Reporting Verbs & Gerunds/Infinitives

She admitted __________ a mistake.

• make

• do

• making

• doing

He regretted __________ to the party late.

• leaving

• coming

• staying

• arriving

They promised __________ their best.

• to do

• to fail

• to try

• to make

The teacher suggested __________ more practice.

• making

• having

• completed

• doing

I complained __________ the noise.

• to

• about

• of

• with

She reminded __________ to bring the book.

• he

• they

• them

• we

He denied __________ the crime.

• committing

• commit

• to commit

• that commit

He confessed __________ .

• to being scared

• to be scared

• that he was scared

• be scared

The politician claimed __________ .

• being innocent

• that he was innocent

• be innocent

• to being innocent

He explained __________ the reason for his absence.

• us

• we

• to us

• to we