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"You did it! You took the last cookie from the cookie jar." My little brother said to me. (accuse)
My little brother accused me of taking the last cookie from the cookie jar.
"You'd better not go there, it's dangerous," mom said. (warn/advise)
Mom advised us not to go there.
Mom warned us not to go there.
Mom warned us against going there.
"I'll do it first thing tomorrow." The employee said. (promise)
The employee promised to do it first thing the following day.
The employee promised (his boss) that he would do it first thing the following day.
"Why don't we go to the movies?" My friend said. (suggest)
My friend suggested going to the movies.
My friend suggested that we (should) go to the movies.
"We really must leave now," she said. (insist)
She insisted on leaving. She insisted that they (should) leave at that moment.
"I won't go in there. I'm really scared of caves." (refuse)
She refused to go inside the cave.
"You've got the wrong guy. I didn't kill her." The accused said. (deny)
The accused denied killing her/having killed her. The accused denied that he had killed her.
"I'm sorry, I wasn't listening," the student said to the teacher. (apologise)
The student apologised for not listening to the teacher.
"Give me your purse or I'll shoot you!" the thief shouted at me. (threaten)
The thief threatened to shoot me (if I didn't give him my purse.)
"It's all your fault! You were driving carelessly when we had the accident." The boyfriend said to his girlfriend. (blame)
The boyfriend blamed his girlfriend for the accident/for driving carelessly.
"Good job, son! I knew you'd pass the driving test this time." My father said to me. (congratulate)
My father congratulated me on passing my driving test.
"Don't forget to feed the dog before you leave." Mom told me. (remind)
Mom reminded me to feed the dog.
