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Reporting Verbs (Teacher's Notes)

This document discusses reporting verbs and how they are used to report claims or rumors about people and events. It provides examples of sentences using reporting verbs like 'it is said', 'it is rumored', 'it is believed', and 'it is confirmed' followed by the thing or action being reported.

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Reporting Verbs (Teacher's Notes)

This document discusses reporting verbs and how they are used to report claims or rumors about people and events. It provides examples of sentences using reporting verbs like 'it is said', 'it is rumored', 'it is believed', and 'it is confirmed' followed by the thing or action being reported.

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Reporting verbs

It is said….
It is rumored…
It is reported…
It is claimed…
It is thought….
It is believed…
It is confirmed…

People say that Karol has killed her dog.

1. it is said that Karol has killed her dog.

Claudia killed her dog.

1. It is rumored THAT Claudia killed her dog.

Claudia has killed her dog.

2. Claudia is rumored TO HAVE KILLED her dog.

Olga has found a corpse in her fridge.

1. It is claimed THAT Olga has found a corpse in her fridge

It is reported THAT Olga has found a corpse in her fridge

2. Olga is claimed TO HAVE FOUND a corpse in her fridge

People say that Mary killed her former boyfriend

1. It is said THAT Mary killed her former boyfriend

2. Mary is said TO HAVE KILLED her former boyfriend

People say that Jaider has sold more than 2 tons of cocaine worldwide.

1. It is believed THAT Miguel has sold more than 2 tons of cocaine worldwide.

2. Jaider is believed to have sold more than 2 tons of cocaine worldwide


Amilde has broken many boy’s hearts.

It is thought THAT a naughty woman named “Amilde” has broken many boy’s hearts.

Amilde IS THOUGHT to have broken many boy’s hearts

People say that Romeo Santos is marrying a girl called “Stephanie”.

It is rumored that Romeo Santos is marrying a girl called “Stephanie”.

Romeo Santos is rumored TO BE marrying a girl called “Stephanie”.

People say that the police is looking for Loris AKA “the Black widow”

It is said that the police is looking for Loris AKA “the Black widow”

The Police is said TO BE looking for Loris AKA “the Black widow”

Local police is looking for Claudia AKA “the Black widow.”

1. It is confirmed That Local police is looking for Claudia AKA “the Black widow.”

2. Local police is confirmed TO BE LOOKING for Claudia AKA “the Black widow.”

Some neighbors are saying that Zamir is selling cocaine to kids.

1. It is thought that Zamir is selling cocaine to kids

2. Zamir is thought to be selling cocaine to kids.

A hitman has murdered Katerin’s former couple.


1. It is claimed that a hitman has murdered Katerin’s former couple

2. A hitman is claimed TO HAVE MURDERED Katerin’s former couple.

2. Nancy is said TO HAVE MURDERED her dog

3. Nancy is killing her dog at the moment.

It is confirmed that Nancy is killing her dog at the moment

Nancy is confirmed TO BE KILLING HER DOG at the moment.

Local police is looking for Omar.

It is reported that Local police is looking for Camilo

Local police is reported TO BE LOOKING for Camilo.

People are saying the lewis is hitting a dog.

It is said that lewis is hitting a dog

Lewis is said to be hitting a dog.

Andrea found a dead cat under her bed.

It is believed that Andrea found a dead cat under her bed.

Andrea is believed TO have found a dead cat under her bed


Local police is looking for “Cristina” the black widow.

1. it is confirmed that Local police is looking for “Cristina” the black widow

Local Police is confirmed TO BE looking for “Cristina” the black widow

Local police arrested “Cristina” AKA the black widow AKA= As known AS

1. it is reported that Local police arrested “Cristina” AKA the black widow

2. local police is reported TO HAVE arrested “Cristina” AKA the black widow

A man found a dead body inside his fridge.

1. It is thought that a man found a dead body inside his fridge

2. A man is thought TO HAVE FOUND a dead body inside his fridge

A man is murdering someone now.

1. It is believed that a man is murdering someone now

2. A man is believed TO BE MURDERING someone now.

Gustavo will rob a bank in the coming days.

1. It is claimed that Gustavo will rob a bank in the coming days.


2. Gustavo is claimed TO be robbing rob a bank in the coming days
Claudia will kidnapped her manager in the coming days.

1. it is claimed that Claudia will kidnapped her manager in the coming days
2. Claudia is claimed TO BE kidnapping her manager in the coming days

Jairo just won the lottery.

1. It is believed THAT Jairo just won the lottery.


2. Jairo is believed TO HAVE won the lottery

Gustavo is dating too many girls at the same time.


1. It is rumored THAT Gustavo is dating too many girls at the same time
2. Gustavo is rumored TO BE Dating too many girls at the same time

We will soon have a zombie apocalypse.

1. It is predicted THAT We will soon have a zombie apocalypse in 2023


2. we are predicted TO be having a zombie apocalypse in 2023

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