Which verb do you use in English when you
are quoting and
you want to write what someone said
after having said something before? Is
the verb ‘add’ fine?
Example: (quoting my own words)
‘Would you mind helping me?’, I asked.
I then added: “The bus station, please?”.
By the way, I don?t know if the adverb “then”
is placed correctly there. SHould it be ‘then I
added…’?
The use of the verb add is acceptable as you have used it. You could also simply say: adding provided that the subject of the main verb and the participle adding is the same. As for the position of then, you can say: I then added or then I added. To me the first one sounds better.