1: verb + full infinitive
agree, ask, offer, promise, refuse, threaten (+ to see her)
He asked to see her. She agreed to see him.
He offered to help her. She refused to accept it.
She threatened to leave. 
Would you ever agree to do volunteer work for a charity? 
Why would someone ask to see the manager at a restaurant? 
When was the last time you offered to help someone? 
When was the last time someone promised to do something for you?
Have you ever seen someone threatening to hit another person? 

2: verb + object + full infinitivetell, advise, ask, invite, order, persuade, remind (+ her to come)
I told her to come. (NOT I told to her to come.)
He told them to come on time.
He advised them to be punctual.
He asked them to come to his office.
He invited them to have dinner with him.
He ordered them to behave properly.
He persuaded them to do it.
He reminded them to be on time. 
How often did your teacher have to tell the class to stop making noise?
What would you advise a smoker to do to give up smoking?
When was the last time you asked someone to help you with something?
How would you deal with a boss who ordered you to do things all the time?
How would you persuade a young person to focus on their studies?
When was the last time you reminded someone to do something because they had forgotten to do it? 

3: Verb + gerundadmit, deny (+ being/having been there)
He denied having been there.suggest, recommended  (+ doing something)
They suggested trying the new Chinese restaurant.
He admitted having done it. He had denied having done it. 
Why is it hard for some people to admit (to) having made a mistake?
How would you get someone to confess who was denying having done something wrong?

4: verb + object + thattell, advise, convince, persuade, promise, remind + me that…
They told me that I should come back later. (NOT They told to me that…)
They told him that he should do it.
They advised him that he should do it.
They convinced him that he should do it.
He promised them that he would do it.
They reminded him that he should do it.
Did your parents have to tell you that you should do your homework or did you do it yourself? 
When was the last time you advised someone that they should stop doing something? 
How can you convince a person that they need to work harder?
When was the last time you promised someone that you would do something for them?
When was the last time that someone reminded you that you needed to do something because you had forgotten to do it? 

5: verb + object + preposition + gerundcongratulate + him on passing the exam
accuse + her of cheating
blame + us for breaking it
discourage + you from going to the concert
apologise to + object + for + gerund
I apologised to her for being late.
insist on + gerund
We insisted on seeing the manager.We congratulated her on doing it.
They accused her of doing it. She blamed her classmates for doing it.
They hadn’t discouraged the others from doing it.
She didn’t need to apologise to them for doing it because she insisted on not having done it. 
When was the last time you congratulated someone on passing an exam?
How do people react when someone accuses them of doing something they haven’t done? 
Why do people blame others for doing things they haven’t really done? How can you discourage people from taking drugs?
Is it easy for you to apologise for having made a mistake?
What kinds of things did your teachers insist on you doing to pass your exams? 

6: verb (+ preposition + object) + thatsay, admit, complain, explain, mention, suggest + (to him) + that…
Ann said (to him) that she felt tired. (NOT Ann said him that…)
He said to them that he was going to do it.
He admitted to having done it.
He complained about them doing that.
They explained to him that he needed to do that.
He mentioned to them that he had already done that.
They suggested to him that he needed to do that again. 
When was the last time you said to someone that you were going to help them?
Why is it hard for someone to admit to others that they have made a mistake?
When was the last time that you complained to someone that their service was not good quality?
How would you explain to a child that they have to work hard to succeed in life?
Do you ever mention to your friends that you really appreciate them? 
Has anyone ever suggested to you that you have to take things easy?