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"You shouldn't go into the water" said the coast guard. (advise)
The coast guard advised us not to go into the water.
"I'll go to France on holiday" said John. (decide)
"John decided to go to France on holiday."
"I think you should go to the dentist" Julie said to Tom. (advise)
"Julie advised Tom to visit the dentist."
"Watch out for the weak bridge", he said. (warn)
"He warned us to watch out for the weak bridge."
"He warned us about crossing the weak bridge."
verb+object+infinitive
verb + object+ preposition + gerund
"You should apply for the job, " said Jack to Stella. (encourage)
"Jack encouraged Stella to apply for the job."
"Okay, Laura can go to the party" said Laura's mum. (agree)
Laura's mum agreed to let her go to the party.
OR
"Laura's mum agreed that Laura could go to the party,"
"Agreed" is followed by a subordinate clause ("that Laura could go to the party").
"The class will start later on Tuesdays" said the teacher to us. (explain)
"The teacher explained to us that the class would start later on Tuesdays."
"The teacher explained (that) the class would start later on Tuesdays."
"It's a great idea to go to the beach", said Maria. (recommend)
"Maria recommended going to the beach."
"Don't cross the road there", she said to the children. (warn)
She warned the children that they shouldn't cross the road there.
She warned the children against crossing the road there.
"I'll make the coffee!" said David. (insist)
"David insisted on making the coffee"
"Mom, I'll study really hard for the exam" said Luke. (promise)
"Luke promised his mom that he would study really hard for the exam."
OR
"Luke promised to study really hard for the exam"
"This is where the station is" said Clara. (explain + wh-word + infinitive/clause)
"Clara explained where the station is/was"
"is" // "was" are not infinitive verbs, they are finite verbs conjugated to match the subject "station" and the tense of the sentence.
"Where the station is" forms a subordinate clause
"Right, let's buy the car in the morning!" we said. (agree)
"We agreed to buy the car in the morning."
"Don't forget that Lucy needs to go to the dentist" she said to me. (remind)
"She reminded me that Lucy needs/needed to go to the dentist."
"How about having Indian food?", I said. (suggest)
"I suggested having Indian food"
"I suggested that we have Indian food."
"I'll be early" I said to my mother. (promise)
"I promised my mother that I would be early".
"I'm sorry I forgot your birthday" said Amanda to me. (apologise)
"Amanda apologized for forgetting my birthday."
"I'll leave at 6 pm!" John said. (decide + clause)
"I'll leave at 6 pm!" John said. (decide + infinitive)
"John decided that he would leave at 6 pm."
"John decided to leave at 6 pm."
"This is how we use the present perfect," said Amy. (explain)
Amy explained how we use the present perfect tense.
"Don't forget to buy milk!" said Antonio to Lucia. (remind)
"Antonio reminded Lucia to buy milk."
"You should come, it's going to be a lot of fun," she said. (persuade)
"She persuaded me to come, saying it was going to be a lot of fun."
It wasn't me who finished the coffee,' he said. (deny)
"He denied finishing the coffee."
'I broke the window,' she said. (admit)
She admitted that she broke the window.
I'll finish the report by Friday,' she said. (promise)
"She promised to finish the report by Friday"
'It's not a good idea to write your passwords down,' they said. (advise)
They advised us not to write our passwords down.
They advised against writing our passwords down.