Sunday 23 April 2017

Reporting verbs

1. Agree + TO + inf.+ something: He has agreed to work late next week 
   Refuse : Children refused to go to bed
   Promise: I promised not to tell anybody
   Offer: He offered to drive
   Threaten (amenazar): Sam's neighbour threatened to call the police


REGLA PARA RECORDAR: You offer to work tomorrow, but I  refuse to work tomorrow, then you threaten to work tomorrow and I have to promise to work tomorrow,  so finally  I agree to work tomorrow. O SEA: you offert, refuse, threaten, agree, promise TO

2. Advise + person + TO + inf: The doctor advise ME to have a rest
   Convince: 
   Invite: Sam invited me to have  dinner with him
   Persuade: I persuaded my sister not to go out with Sam
   Remind: She reminded Jack to phone the electrician
   Warn: I warned Jane not to walk through the park at night
   Ask: 
  Tell:


REGLA NEMOTÉCNICA:  When he told me to clean my room, I ask him to go out but he persuade/convince me to rest. So I encourage/invited him to go out, but he remind me the doctor had advised/warn me to rest.O SEA: You ask, tell, remind me to warn, advise and I persuade, convince, invite, encourage ME TO

3. Insist ON + -ING: I intisted on paying for the meal
   Accuse sb OF: She accused me of trying to steal her boyfriend
   Blame sb FOR: He blamed us for losing the match
   Apologize (to SB) FOR: I apologized  to Her for not remembering her birthday
   Recommend: She recommended me trying yoga
   Admit: The man admitted stealing the woman's handbag
   Regret: I've always regretted not having gone to univerity
   Suggest: He suggested going for a walk
   Deny: My neighbour denies damaging my car

REGLA: When you accused me of doing, you blame me for doing, but then you have to apologize to me for doing and you insist me on doing. But I don't admit doing, so I refuse doing and you suggest doing but you don't regret doing.

Los verbos subrayados (agree, promise, admit, regret, deny) se pueden usar con THAT seguidos de la cláusula oracional.
Ejercicio de repaso:
https://elt.oup.com/student/englishfile/upperint3/grammar/file08/nef_int_grammar08_b01?cc=global&selLanguage=en
Otro ejercicio: aquí

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