Reporting Verbs — Verb + (Object) + To-infinitive (C1)

1

She promised ___ the documents by Friday.

to sendsendingsendfor sending

2

The witness refused ___ the question without a lawyer present.

answeringto answeranswerthat answer

3

A passer-by offered ___ us with the directions.

helpingus helpingto helphelp

4

After some discussion, they agreed ___ the price by ten percent.

reducingreduceon reduceto reduce

5

The supplier threatened ___ deliveries unless the invoice was paid.

to stopstoppingstopwith stopping

6

The accountant advised ___ the receipts for at least six years.

to keepus to keepkeepingthat keep

7

She reminded ___ the back door before leaving.

to locklockinghim to lockof locking

8

In the end, we persuaded ___ his decision and stay on the team.

to reconsiderreconsideringinto reconsiderher to reconsider

9

The author claimed ___ the manuscript entirely on her own.

to have writtenhaving writtenwritingthat written

10

The coach encouraged ___ for the national trials.

to applythem to applyapplyingfor applying

11

After weighing the options, the board decided ___ ahead with the merger.

goingon goingto gogo

12

The captain ordered ___ the area immediately.

to evacuateevacuatingthat evacuatethe crew to evacuate

13

Despite the pressure, the editor refused ___ the controversial article.

to publishpublishingpublishfrom publishing

14

The guide warned ___ off the marked path at any point.

not to stepus not to stepabout steppingstepping

15

The company offered ___ the faulty units free of charge.

replacingthat they replaceto replacereplace