Sentence examples for it was reported that from inspiring English sources. It was reported that at least one journalist was attacked. It was reported that many workers were in the building.
Was reported or is reported?
Hi MuiBo, yes, you can use the simple past ("were reported") or present perfect ("have been reported") too. This is evidently a media report, so they prefer to use a present tense to give the impression that what they're reporting is "here and now" - the "latest" news.
How do you use reported in a sentence?
Reported sentence example
- He's checking reported vehicle thefts in the area. ...
- I reported the license plate number to him. ...
- Kutuzov reported so to the Emperor. ...
- The rich, of course, got very clever about where they earned and reported income. ...
- The officer reported that no order to advance had been received.
