Verbs of Speech

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Verbs of Speech

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I wish he'd __________ us he was going to be late.
MENTIONED
SAID
TOLD
I wish he'd __________ that he was going to be late.
MENTIONED
INFORMED
TOLD
We __________ about the problem for hours.
TOLD
DISCUSSED
SPOKE
We __________ the problem for hours.
TOLD
DISCUSSED
TALKED
Please don't __________ to anybody about this!
MENTION
SAY
TALK
Please don't __________ this to anybody!
TALK
SPEAK
MENTION
Please don't __________ anybody about this!
SAY
TELL
MENTION
I'd appreciate it if you didn't _________ this to anybody.
DISCUSS
MENTION
INFORM
Could you please __________ me know as soon as possible should anything change?
WARN
LET
LEAVE
I'd appreciate it if you didn't __________ anything to anybody about this.
TELL
DISCUSS
SAY
I'd appreciate it if you didn't __________ anybody about this.
TELL
DISCUSS
INFORM
I'd appreciate it if you didn't __________ to anybody about this.
SAY
TELL
SPEAK
I'd appreciate it if you didn't __________ this with anybody else.
DISCUSS
MENTION
SAY
I still haven't been _________ about the new timetable.
TOLD
SAID
MENTIONED
Nobody has __________ anything to me about the new timetable.
SPOKEN
TOLD
SAID
I would like to have been __________ of this yesterday.
MENTIONED
SAID
INFORMED
He's not very good at __________ jokes.
SPEAKING
TELLING
SAYING
I wouldn't __________ that to the boss if I were you.
MENTION
TALK
INFORM
She never __________ having seen you at the party.
TOLD
SPOKE
MENTIONED
She never __________ that you were at the party.
TOLD
SPOKE
MENTIONED
She didn't __________ me she had seen you at the party.
TELL
SAY
MENTION
Do you think he's __________ the truth?
TALKING
SAYING
TELLING
I'll try and __________ it with the boss before tomorrow's meeting.
SPEAK
DISCUSS
TALK
We __________ a good chat about football in the pub last night.
MADE
BEAT
HAD
It's rather difficult to __________ how old he is with any degree of certainty.
TALK
SPEAK
SAY
Could you please __________ him to hurry up or we'll be late?
SPEAK
SAY
TELL
Could you please __________ him to hurry up or we'll be late?
ASK
SAY
INFORM
If you see her _________ hello from me.
TALK
SPEAK
SAY
I wish he would __________ up a bit, I can't hear what he's __________.
TALK + SAYING
SPEAK + SAYING
SAY + SPEAKING
Could you __________ her that I __________ the problem with John last night?
TALK + SAID
SAY + TALKED
TELL + DISCUSSED
I really think we ought to __________ them what happened.
MENTION
TELL
SAY
He has yet to __________ his parents that he's getting married.
TELL
SPEAK
MENTION
When were you ___________ of this?
SPOKEN
SAID
INFORMED
We promised never to __________ of it again.
MENTION
SPEAK
SAY
We promised never to __________ it again.
TALK
MENTION
SPEAK