIS CAR NOW HIS CAR NOW

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CLEAN MY CAR NOW!CLEAN MY CAR NOW!

DON’T LET ME DOWNDON’T LET ME DOWN

COULD YOU PLEASE TURN IT DOWN?COULD YOU PLEASE TURN IT DOWN?

HEHE ASKED ASKED DANDAN NOT TONOT TO LETLET HIM DOWN HIM DOWN

HEHE REQUESTED REQUESTED MEGMEG TO TO TURNTURN IT DOWN IT DOWN

PLEASE DON’T LEAVE ME!PLEASE DON’T LEAVE ME! HEHE BEGGED BEGGED LISALISA NOT TO LEAVENOT TO LEAVE HIM HIM

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Click for a sentence transformation exercise. Use the key word that appears on the right to complete the sentence with a maximum of 4 other words.

““Where have you seen it?” asked Laura to me. Where have you seen it?” asked Laura to me.

it.it.Laura askedLaura askedHAD

where I had seen

““Could you please bring your laptop?” asked Jim to Frank. Could you please bring your laptop?” asked Jim to Frank.

JimJimBRING

requested Frank to bring his

““We were playing truant when we got lost,” said the boys.We were playing truant when we got lost,” said the boys.

The boys saidThe boys said

TRUANT

they had been playing truant

““You did a good job here yesterday,” said the teacher as I left.You did a good job here yesterday,” said the teacher as I left.

As I left, the teacher said I had done a good jobAs I left, the teacher said I had done a good job

THE

there the day before.

““Are you going to arrive early?” asked the boss. Are you going to arrive early?” asked the boss.

The boss asked The boss asked TO

if I was going to arrive early.arrive early.

SENTENCE TRANSFORMATIONSENTENCE TRANSFORMATIONREPORTED SPEECHREPORTED SPEECH

laptop.laptop.

when they got lost.when they got lost.


““I would rather you didn’t smoke here,” said the man to me. I would rather you didn’t smoke here,” said the man to me.

there.there.The manThe manTOLD

told me not to smoke

““How much did you pay for the ticket?” asked Casey. How much did you pay for the ticket?” asked Casey.

Casey askedCasey askedPAID

how much I had paid

““We still haven’t finalised our decision yet,” said the jury.We still haven’t finalised our decision yet,” said the jury.

The jury saidThe jury saidCOME

they hadn’t come to

““Are you having fun there? asked dad on the phone.Are you having fun there? asked dad on the phone.

On the phone, dad asked meOn the phone, dad asked meFUN

if I was having fun

““How much more will I wait?” asked Rob to me.How much more will I wait?” asked Rob to me.

Rob asked meRob asked meMORE

how much more he would wait.wait.

SENTENCE TRANSFORMATIONSENTENCE TRANSFORMATIONREPORTED SPEECHREPORTED SPEECH

for the ticket.for the ticket.

a conclusion yet.a conclusion yet.

here.here.

END OF THE EXERCISE

REPORTING VERBS FOLLOWED BY A GERUNDREPORTING VERBS FOLLOWED BY A GERUND

BLAME BLAME ☻☻ FOR FOR

REGRETREGRET

SUGGESTSUGGEST

ADMITADMIT

ACCUSE ACCUSE ☻☻ OF OF COMPLAIN ABOUTCOMPLAIN ABOUT

APOLOGISE TO APOLOGISE TO ☻☻ FOR FOR DENYDENY

MENTIONMENTION

ADMIT DOING

It was clear that her parents wouldn’t believe her for

the second time, so little Jenny had to admitadmit

breakinging the vase.

He is cross with us, but he won’t saHe is cross with us, but he won’t sayy that this is true. that this is true. with us.with us.He won’tHe won’t ANGRYADMIT BEING ANGRYADMIT BEING ANGRY


TO STATE UNWILLINGLY THAT YOU HAVE DONE SOMETHING

OR SOMETHING IS TRUE

GERUND LISTGERUND LIST

VERBS FOLLOWED BY A GERUND

““Ok, it was me who spread this awful rumour,” said Neil.Ok, it was me who spread this awful rumour,” said Neil. NeilNeil ADMITTEDADMITTED SPREADING THATADMITTED SPREADING THATawful rumour.awful rumour.

ACCUSE ☻OF DOING STH

To everyone’s surprise, Brendan is accused ofaccused of

givinging away some secret information of the

company.

