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Reporting verbs (or referring verbs) are words used to report about (or refer to) what another person has said, written or done. These verbs are used in reported speech, which can be direct or indirect. The first reporting verbs that English students learn are usually say and tell. For example compare i) and ii) below:
Reporting verbs are used to report what somebody said, like 'promise', 'say', 'ask', 'admit', etc. Learn which are the most common reporting verbs and how to use them. Upper-intermediate English grammar.
Reporting verb + infinitive Verbs like advise , agree , challenge , claim , decide , demand , encourage , invite , offer , persuade , promise , refuse and remind can follow an infinitive pattern.
Verbs in this group include agree, claim, demand, offer, promise, refuse and threaten. Verb + object + infinitive. Some verbs that are followed by the infinitive need an object between the reporting verb and the infinitive. The judge ordered the police to release the individual immediately. Ferguson warns governments not to delay any further.
Los reporting verbs son bastante complejos en inglés por lo que te recomiendo tomártelo con calma y para nada, en ningún caso, trates de memorizar si van seguidos de infinitivo, gerundio, con persona, sin persona, con that… esto no se aprende así.. Para aprenderte los reporting verbs, simplemente lee los ejemplos, haz los ejercicios y no le des más importancia porque no la tiene.
2. With an indirect object. In this case, the sentence specifies to whom what the other person said. 3. With an infinitive verb. Reporting verbs used with this type of conjugation include agreed, asked, demanded, offered, promised, proposed, refused, threatened, advised, begged, encouraged, forbade, instructed, invited, reminded, told, and warned.
2) Reporting verb + verb-ing: deny, suggest. Lucia denied meeting the businessman last week. Mark suggested buying stocks in the IT firm. 3) Reporting verb + preposition + verb-ing:...
