Reported speech. special introductory verbs. rewrite the sentences in reported speech, using the verbs in the list. ( deny insist suggest promise refuse admit ) “yes, i lied to you “, she said. “let’s go to the zoo, shall we?”, he said. “i’ll never do much a thing again “, he said. “i’m not going to let you into my house”, he said. “ you must believe that i didn’t know it was stolen”, he said. “no , i didn’t steal the money”, he said.

Here are the sentences rewritten in reported speech using the specified introductory verbs. Reported Speech Transformations

• “Yes, I lied to you,” she said.
  Admit: She admitted lying to me. (or: She admitted that she had lied to me.)
• “Let’s go to the zoo, shall we?” he said.
  Suggest: He suggested going to the zoo. (or: He suggested that they should go to the zoo.)
• “I’ll never do such a thing again,” he said.
  Promise: He promised never to do such a thing again. (or: He promised that he would never do such a thing again.)
• “I’m not going to let you into my house,” he said.
  Refuse: He refused to let me into his house.
• “You must believe that I didn’t know it was stolen,” he said.
  Insist: He insisted that he hadn't known it was stolen.
• “No, I didn’t steal the money,” he said.
  Deny: He denied stealing the money. (or: He denied that he had stolen the money.)

Grammar Summary Table The verbs provided follow different patterns when used in reported speech:

Would you like me to provide more practice sentences focusing on other introductory verbs like remind, warn, or apologize?