• mention

• explain
• complain
• announce + that + S + V
• report
• reply
• …
He mentioned that he liked skydiving.
He announced that he was going out.
Henry replied that he had no idea what I was talking about.

 admit
 deny + Ving /
 recommend + that + S + V
 suggest
I suggest leaving soon.
I suggest that we park the car here and walk into town.
I recommended visiting the British museum.

 agree
 offer
+ to V
 promise
 refuse
Cathy refuses to admit that she was wrong.
He offered to get me a cab.

 advise
 ask
 encourage + object (person) + to V
 invite
 order
My parents encouraged me to try new things.
He ordered them to leave.

 convince
 persuade + object (person) + that +S+ V /
 tell + object (person) + to V
 warn
He convinced me that I needed a new car.
We managed to persuade him to come with us.
I persuaded her that it was the right thing to do.

V + not + to V
V + infinitive negative forms
not+ to + V
I didn’t promise to come. = I didn’t make this promise.
I promised not to come. = I said: “I won’t come.”