Reporting Verbs — Verb + Gerund (C1)

1

He denied ___ the email, insisting he had never seen it.

receivingto receivereceivereceived

2

She admitted ___ the deadline because she had forgotten the date.

to missmissingmissmissed

3

They suggested ___ the meeting until everyone could attend.

to postponepostponepostponingpostponed

4

The doctor recommended ___ more water throughout the day.

to drinkdrinkdrankdrinking

5

My colleague regretted ___ so rudely to the new intern.

speakingto speakspeakspoke

6

She mentioned ___ him at the conference, but gave no details.

to meetmeetingmeetmet

7

The minister denied ___ any knowledge of the payments.

that he hadto havehavinghave

8

Our guide suggested ___ the museum early to avoid the crowds.

to visitthat we visitvisitvisiting

9

Everyone admitted ___ a little nervous before the announcement.

feelingto feelfeelfelt

10

The committee recommended ___ the budget before the next quarter.

to reviewreviewingreviewreviewed

11

Looking back, she regretted not ___ up sooner about the problem.

to speakspeakspeakingspoken

12

The driver denied ___ through a red light despite the camera footage.

to drivedrivedrovedriving

13

He suggested ___ a break before tackling the final section.

takingto taketaketook

14

My neighbour mentioned ___ the noise complaint weeks before the eviction.

to have filedhaving filedto filefile

15

After hours of questioning, the suspect finally admitted ___ at the scene that night.

to bethat wasbeingbe