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Reported Speech: Verb Patterns Guide

This document outlines different verb patterns used in reported speech in English. It lists verbs followed by clauses with "that", verbs followed by infinitives, verbs followed by objects and infinitives, verbs followed by gerunds, and verbs followed by prepositions and gerunds. Examples are provided to illustrate each pattern such as "She confessed (that) she had stolen the money" and "She suggested going for a walk".

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Reported Speech: Verb Patterns Guide

This document outlines different verb patterns used in reported speech in English. It lists verbs followed by clauses with "that", verbs followed by infinitives, verbs followed by objects and infinitives, verbs followed by gerunds, and verbs followed by prepositions and gerunds. Examples are provided to illustrate each pattern such as "She confessed (that) she had stolen the money" and "She suggested going for a walk".

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Reported Speech Verb Patterns

verb + that
She confessed (that) she had stolen the money.
add
admit
agree
announ answer
argue
ce
confess decide
deny
expect
explain
hope
rememb repeat
reply
swear
suggest think
er

claim
promise
threate
n

complai
n
realise
warn

verb + that clause (+should)


I propose (that) we (should) all listen to what Gary has to say
advise
beg
demand insist
prefer
propose recomme request
nd
suggest
Formal = he demanded (that) he (should) be released from prison
Informal = he demanded that he was released from prison

verb + infinitive
She swore to leave if he ever did it again
agree
ask
claim
decide
demand
offer
promise refuse
swear
threate
n

expect

hope

intend

forbid

intend

urge

warn

report

suggest

verb + object + infinitive


He begged her not to break off the relationship
advise
ask
beg
comman
encoura expect
d
ge
invite
order
persuad recomme remind
tell
e
nd

Verb + gerund
She suggested going for a walk
admit
deny
mention propose

recomme
nd

regret

Verb + (object) + preposition (+object or genitive) +


gerund
She apologised to him for crashing the car

Reported Speech Verb Patterns


accuse (somebody) of
apologise (to somebody) about / for
blame somebody for
complain (to somebody) about

comment on
confess to
insist on
object to

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