Nancy is claimed to be evading taxes. Nancy is claimed to be evading taxes.

taxestaxes..Nancy isNancy is OFACCUSED OF EVADINGACCUSED OF EVADING


TO SAY YOU BELIEVE SB. IS

GUILTY OF DOING STH. BAD



Tom is believed to have destroyed the evidence on purpose. Tom is believed to have destroyed the evidence on purpose.

the evidencethe evidence..TheyThey OFACCUSE TOM OF DELIBERATELY DESTROYINGACCUSE TOM OF DELIBERATELY DESTROYING

APOLOGISE TO☻FOR DOING STH

This is neither the first nor the last time she has

apologisedapologised to us to us for for neglectinging her work. She

needs a very serious warning.

““I shouldn’t have treated you like that, Tom,” said Lisa.I shouldn’t have treated you like that, Tom,” said Lisa.

him that wayhim that way..LisaLisa TOAPOLOGISED TO TOM FOR TREATINGAPOLOGISED TO TOM FOR TREATING


TO SAY YOU ARE SORRY FOR A MISTAKE YOU HAVE MADE



““I am sorry for my late arrival, Bob,” said Gwen.I am sorry for my late arrival, Bob,” said Gwen. latelate..GwenGwen ARRIVINGAPOLOGISED TO BOB FOR ARRIVINGAPOLOGISED TO BOB FOR ARRIVING

BLAME ☻FOR DOING STH

Given all the bad experience she went through her

marriage, no one should blameblame Charlotte forfor leaving

him without any notice.

We cannot hold Diana responsible for his resignation.We cannot hold Diana responsible for his resignation.to resignto resign..We cannotWe cannot CAUSINGBLAME DIANA FOR CAUSING HIMBLAME DIANA FOR CAUSING HIM


TO SAY YOU BELIEVE SB. IS

GUILTY OFDOING STH. BAD



Someone arsoned the building, but Clive should not Someone arsoned the building, but Clive should not be the subject of this accusation.be the subject of this accusation.

to the buildingto the building..We cannotWe cannotSETTING

BLAME CLIVE FOR SETTING FIREBLAME CLIVE FOR SETTING FIRE

COMPLAIN ABOUT DOING STH

Stop complaining aboutcomplaining about havinging to get up at the

crack of dawn. Do you want to go hunting or not?

They brought their unhappiness about early They brought their unhappiness about early working hours to our notice. working hours to our notice.

so early.so early.TheyTheyABOUT

COMPLAINED ABOUT COMING TO WORKCOMPLAINED ABOUT COMING TO WORK


TO SAY YOU ARE UNHAPPY ABOUT

SOMETHING



The complaint of the workers was about the poor payment. The complaint of the workers was about the poor payment. enough.enough.The workersThe workers ABOUTCOMPLAINED ABOUT NOT EARNINGCOMPLAINED ABOUT NOT EARNING

DENY DOING

Lying is Hannah’s expertise, so she denieddenied seeinging

Tom at the party. Yet, we believe that she really did.

Meg said she didn’t love him, but her eyes spoke the truth. Meg said she didn’t love him, but her eyes spoke the truth. , , her eyes didn’t.her eyes didn’t.Though MegThough Meg BEINGDENIED BEING IN LOVEDENIED BEING IN LOVE


TO REFUSE TO ACCEPT SOMETHING IS TRUE



Jack says it wasn’t him who started the gossip.Jack says it wasn’t him who started the gossip.JackJack DENIESDENIES STARTING THE GOSSIP.DENIES STARTING THE GOSSIP.

MENTION DOING

Jason mentionedmentioned doinging something for a change in

the office. Do you remember what it was?

He briefly referred to having to come to the office very earlyHe briefly referred to having to come to the office very early. .

come to the office very earlycome to the office very early..HeHe HAVINGMENTIONED HAVING TOMENTIONED HAVING TO


TO BRIEFLY REFER TO SOMETHING WHEN SPEAKING

OR WRITING



REGRETBE SORRY FOR

DOING

I regretregret not goinging to the party. They say it was

awesome.

When she realised the mistake she had made, Julia

was sorry forwas sorry for partinging with Roy.

I wish I hadn’t said those bitter words.I wish I hadn’t said those bitter words.

bitterlybitterly..II SOREGRET SPEAKING SOREGRET SPEAKING SO


TO FEEL UNHAPPY ABOUT HAVING MADE A PARTICULAR

MISTAKE

I really shouldn’t have lent him so much money.I really shouldn’t have lent him so much money.

lot of moneylot of money..II AREGRET LENDING HIM SUCH AREGRET LENDING HIM SUCH A



OR OR →→AM SORRY FOR SPEAKING SOAM SORRY FOR SPEAKING SO

SUGGEST DOING

I suggestsuggest eatinging out today as I have no energy left

for cooking.

How about eating at a Thai restaurant tonight?How about eating at a Thai restaurant tonight?

