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learnenglish.britishcouncil.org › reported-speechReported speech (summary): When Mary complained that she was tired out after walking so far, Peter said they could stop for a picnic. Reporting verbs. When we want to report what people say, we use reporting verbs. Different reporting verbs have different patterns, for example: Mary complained (that) she was tired. (verb + that clause)