REPORTING VERBS

Reported Speech is the most important topic to talk about something or somebody, but how you could reported something if you don’t know reporting verbs?

Well, this blog will help you with this issue, right down you have a list of reporting verbs and when you can use it.

Verbs followed by "if" or "whether".

Ask.

Know.

Remember.

Say.

See.

Verbs followed by a "that".

Add.	Admit.	Agree.	Announce.	Answer.	Argue.
Boast.	Claim.	Comment.	Complain.	Confirm.	Consider.
Deny.	Doubt.	Estimate.	Explain.	Fear.	Feel.
Insist.	Mention.	Observe.	Persuade.	Propose.	Remark.
Remember.	Repeat.	Reply.	Report.	Reveal.	Say.
State.	Suggest.	Suppose.	Tell.	Think.	Understand.
Warn.

Verbs followed by either "that" or an infinitive with "to".

Decide.	Expect.	Guarantee.	Hope.
Promise.	Swear.	Threaten.

Verbs followed by a "that" clause containing should, which may be omitted, leaving a subject + zero-infinitive.

Advice.	Beg.	Demand.
Insist.	Prefer.	Propose.
Recommend.	Request.	Suggest.

Verbs followed by a clause starting with a question word.

Decide.	Describe.	Discover.	Discuss.	Explain.	Forget.	Guess.
Imagine.	Know.	Learn.	Realize.	Remember.	Reveal.	Say.
See.	Suggest.	Teach.	Tell.	Think.	Understand.	Wonder.

Verbs followed by object + infinitive with "to".

Advice.	Ask.	Command.	Forbid.	Instruct.
Invite.	Teach.	Tell.	Warn.	Beg.

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