Reporting verbs

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Present Simple or Continuous

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Past simple and Past continuous

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Reporting verbs

Reporting verb + -ing form

recommend, suggest, admit, deny

He suggested taking a short break

The doctor recommended eating a healthy diet

Reporting verb + preposition + -ing form

apologise for, complain about

My friend apologised for being very selfish

Reporting verb + that + should cause

advise, request, recommend suggest, demand

My teacher suggested that I should participate more in class

My mom recommend that i should be more responsable

Reporting verb + object + to / not to + verb

Advise, ask, encourage, invite, order, persuade, remind, tell, warn

Mom reminded me to call my grandmother

The doctor ordered Tom to quit smoking

My colleague invited me to dinner with him

My teacher encouraged me to keep studying English

My father advised me to keep on studying

Reporting verb + to/not to + verb

Agree, offer, promise and refuse

He promised to come back soon.

He refused to leave the meeting until the issue was completely solved.

My brother offered to give us a ride in his new car

Laura agreed to go to bed earlier in exchange for some sweets

Reporting verb + that + reported statement

Add announce complain explain and predict

I predicted that it was going to rain

Jack complained that his friend made a bad idea

They announced that the singer published a new song