Reporting Verbs exercises — Set 4: Comprehensive Mixed Practice (Worksheet)
Worksheet • 20 questions • 15 min
"I'm sorry I broke your vase." → She breaking my vase.
"No, I won't help you move house." → He to help me move house.
"I really think you should see a dentist." → She seeing a dentist.
The notice on the door 'Please ring the bell'.
"I'll pay for dinner — I promise." → He to pay for dinner.
"No, I did not cheat on the test." → She cheating on the test.
My grandmother used to us stories before bed every night.
"If you don't pay, I'll take you to court." → He to take me to court.
She fluent Spanish and some basic Portuguese.
"Let's go to the beach this weekend." → He going to the beach that weekend.
"I'll carry those bags for you." → She to carry the bags for me.
The neighbours were so loudly that I couldn't sleep.
"Yes, you're right — I took the money." → He taking the money.
She that the delay was caused by technical problems.
"I must see the original documents." → The officer insisted seeing the original documents.
"The Earth is flat." → He that the Earth was flat.
Could you me where the nearest pharmacy is?
"OK, I'll work this Saturday — but just this once." → She to work that Saturday.
"This hotel is terrible — the room is dirty and the food is awful!" → She about the hotel, saying it was dirty and the food was awful.
Strictly , you should have applied for a visa before entering the country.
Reporting Verbs exercises online (Worksheet)
This final set brings together everything you have learnt about reporting verbs. You will choose between say, tell, speak, and talk in various contexts, select the correct advanced reporting verb for a given situation, and match verbs to their grammatical patterns. Some questions require you to pick the most appropriate reporting verb based on meaning and tone.