Reporting Verbs exercises — Set 3: Advanced Reporting Verbs: Patterns & Structures (Worksheet)
Worksheet • 20 questions • 14 min
She agreed the extra shift on Saturday.
He denied the money from the safe.
The manager refused us a refund.
She suggested to the new Italian restaurant.
He promised on time for the wedding.
She admitted a mistake in the report.
He threatened the police if we didn't leave.
The teacher recommended the textbook before the exam.
She apologized arriving late to the meeting.
He offered me to the airport.
The doctor insisted seeing the test results before making a decision.
She explained she had been absent the previous week.
He decided for a new job after the argument with his boss.
The witness claimed the suspect near the bank at midnight.
She complained the noise from the neighbours was keeping her awake.
He confessed eating the last piece of cake.
She mentioned in Paris for a year when she was young.
The company denied responsible for the pollution.
They agreed the project should be completed by March.
He objected working overtime without extra pay.
Reporting Verbs exercises online (Worksheet)
Beyond say and tell, English has many reporting verbs — each with its own grammatical pattern. Some take 'to + infinitive' (agree to do, refuse to do), some take '-ing' (admit doing, deny doing), some take 'that' clauses (explain that, claim that), and some require a preposition before '-ing' (apologize for doing, insist on doing). Learn to match each verb to its correct structure.