Thai restaurantThai restaurant..II DININGSUGGEST DINING AT ASUGGEST DINING AT A


TO TELL SOMEONE ABOUT WHAT SHOULD BE DONE

I think we should leave her alone for the time being.I think we should leave her alone for the time being.

be alone for some timebe alone for some time..II LETTINGSUGGEST LETTING HERSUGGEST LETTING HER



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OFFEROFFER

THREATEN to doTHREATEN to do IF V2 IF V2

AGREEAGREE

CLAIMCLAIM PROMISEPROMISE

REFUSEREFUSE

AGREE TO DO

If she doesn’t like it, she will never decide to come with us. If she doesn’t like it, she will never decide to come with us. Unless she likes it, she won’t Unless she likes it, she won’t COMEAGREE TO COME AGREE TO COME


TO STATE THAT YOU WILL DO WHAT SOMEONE SUGGESTS

INFINITIVE LISTINFINITIVE LIST

He swore that it would be fun and we all agreed toagreed to

go to the theme park.

with us.with us.

VERBS FOLLOWED BY AN INFINITIVE

““Alright,” she said, “I will tell you the secret.”Alright,” she said, “I will tell you the secret.”She She TELLAGREED TO TELL USAGREED TO TELL USthe secret.the secret.

CLAIM TO DO

Brad says that he has seen my girlfriend with Tom.Brad says that he has seen my girlfriend with Tom.

BradBrad CLAIMSCLAIMS TO HAVE SEENCLAIMS TO HAVE SEEN


TO STATE THAT SOMETHING IS TRUE NOW

The boy claims toclaims to run faster than Usain Bolt.

my girlfriend with Tom.my girlfriend with Tom.

CLAIM TO HAVE DONETO STATE THAT SOMETHING

WAS TRUE IN THE PAST

The boy claims toclaims to havehave seen a ghost.

Brad says he knows a Brad says he knows a terrible terrible secret secret about the boss.about the boss.

BradBradCLAIMS

CLAIMS TO KNOW CLAIMS TO KNOW a a terrible terrible secret secret about the bossabout the boss..



OFFER TO DO

He told her, “I can help you to organize the tournament.”He told her, “I can help you to organize the tournament.” HeHe HELPOFFERED TO HELP HER OFFERED TO HELP HER


TO SAY YOU HAVE SOMETHING TO GIVE THAT PEOPLE MIGHT

NEED

Because Tom’s car will be at the mechanic’s next

week, I offered tooffered to drive him to his office.

organize the tournamentorganize the tournament..



We told the old man we would be happy to We told the old man we would be happy to carry his luggage if he liked.carry his luggage if he liked.

We offeredWe offered THETO CARRY THE OLD MAN’STO CARRY THE OLD MAN’Sluggage.luggage.

PROMISE TO DO

Gill swore that Andy wouldn’t get away with that.Gill swore that Andy wouldn’t get away with that.GillGill REVENGEPROMISED TO TAKE HER PROMISED TO TAKE HER

REVENGEREVENGE


TO TELL SOMEONE THAT YOU WILL DEFINITELY DO

SOMETHING

After having a terrible row with her parents, Linda

promisedpromised notnot to to come back home again.

on Andy.on Andy.



““I will definitely not do anything crooked again,” said Nick.I will definitely not do anything crooked again,” said Nick.NickNick NOTPROMISED NOT TO DO ANYTHINGPROMISED NOT TO DO ANYTHINGbad again.bad again.

REFUSE TO DO

They couldn’t force us to remain silent during the negotiations.They couldn’t force us to remain silent during the negotiations. WeWe BEREFUSED TO BEREFUSED TO BE


TO SAY THAT YOU WILL DEFINITELY NOT DO

SOMETHING

When the publisher requested a different ending to

the story, I refused torefused to change the storyline.

silent during the negotiationssilent during the negotiations..



““I am sorry, but I can’t go to the party with you,” said I am sorry, but I can’t go to the party with you,” said CarolCarol to Seth.to Seth.

CarolCarolGO

REFUSED TO GO TO THE PARTY REFUSED TO GO TO THE PARTY with Sethwith Seth..

THREATEN TO DO IF V2

The robber said he would fire the gun if we didn’t collaborate. The robber said he would fire the gun if we didn’t collaborate. The robberThe robber TOTHREATENED TO FIRE IF THREATENED TO FIRE IF

WEWE


TO SAY THAT YOU WILL CAUSE SOME

HARM IF SOMETHING ISN’T DONE

She threatened never to see her family again if her

father didn’t consent to her marriage.

didn’t collaborate.didn’t collaborate.



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She wanted me to stay. Otherwise, she would kill me. She wanted me to stay. Otherwise, she would kill me. She threatened toShe threatened to LEFTKILL ME IF I KILL ME IF I

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