Reported speech. Reporting verbs

Note that some reporting verbs may appear in more than one of

the following groups.

addadmitagreeannounceanswerargueboast (presumir)

claim (reclamar)

comment complain (quejarse)

confirmconsiderdeny (negar)

doubtestimate (calcular)

explainfear (temer)

feelinsistmentionobservepersuadeproposeremark (observar)

rememberrepeat

replyreport (informar)

revealsaystate (exponer)

suggestsupposetellthinkunderstandwarn (advertir)

askknowremember

saysee

My mum asked me if I had had an exam the day before.

He complained that he had had problems with his computer.

decideexpectguaranteehope

promiseswear (jurar)

threaten (amenazar)

advisebeg (suplicar)

demand (exigir)

insistpreferpropose

recommendrequest (solicitr)

suggest

He decided that he had to study more.He decided to study more

He advised me that I should finish my dinner.

decidedescribediscoverdiscussexplainforgetguess (adivinar)

imagineknowlearnrealise (darse cuenta)

rememberrevealsay

seesuggest teachtellthinkunderstandwonder (preguntarse)

adviseaskbegcommand (ordenar)

forbid (prohibir)

instruct (enseñar)

invite

teachtellwarn

He advised me to finish my homework.

He explained me how to do the exercise.

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