GRAMMAR Reported Speech Useful language Reporting verbs followed by

GRAMMAR Reported Speech Useful language

GRAMMAR Reported Speech Useful language

gerund

Reporting verbs followed by

to do

Reporting verbs followed by

promise agree -ing refuse regret

Ex.

something

someone to do something

promise agree + INF refuse

Ex.

to

urge remind + someone to do

something

warn
Ex. The governor urged them to send food and drink supplies

Doctor Evans regretted that he had not started younger or Doctor Evans regretted not starting younger GRAMMAR Reported Speech Useful language

Ian promised that he would change the door or Ian promised to change the door GRAMMAR Reported Speech Useful language Useful

(that) someone (should) do something

Reporting verbs followed by

reporting verbs
congratulate (on) insist (on) accuse (of) speak (of) protest (against) argue (against) consent (to) object (to)

urge remind +
should!

that! someone do

warn
something

Ex. The governor urged that they should send food and drink supplies

warn point out admit announce predict stress remind concede conclude repeat discourage (from) dissuade (from) apologise (for)