REPORTING VERBS

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• Ask

• Admit

• Command

• Convince

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• Encourage

• Expect

• Force

• Apologise for

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• Avoid

• Help

• Instruct

• Invite

• Continue

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• Need

• Order

• Offer

• Persuade

• Prepare

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• Promise

• Refuse

• Deny

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• Mind

• Remind

• Swear

• Tell

• Threaten

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• Urge

• Want

• Warn

• Agree

• Enjoy

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• Choose

• Finish

• Imagine

• Claim

• Decide

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• Hope

• Intend

• Manage

• Used to

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• + ing

• Admit

• Apologise for

• Avoid

• Continue

• Remind