English Reported Verbs list;
Table of Contents
Said (Say)
Meaning: tell, speak, assert
Example Sentence:
- She said her mother had already eaten.
- “I’m very hungy.” said Mary.
Told (Tell)
Meaning: say, assert, explain
Example Sentence:
- “I raised your salary.” my boss told me.
- My father told me that he was going to Spain.
Asked
Meaning: inquire, pose, demand, query
Example Sentence:
- “Can you help me?” he asked me.
Requested
Meaning: demand, requisition
Example Sentence:
- My family requested her to do the job.
Advised
Meaning: report, notice, notify, inform
Example Sentence:
- The doctor advised me not to smoke.
Exclaimed
Meaning: scream, cry, shout, yell
Example Sentence:
- He screamed I don’t love you anymore.
Proposed
Meaning: suggest, recommend, commit
Example Sentence:
- He proposed that if you wanted, we could go fishing.
Suggested
Meaning: propose, recommend, commit
Example Sentence:
- I suggested my best friend to look for a new job.
Replied
Meaning: answer, response, replication
Example Sentence:
- “Is it a glass?” replied Mark.
Added
Meaning: suffix, join, attach, adjoin, join together
Example Sentence:
- “We will reply you shortly.”, he added.
- Wished
- Greeted
- Prayed
- Blessed
- Thanked
- Apologized
- Regretted
- Informed
- Commented
- Congratulated
- Denied
- Agreed
- Disagreed
- Opposed
- Explained
- Praised
- Persuaded
- Admired
- Refused
- Offered
- Allowed
- Invited
- Inquired
- Instructed
- Ordered
- Warned
- Admitted
- Urged
- Answered
- Complained
- Promised
- Begged
- Threatened
- Reported
- Insisted
- Announced
- Wondered
- Commanded
- Remindeed
- Argued
- Pleaded
- Repeated
Reporting verbs followed by 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
Reporting verbs followed by TO
ask
advise
allow
beg
command
encourage
forbid
instruct
invite
order
permit
persuade
prefer
recommend
remind
request
tell
urge
warn
want
