Некоторые глаголы очень часто используются в косвенной речи. Ниже приведены некоторые примеры со следующими глаголами: say, tell, ask, admit, agree, answer, invite, complain.
Глагол | Пример |
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tell | "John is not here right now."
She told me that John wasn't there then. |
say | "Mum came to see you today."
He said that mum had come to see me that day. |
ask | "Please, give this letter to Penny."
He asked me to give the letter to Penny. |
admit | "OK, OK. Yeah. I broke that window."
He admitted that he had broken the window. |
agree | "Yeah, of course. I will give you the money"
He agreed to loan me some money. |
answer | "Oh, not now. I am too busy at this moment."
She answered that she was too busy at that moment. |
invite | "Hey guys! Don't you want to go to the beach with me?"
He invited us to go to beach with him. |
complain | "Oh, no. I have this terrible toothache again!"
He complained of a toothache. |